IHM: Suggested Readings on Sustainability

Sustainable Community

Suggested Readings on Sustainability

Born With a Bang, Book One by Jennifer Morgan; Dawn Publications

From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story by Jennifer Morgan; Dawn Publications

The Great Work by Thomas Berry; Bell Toner

Water Wars by Vandana Shiva; South End Press

Eco Economy by Lester Brown; W. W. Norton and Company

The Hanover Principles: Design for Sustainability by William Mcdonough; William McDonough and Partners.

Earth Prayers by Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon; Harper Collins

The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos by Brian Swimme; Orbis Books

Places of Power by Michael DeMunn; Dawn Publications

With Love, to Earth's Endangered Peoples by Virginia Kroll; Dawn Publications

Girls Who Looked Under Rocks by Jeannine Atkins; Dawn Publications

With Beauty Before Me by Joseph Cornell; Dawn Publications

The Okomi Stories (1, 2, 3, 4) by Helen and Clive Dorman; Dawn Publications

Backyard Composting: Your Complete Guide to Recycling Yard Clippings by Harmonious Technologies

At Home in the Cosmos by David Toolan; Orbis Books

Earth and Faith: A Book of Reflection for Action by United Nations Environment Programme; UNEP New York

The Last Child in the Woods - Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv; Algonquin Books

Sacred Eyes: An Invitation to View the Entire Human Journey and Your Own Life, by L. Robert Keck, Ph.D.; Synergy Assoc.

You Are the Earth, by David Suzuki, Kathy Vanderlinden and Diane Swanson; Greystone Books

Evening Thoughts, by Thomas Berry; Sierra Club Books

Sharing the Joy of Nature, by Joseph Cornell; Dawn Publications.

Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble, by Lester Brown; W. W. Norton & Company

The Michigan Roadside Naturalist, by J. Alan Holman and Margaret B. Holman; University of Michigan Press

"Earth Charter;" http://www.earthcharter.org/

The Kids Book of Awesome Stuff, by Charlene Brotman; Brotman-Marshfield Curriculums

Coming Back to Life, Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown; New Society Publishers

Life Abundant, by Sallie McFague; Augsburg Fortress Press

Web Sites

Oak Savanna in Chicago http://www.chicagowilderness.org/explore/see/woods/index.cfm

Oak Savanna in Ann Arbor Nichols Arboretum http://sitemaker.umich.edu/mbgna/home

Oak Openings in Toledo http://www.oakopen.org/

Michigan Interfaith Power & Light http://www.miipl.org/

River Raisin Institute http://www.rriearth.org/

Great Lakes Green Initiative http://www.glgi.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Sustainability Alliance http://www.sustainablealliance.com/

Erb Institute, University of Michigan http://www.erb.umich.edu/

MSU, Sustainability Center http://www.csis.msu.edu/

The Great Story - An Educational Website for Learning and Celebrating the Great Story of Cosmic Evolution http://thegreatstory.org/who_we_are.html

Sharing Nature Foundation - Joseph Cornell http://www.sharingnature.com/index.htm

Institute for Earth Education http://www.eartheducation.org/who-default.asp

Journey for the Planet http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/files/JFP_1.html

Ecoteams - A Program for Empowering Americans to Create Earth- Friendly Lifestyles http://www.empowermentinstitute.net/files/SLP.html

The Earth Charter - http://www.earthcharter.org/