Environmental Books Everyone Should Read Right Now
Each year, Earth Day offers us a chance to honor the planet and its precious resources. It’s never too late to educate yourself on issues of the environment and decide to take action—after all, we should never underestimate the power of many people working together to achieve the same goal. To help you out on your journey, we’ve rounded up six great books about the environment and environmental activism for Earth Day 2021!
We hope that no matter where you are in your journey through environmental awareness, you can learn something from any one of these books and make a pledge to engage in more sustainable practices to protect our environment.
Written by a former science writer for the New York Times, Inconspicuous Consumption shines a light on all the ways that issues of environmentalism, consumption, and climate change are so messily intertwined. While the biggest perpetrators of environmental pollution and climate change (big oil and fossil fuels) have much to account for, Schlossberg demonstrates how much the trappings of modern life cost our planet. Streaming Netflix can burn coal, fast fashion can have an impact on ecosystems half a world away, and where does the electricity for your electric car come from, anyway? In this book, Schlossberg encourages readers to think about the far-reaching impacts of their every day choices and to become more informed to make better choices both in their every day lives and at the ballots.
Scientist, environmental activist, and nature lover Jane Goodall cares passionately about the planet and sustainability, and in Seeds of Hope she shares with readers the wonder of plants, from her home in England to her beloved Gombe forest, where the chimpanzees she loves reside. She explores the resilience of plants, their vitality and central role in balance the planet, and sustainability practices that she hopes will not only heal humanity, but the planet as well.
