Environment or Sustainability

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Updated May 11, 2026
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Milwaukie Ledding Library
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Consumed : the need for collective change : colonialism, climate change, and consumerism
Barber, Aja
Paper Book
Aja Barber wants change. In the 'learning' first half of the book, she will expose you to the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the textile industry; one which brokered slavery, racism and today's wealth inequality. And how these oppressive systems...
Land of milk and honey
Zhang, C Pam
Paper Book
A rapturous novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world 'A rich novel of ideas' GUARDIAN 'A tasty treat' iNEWS 'A genius balance of page-turning and lyrical prose'...
The lost cause
Doctorow, Cory
Paper Book
It's thirty years from now and we're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry people who can't let go? For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't controversial, it's just an overwhelming fact of life. But...
The ministry for the future
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Paper Book
The music of bees : a novel
Garvin, Eileen
Paper Book
The new climate war : the fight to take back our planet
Mann, Michael E.
Audiobook
The new wilderness : a novel
Cook, Diane
Paper Book
A Washington Post, NPR, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year * Shortlisted for the Booker Prize "More than timely, the novel feels timeless, solid, like a forgotten classic recently resurfaced -- a brutal, beguiling fairy tale about humanity. But at its core, The New Wilderness is really...
Not the end of the world : how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet
Ritchie, Hannah
Paper Book
** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** **A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, WAITROSE WEEKEND BEST SUMMER READ** 'A book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future' THE TIMES Feeling anxious, powerless, or confused...
Termination shock : a novel
Stephenson, Neal
Audiobook

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