THE OIL DEPLETION PROTOCOL
This book, subtitled 'a plan to avert oil wars, terrorism and economic collapse' is the sequel to the author's two existing books about Peak Oil,…… Read More »
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
THE ENERGY CHALLENGE
Geoffrey Haggis has worked as an academic physicist and mathematician with applications in fields of medicine and agriculture. Since retiring from academic life he has…… Read More »
Visionaries of the 20th Century
Authors: Freddie Whitfield, Satish Kumar
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This is a hugely inspirational book, bringing together the lives and work of a hundred great figures of the 20th century. The book is divided…… Read More »
Manifesto for the Earth
Mikhail Gorbachev is what would in the 19th century have been called a 'world-historical figure' whose expanding vision now includes the future of nature and…… Read More »
Catastrophe?
This is an interesting interdisciplinary study about the causes of global warming. While not denying the role of carbon emissions, Foster also argues that the…… Read More »
The Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar
Authors: Maria Thun, Matthius Thun
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This annual biodynamic publication not only gives recommended sowing, planting and harvesting dates for next season but contains a wealth of other material, including more…… Read More »
Bees and Honey - From Flower to Jar
Informed by a Goethean perspective, this fascinating book about the life cycle of a bee tells the reader all they need to know about the…… Read More »
Extraordinary Plant Qualities for Biodynamics
Authors: Jochen Bockemuhl, Kari Jarvinen
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
Biodynamics is an agricultural system developed by Rudolf Steiner and which is now widely practised in Europe. The book presents much more than the title…… Read More »
What Do Greens Believe?
An informative and readable account of the history of green beliefs. The book traces the emergence of the movement in the 1970s, but also refers…… Read More »
Buddhism, Virtue & Environment
Authors: David E Cooper, Simon P James
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This book develops the relationship between the virtue ethics and environmental ethics in a Buddhist context. The authors note the revival of virtue ethics in…… Read More »