http://www.ncreview.com/ http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/the-wild-life-of-our-bodies-predators-parasites-and-partners-that-shape-who-we-are-today http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/the-wild-life-of-our-bodies-predators-parasites-and-partners-that-shape-who-we-are-today A biologist shows the influence of wild species on our well-being and the world and how nature still clings to us—and always will. We evolved in a wilderness of parasites, mutualists, and pathogens, but we no longer see ourselves as being part of nature and the broader community of life. In the name of progress and clean... ]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:07:00 -0700 1770 2011-10-29 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_wildlife_1319904440.jpg 5.0 http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/powering-the-future-how-we-will-eventually-solve-the-energy-crisis-and-fuel-the-civilization-of-tomorrow http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/powering-the-future-how-we-will-eventually-solve-the-energy-crisis-and-fuel-the-civilization-of-tomorrow In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we’ve ceased to use carbon from the ground—either because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth-shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping... ]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:28:00 -0700 1746 2011-10-18 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_poweringthefuture_1318958916.jpg 5.0 http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/the-revolutionary-yardscape-ideas-for-repurposing-local-materials-to-create-containers-pathways-lighting-and-more http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/the-revolutionary-yardscape-ideas-for-repurposing-local-materials-to-create-containers-pathways-lighting-and-more Budget-friendly, environmentally sound, and one-of-a-kind, discovering new uses for what you already have or what you discover in the salvage yard is truly living local. It reduces a garden’s environmental impact, saves money, and — most importantly — is fun and creative. From making pathways out of scrap wood and metal to creating garden lights from discarded indoor fixtures,... ]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:13:00 -0700 1742 2011-10-15 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_revolutionaryyardscape_1318641185.jpg 4.7 http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/on-bicycles-50-ways-the-new-bike-culture-can-change-your-life http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/on-bicycles-50-ways-the-new-bike-culture-can-change-your-life Bike culture is exploding in cities like Portland, OR, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal, and Vancouver, BC. Whether people are riding folding bikes to the commuter train, slipping through traffic on streamlined single speeds, or carrying children and groceries on their cargo bikes, bicycles are making urban life more dynamic and enjoyable — simply better.Amy Walker has been... ]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:52:00 -0700 1722 2011-10-03 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_onbicycles_1317606744.jpg http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/moby-duck-the-true-story-of-28800-bath-toys-lost-at-sea-and-of-the-beachcombers-oceanographers-environmentalists-and-fools-including-the-authorwho-went-in http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/moby-duck-the-true-story-of-28800-bath-toys-lost-at-sea-and-of-the-beachcombers-oceanographers-environmentalists-and-fools-including-the-authorwho-went-in A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too... ]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:44:00 -0700 1720 2011-10-01 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_mobyduck_1317512670.jpg http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/a-better-world-is-possible http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/a-better-world-is-possible This book is about the global environmental and economic crisis. It challenges the whole global economic system and its underlying beliefs, assumptions and values. We need a complete system transformation, a paradigm shift. This requires holistic and whole system thinking. It is a thoroughly hopeful book. The focus is on the possibility of a better world, a more... ]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:40:00 -0700 1718 2011-10-01 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_betterworld_1317505259.jpg http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/our-dying-planet-an-ecologists-view-of-the-crisis-we-face http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/our-dying-planet-an-ecologists-view-of-the-crisis-we-face Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth... ]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:53:00 -0700 1691 2011-09-18 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_OurDyingPlanet_1316368409.jpg 5.0 http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/plastiki-across-the-pacific-on-plastic http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/plastiki-across-the-pacific-on-plastic An Adventure to Save Our Oceans Explorer, global green leader, and eco-TV host David de Rothschild recounts the extraordinary journey of the Plastiki, an innovative and mostly untested sixty-foot catamaran that floats on 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles. It was a voyage that took de Rothschild and a five-person crew 10,000 miles from the U.S. to Australia, sailing... ]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:31:00 -0700 1675 2011-09-12 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_plastiki_1315859502.jpg http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/the-world-is-blue-how-our-fate-and-the-oceans-are-one http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/the-world-is-blue-how-our-fate-and-the-oceans-are-one This book tie-in to National Geographic's ambitious 5-year ocean initiative—focusing on overfishing—is written in National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle's accessible yet hard-hitting voice. Through compelling personal stories she puts the current and future peril of the ocean and the life it supports in perspective for a wide public audience. Known worldwide as the... ]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:41:00 -0700 1517 2011-06-21 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_worldisblue_1308620464.jpg http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/chaos-point-2012-and-beyond-appointment-with-destiny http://www.ncreview.com/sustainability/chaos-point-2012-and-beyond-appointment-with-destiny According to Ervin Laszlo, we are at a critical juncture in history, a "decision-window" where we face the danger of global collapse--or the opportunity for global renewal. He presents a concise overview of the current crises we face (environmental, social, economic, and institutional), persuasively arguing that if something is not done quickly, we face disaster. We have the opportunity... ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 17:40:00 -0700 1474 2011-05-19 http://www.ncreview.com/images/stories/jreviews/_chaospoint_1305826829.jpg