Bestsellers
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What If We Get It Right?
- Visions of Climate Futures
- By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Length: 11 hrs
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Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures....
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The Weight of Nature
- How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains
- By: Clayton Page Aldern
- Narrated by: Clayton Page Aldern
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The march of climate change is stunning and vicious, with rising seas, extreme weather, and oppressive heat blanketing the globe. But its effects on our very brains constitute a public-health crisis that has gone largely unreported....
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Adverse Outcomes of Climate Effects on Brain/Mind
- By WLC on 05-18-24
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All We Can Save
- Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
- By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Cristela Alonzo, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward....
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Saved My Life
- By Taylor Seamount on 11-07-21
By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and others
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Fire Weather
- A True Story from a Hotter World
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: Alan Carlson
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce comes a stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind....
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Fantastic
- By Barbara on 06-24-23
By: John Vaillant
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Not the End of the World
- How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
- By: Hannah Ritchie
- Narrated by: Hannah Ritchie PhD
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider having children....
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Good information, thick accent
- By Dasmo on 01-29-24
By: Hannah Ritchie
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- By: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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The 80000hours website is better
- By Cristi on 08-06-20
By: Toby Ord
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What If We Get It Right?
- Visions of Climate Futures
- By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures....
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The Weight of Nature
- How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains
- By: Clayton Page Aldern
- Narrated by: Clayton Page Aldern
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The march of climate change is stunning and vicious, with rising seas, extreme weather, and oppressive heat blanketing the globe. But its effects on our very brains constitute a public-health crisis that has gone largely unreported....
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Adverse Outcomes of Climate Effects on Brain/Mind
- By WLC on 05-18-24
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All We Can Save
- Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
- By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Cristela Alonzo, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward....
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Saved My Life
- By Taylor Seamount on 11-07-21
By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and others
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Fire Weather
- A True Story from a Hotter World
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: Alan Carlson
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce comes a stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind....
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Fantastic
- By Barbara on 06-24-23
By: John Vaillant
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Not the End of the World
- How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
- By: Hannah Ritchie
- Narrated by: Hannah Ritchie PhD
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider having children....
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Good information, thick accent
- By Dasmo on 01-29-24
By: Hannah Ritchie
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The Precipice
- Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity
- By: Toby Ord
- Narrated by: Toby Ord
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time....
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The 80000hours website is better
- By Cristi on 08-06-20
By: Toby Ord
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Dust
- The Modern World in a Trillion Particles
- By: Jay Owens
- Narrated by: Naomi Frederick
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Combining history and science, a sweeping look at the smallest substance and the biggest challenges facing people and the planet....
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Informative
- By Alexey Badalov on 02-14-24
By: Jay Owens
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The Earth Transformed
- An Untold History
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Peter Frankopan
- Length: 29 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand....
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A Thoughtful History of A Complex Phenomenon
- By Lucy A. Pithecus on 04-21-23
By: Peter Frankopan
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Apocalypse Never
- Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
- By: Michael Shellenberger
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Climate change is real, but it’s not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem....
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Environmentalist with integrity!
- By Wayne on 07-01-20
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False Alarm
- How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
- By: Bjorn Lomborg
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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The New York Times best-selling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good....
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Stop climate change panic!
- By Wayne on 07-16-20
By: Bjorn Lomborg
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- By: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions....
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Be curious, not furious
- By Axel Merk on 02-20-21
By: Bill Gates
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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, True Dedication
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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We face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. The situation is beyond urgent....
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Great Book. Hard For Me To Focus On Audible Though.
- By Cameron Catanzano on 02-15-22
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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Unsettled
- What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters
- By: Steven E. Koonin
- Narrated by: Jay Aaseng
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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When it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that "the science is settled." In reality, the long game of telephone from research to reports to the popular media is corrupted by misunderstanding and misinformation....
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Excellent science based
- By Russ on 05-08-21
By: Steven E. Koonin
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The Great Displacement
- Climate Change and the Next American Migration
- By: Jake Bittle
- Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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A human-centered narrative with national scope, The Great Displacement is the untold story of climate migration in the United States—the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us....
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Where we're headed
- By Dr. Stuart A. Blair on 03-09-23
By: Jake Bittle
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The Heat Will Kill You First
- Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
- By: Jeff Goodell
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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An explosive, completely new understanding of heat, the lethal force which threatens every living cell on Earth....
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Eminently Skipable for Climate Science Believers
- By Chad on 07-15-23
By: Jeff Goodell
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Saving Us
- A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
- By: Katharine Hayhoe
- Narrated by: Katharine Hayhoe
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future....
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Saving ME!
- By Wendy on 10-02-21
By: Katharine Hayhoe
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Less Is More
- How Degrowth Will Save the World
- By: Jason Hickel
- Narrated by: Ben Crystal, Clifford Samuel
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to its primary cause....
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Complex story of earth
- By Anonymous User on 05-05-24
By: Jason Hickel
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The Uninhabitable Earth
- Life After Warming
- By: David Wallace-Wells
- Narrated by: David Wallace-Wells
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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An "epoch-defining book" (The Guardian) and "this generation’s Silent Spring" (The Washington Post), The Uninhabitable Earth is both a travelogue of the near future and a meditation on how that future will look to those living through it....
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Don’t read if you have depressive tendencies.
- By Ricky on 03-17-19
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Regeneration
- Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
- By: Paul Hawken
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Bahni Turpin, Lauren Baldwin, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation....
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More damage than good for the climate crisis
- By Matthew on 06-06-22
By: Paul Hawken
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The Physics of Climate Change
- By: Lawrence M. Krauss
- Narrated by: Lawrence M. Krauss
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The first book to briefly and clearly present the science of climate change in a way that is accessible to laypeople, providing the perspective needed to understand and assess the foundations and predictions of climate change....
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Greatly Disappointing
- By J. R. Stauffer on 02-07-21
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Climate Cult
- Exposing and Defeating Their War on Life, Liberty, and Property
- By: Brian Sussman
- Narrated by: Brian Sussman
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Climate Cult reveals how the climate change agenda has reached into virtually every corner of American life, reducing personal freedom, exacerbating inflation, usurping property rights, and redefining social justice, equity, and equality—to save liberty, it must be stopped.
By: Brian Sussman
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The New Climate War
- The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
- By: Michael E. Mann
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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A renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change, and offers a battle plan for how we can save the planet....
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A good overview of the status of Climate Politics
- By Kathleen M. Lee on 02-15-21
By: Michael E. Mann
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Speed & Scale
- An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
- By: John Doerr, Ryan Panchadsaram
- Narrated by: John Doerr, Sundar Pichai, Margot Brown, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: “Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it.” Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem....
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Most Important and Worst Audiobook ever!
- By Amazon Customer on 12-17-21
By: John Doerr, and others
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Under a White Sky
- The Nature of the Future
- By: Elizabeth Kolbert
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times best-selling author of The Sixth Extinction and Field Notes from a Catastrophe returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment in Under a White Sky....
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Feel Sorry For Your Grandchildren
- By Allen Moody on 02-28-21
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Slow Down
- The Degrowth Manifesto
- By: Kohei Saito, Brian Bergstrom - translator
- Narrated by: Troy Glasgow, Kohei Saito
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and climate change, subsequent calls for “sustainable growth” and a “Green New Deal” are a dangerous compromise....
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lots to think about
- By Maylyn B. on 03-21-24
By: Kohei Saito, and others
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On the Move
- The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America
- By: Abrahm Lustgarten
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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A vivid, journalistic account of how climate change will make American life as we know it unfeasible.
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Solid addition to Climate Change Library
- By Shane on 04-17-24
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Fresh Banana Leaves
- Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
- By: Jessica Hernandez Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Stacy Gonzalez
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors....
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Great research, little awareness or viable solutions
- By Nyrel Cederstrom on 07-19-22
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Living Planet
- The Web of Life on Earth
- By: David Attenborough
- Narrated by: David Attenborough
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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A new fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, Living Planet....
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A treasure
- By Theresa on 06-16-23
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Nomad Century
- How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
- By: Gaia Vince
- Narrated by: Gaia Vince
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Nomad Century is an urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where—and how—we live....
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Too many Horrible Things
- By Trebla on 09-01-22
By: Gaia Vince
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Our Fragile Moment
- How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis
- By: Michael E. Mann
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course....
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This book is all over the place.
- By Anonymous User on 04-23-24
By: Michael E. Mann
New releases
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Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question
- Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future
- By: Jade S. Sasser
- Narrated by: Deanna Anthony
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Eco-anxiety. Climate guilt. Pre-traumatic stress disorder. Solastalgia. The study of environmental emotions and related mental health impacts is a rapidly growing field, but most researchers overlook a closely related concern: reproductive anxiety. Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question is the first comprehensive study of how environmental emotions influence whether, when, and why people today decide to become parents—or not.
By: Jade S. Sasser
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Stuck Monkey
- The Deadly Planetary Cost of the Things We Love
- By: James Hamilton-Paterson
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In Stuck Monkey, James Hamilton-Paterson uncovers the truth behind the everyday habits fuelling the climate crisis. Drawing on eye-opening research and shocking statistics, he mercilessly dissects a wide spectrum of modern life: pets, gardening, sports, vehicles, fashion, wellness, holidays, and more. Ferociously unflinching and intelligent, this book will make you think twice about the ‘innocent’ habits we often take for granted.
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The Waste Between Our Ears
- By: Gerry Gillespie
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Our human custodianship of the planet is not going well. According to Scientific American, we have only sixty years of farming seasons left because we have degraded soils through industrial agriculture and the overuse of chemicals. The World Wildlife Fund says we have wiped out 60 percent of all mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles since 1970. Chemical destruction of biological processes poisons our soils, our air, and our water. The mishandling of waste is a lost opportunity to repair much of this desecration. If waste were collected as source-separated products, more than half of it could ...
By: Gerry Gillespie
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What We Know About Climate Change
- Updated with a New Foreword by Bob Inglis (The MIT Press)
- By: Kerry Emanuel
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook is an updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action. The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. In this updated edition of his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged.
By: Kerry Emanuel
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At Every Depth
- Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
- By: Tessa Hill, Eric Simons
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
By: Tessa Hill, and others
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Five Times Faster
- Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
- By: Simon Sharpe
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganize our efforts in the fields of science, economics, and diplomacy, so that we can act fast enough to stay safe.
By: Simon Sharpe
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Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question
- Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future
- By: Jade S. Sasser
- Narrated by: Deanna Anthony
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Eco-anxiety. Climate guilt. Pre-traumatic stress disorder. Solastalgia. The study of environmental emotions and related mental health impacts is a rapidly growing field, but most researchers overlook a closely related concern: reproductive anxiety. Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question is the first comprehensive study of how environmental emotions influence whether, when, and why people today decide to become parents—or not.
By: Jade S. Sasser
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Stuck Monkey
- The Deadly Planetary Cost of the Things We Love
- By: James Hamilton-Paterson
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In Stuck Monkey, James Hamilton-Paterson uncovers the truth behind the everyday habits fuelling the climate crisis. Drawing on eye-opening research and shocking statistics, he mercilessly dissects a wide spectrum of modern life: pets, gardening, sports, vehicles, fashion, wellness, holidays, and more. Ferociously unflinching and intelligent, this book will make you think twice about the ‘innocent’ habits we often take for granted.
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The Waste Between Our Ears
- By: Gerry Gillespie
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Our human custodianship of the planet is not going well. According to Scientific American, we have only sixty years of farming seasons left because we have degraded soils through industrial agriculture and the overuse of chemicals. The World Wildlife Fund says we have wiped out 60 percent of all mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles since 1970. Chemical destruction of biological processes poisons our soils, our air, and our water. The mishandling of waste is a lost opportunity to repair much of this desecration. If waste were collected as source-separated products, more than half of it could ...
By: Gerry Gillespie
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What We Know About Climate Change
- Updated with a New Foreword by Bob Inglis (The MIT Press)
- By: Kerry Emanuel
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook is an updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action. The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. In this updated edition of his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged.
By: Kerry Emanuel
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At Every Depth
- Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
- By: Tessa Hill, Eric Simons
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
By: Tessa Hill, and others
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Five Times Faster
- Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
- By: Simon Sharpe
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganize our efforts in the fields of science, economics, and diplomacy, so that we can act fast enough to stay safe.
By: Simon Sharpe
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Intervention Earth
- Life-Saving Ideas from the World's Climate Engineers
- By: Gwynne Dyer
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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For decades, discerning listeners have turned to journalist and historian Gwynne Dyer for his unparalleled acumen in serving up hard geopolitical truths. Intervention Earth is built around Dyer’s interviews with one hundred climate scientists from around the globe, including the leading figures in the geoengineering field. One of the most interesting topics: the pros and cons of Solar Radiation Management, a possible planetary Hail Mary that is rife with political risks. But Intervention Earth is about more than technological mega-projects.
By: Gwynne Dyer
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Drawdown
- The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming
- By: Paul Hawken - editor
- Narrated by: Aven Shore
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world.
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The West Texas Power Plant That Saved the World
- Energy, Capitalism, and Climate Change
- By: Andy Bowman, Katharine Hayhoe - foreword
- Narrated by: Andy Bowman
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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What if the harbinger of our greener future was a small power plant set in the middle of nowhere in West Texas? Longtime alternative energy executive Andy Bowman’s book makes exactly this case, outlining what he suggests is a more sustainable future for American capitalism. The West Texas Power Plant that Saved the World takes the Barilla solar plant in Pecos County as a test case for the state of renewable energy in the twenty-first century United States.
By: Andy Bowman, and others
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Soaring Higher
- How Monitoring and Understanding Climate Change from Above Can Help Us Save the Planet
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the fascinating world of weather balloons and their pivotal role in unraveling the mysteries of climate science! "Soaring Higher" is a captivating, engaging, and comprehensive guide that takes you on an intriguing journey through the history, science, and technology of weather balloons and their essential place in our understanding of Earth's ever-changing climate. Embark on a thrilling exploration with meticulously crafted chapters covering the rich history of weather balloon development, their intricate anatomy, and crucial lifecycle stages from launch to retrieval. Get an in-...
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Saving Ourselves
- From Climate Shocks to Climate Action
- By: Dana R. Fisher
- Narrated by: Ann Sprinkle
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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Dana R. Fisher argues that there is a realistic path forward for climate action—but only through mass mobilization that responds to the growing severity and frequency of disastrous events. She assesses the current state of affairs and shows why public policy and private-sector efforts have been ineffective.
By: Dana R. Fisher
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The Empire of Climate
- A History of An Idea
- By: David N. Livingstone
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins
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Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing our planet and may even bring about the extinction of our species. Yet behind these anxieties lies an older, much deeper fear about the power that climate exerts over us. The Empire of Climate traces the history of this idea and its pervasive influence over how we interpret world events and make sense of the human condition, from the rise and fall of ancient civilizations to the afflictions of the modern psyche.
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Climate Capitalism
- Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age
- By: Akshat Rathi
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Through stories that bring people, policy, and technology together, Akshat Rathi reveals how the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. This inspiring blend of business, science, and history provides the framework for ensuring that future generations can live in prosperity and that the wheels of progress don't falter.
By: Akshat Rathi
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The Conservative Environmentalist
- Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future
- By: Benji Backer
- Narrated by: Benji Backer
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Politicians, pseudo-experts, and other partisans have led us to believe that there are only two approaches to climate change: doomerism or denial. Benji Backer, Founder and Executive Chairman of the American Conservation Coalition, argues that both are dead ends. In The Conservative Environmentalist, he delivers an entirely new strategy to take care of the planet while putting the economic interest of the American people first.
By: Benji Backer
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The Climate Optimist Handbook
- How to Shift the Narrative on Climate Change and Find the Courage to Choose Change
- By: Anne Therese Gennari
- Narrated by: Anne Therese Gennari
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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In The Climate Optimist Handbook, Anne Therese Gennari offers encouragement, wisdom, and practical tools to help us let go of fear and the dismal truth of today to build toward a world that can be better and more beautiful than anything we've yet seen. That future starts with shifting the narrative on climate change so we can act from courage and excitement, not fear. We must let go of the guilt and responsibility we feel to save the planet and move into a place of opportunity, optimism, and hope.
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Debating Climate Change
- Myths and Realities
- By: Howell Woltz
- Narrated by: Mike Diggory
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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In this thought-provoking exploration of climate change, the authors delve into the complex interactions that shape our planet’s climate. As listeners, you embark on a journey to understand the intricate dynamics at play. Let’s dive into the facts, dispel myths, and encourage critical thinking.
By: Howell Woltz
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The Weight of Nature
- How a Changing Climate Changes Our Brains
- By: Clayton Page Aldern
- Narrated by: Clayton Page Aldern
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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The march of climate change is stunning and vicious, with rising seas, extreme weather, and oppressive heat blanketing the globe. But its effects on our very brains constitute a public-health crisis that has gone largely unreported. Based on seven years of research, this book by the award-winning journalist and trained neuroscientist Clayton Page Aldern, synthesizes the emerging neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics of global warming and brain health. A masterpiece of literary journalism, this book shows how a changing environment is changing us today, from the inside out.
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Adverse Outcomes of Climate Effects on Brain/Mind
- By WLC on 05-18-24
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Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth
- How to Live with Care and Purpose in an Endangered World
- By: Kate Schapira
- Narrated by: Helen Laser
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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Summer after summer is the hottest on record. People’s homes are flooding, burning, blowing away. We live with the loss, pain, and grief of what’s happened, and anxiety for what might happen next, as the systems in which we live are increasingly strained. Lessons from the Climate Anxiety Counseling Booth addresses our collective concerns with empathy, grace, and practical strategies to help us all envision a viable future.
By: Kate Schapira