2010 Sustainable Living Book Discussion

 Mitchell outlines the crisis facing the world’s oceans, bringing together work from disparate research that has never before been considered as a whole. She describes the oceans as the “mother eco-system” that contain the switch to life on earth, and argues that our concern the atmosphere and land has allowed us to ignore what is happening to the habitat of most of the earth’s living creatures. She argues that our concerns should be directed to ocean acidification, the increase in size and density of marine dead zones and the destruction of coral reefs.

Hope in the Dark: Untold Stories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit –

April 14, 2010 Facilitated by EcoLiving

 Solnit argues persuasively activism and dissent is far healthier today than many believe. Activists often fail to recognize the power of their activity and her goal is "to throw out the crippling assumptions with which many activists proceed." Using examples such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Zapatista uprising, the successful protests against nuclear testing in Nevada and others, she makes the case that we have the power to change the world.

 Living Green:  Communities that Sustain by Jennifer Fosket   - May 12, 2010

Facilitated by Noel Keough, Founder and Director of Sustainable Calgary

The book features communities that explicitly integrate social and human factors into their design and planning, and examines the impact living in these communities has on personal health, well-being and the capacity for pursuing sustainability. It includes interviews with developers, architects and residents, highlighting personal ideals and efforts to pursue a sustainable lifestyle.

When: from 6:00 – 7:30 PM.
Where: 4th Floor North Meeting Room, Calgary Public Library - 616 Macleod Tr. S.E.Everyone is welcome. The Book Club is free, you can drop in or register using with your library card online to ensure a seat at calgarypubliclibrary.com or by calling 403-260-2620.

 Sustainable Calgary and the EcoLiving Fair acknowledge the support of the Calgary Public Library with this project.

PLEASE NOTE: copies of current books are available at the 4th Floor Information Desk, Castell Central Library. Call to check availability  (403) 260-2785