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Blue Frontier: Dispatches from America's Ocean Wilderness. By David Helvarg. A panoramic chronicle of America's maritime history and the challenges that our coastal and marine environments face today. Profiles the growing efforts by coastal citizens and local governments to restore and protect the health of our oceans in the face of development along our coasts. Demonstrating how national policymaking on the oceans is enmeshed in a welter of competing jurisdictions, Blue Frontier argues for strong omnibus legislation including the creation of truly protected marine wilderness reserves. More... | David Helvarg EcoSpeakers Info >>

Rivers of America. By Tim Palmer. A collection of nearly 200 stunning photographs captured at rivers all across the United States. Photographed from the shore, from his canoe and raft, from skis on frozen rivers, from mountaintops and airplanes overhead, and from within the river currents by wading in as deep as he could go. In vivid detail, Palmer shows the true nature of the sometimes peaceful, sometimes turbulent waterways that make up our watery network, from Maine to California, from Florida to Alaska. More... | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

Watershed: The Undamming of America. By Elizabeth Grossman. Dams affect a river's ecosystem, throwing off the balance that fosters plant, insect and fish life. Grossman gives a national perspective to the current movement toward dam removal and reports on the complex and conflicting political and economic perspectives and pressures that drive or resist removal. Examines the implications of dam removal to America's rivers and their communities by exploring the stories of a number of places where dam removal and river restoration are now underway. This is a story of people and place, and of a vital turning point in the nation's relationship to its rivers. More... | Elizabeth Grossman EcoSpeakers Info >>

Deep Water: The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment. By Jacques Leslie. The 45,000 dams in the world have altered the speed of the planet's rotation, the tilt of its axis, and the shape of its gravitational field. This book examines the emerging crisis over dams and the world's water through the lives of three people: the world's foremost anti-dam activist; an American anthropologist; and an Australian water manager. Each of these portraits shows how dams seduce national leaders with seeming bounties of water and power but end up producing blights on the citizenry and landscape. More... | Jacques Leslie EcoSpeakers Info >>

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50 Ways to Save the Ocean. By David Helvarg. An introduction to innovative ways to help preserve oceans and aquatic-life. Provides an understanding of which fish should not be eaten and which species are endangered or could impact adversely human health. More... | David Helvarg EcoSpeakers Info >>

Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie. By Max Finkelstein. Using Mackenzie's journals and his own journal writings, Finkelstein creates a view of the land from two vantage points. He retraced the route of Alexander Mackenzie across North America from Ottawa through to Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, and then he paddled the Blackwater, Fraser and Peace Rivers. This route is the most significant water trail in North America, and perhaps the world. More... | Max Finkelstein EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Columbia. By Tim Palmer. Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. An insightful vision for the future. A great read for activists and armchair explorers alike. More... | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

Cruise Ship Blues. By Ross A. Klein. Cruising is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Cruise Ship Blues reveals its dark side and discusses what can be done to make the cruise business socially and environmentally accountable. More... | Ross A. Klein EcoSpeakers Info >>

Cruise Ship Squeeze: The New Pirates of the Seven Seas. By Ross A. Klein. Focuses on the politics and economics of an industry subsidized by ports as well as by local, regional, and national governments and running roughshod over environmental and other laws and regulations. Through confidential documents and meetings with port officials, corporate executives, politicians, and industry insiders, it includes information never previously reported. More… | Ross A. Klein EcoSpeakers Info >>

Discover Nature in the Weather: Things to Know and Things to Do. By Tim Herd. Explores the Earth's weather and explains the various phenomena associated with it, from the continuous movement of water in the hydrologic cycle to dangerous funnel clouds that appear during a storm. Provides a practical and entertaining guide to understanding. More... | Tim Herd EcoSpeakers Info >>

Discovering the Unknown Landscape: A History Of America's Wetlands. By Ann Vileisis. The rapidly disappearing wetlands that once spread so abundantly across the American continent serve an essential and irreplaceable ecological function. A fascinating look at how Americans have thought about and used these wetlands. A synthesis of social and environmental history, and a valuable examination of how cultural attitudes shape the physical world that surrounds us. More… | Ann Vileisis EcoSpeakers Info >>

Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement: The Case for River Conservation. By Tim Palmer. Based on careful research and hundreds of interviews, this information-packed narrative is regarded as a classic in the field of conservation. This updated edition includes two new chapters that chart the course of conservation during the past twenty years and explore how the movement to protect rivers will likely change in the twenty-first century. More… | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

Entering the Watershed: A New Approach To Save America's River Ecosystems. By Bob Doppelt et al. Recommends a comprehensive new approach to river protection and restoration based on principles of watershed dynamics, ecosystem function, and conservation biology. It describes in detail the existing level of damage to rivers and species, analyzes flaws and gaps in existing policy, provides the framework necessary to develop new policies, outlines the scientific underpinnings and management strategies needed, and makes specific policy proposals. More… | Bob Doppelt EcoSpeakers Info >>

Lifelines, The Case for River Conservation. By Tim Palmer. Explains the value of and threats to preservation of the nation's rivers. Covers issues such as fish populations, water quality, hydropower, riparian habitats, and ecosystems. Recommends actions that are economically realistic (enforcing existing laws, changes in subsidies and tax incentives) but politically challenging (only strong public support can overcome the opposition of those who profit from treating rivers as sewers). More… | Tim Palmer EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Ocean and Coastal Conservation Guide 2005-2006. By David Helvarg. A new environmental movement is emerging to help combat threats to America's oceans and coasts. This one-of-a-kind reference details more than 2,000 organizations and institutions that are working to understand, protect, and restore our ocean and coastal areas. More... | David Helvarg EcoSpeakers Info >>

Paddling The Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. Low. By Max Finkelstein and James Stone. Tells the story of following the path of one of Canada's "iron men", Albert Peter Low, who explored the vastness of Northern Quebec's northern boreal forest at the end of the 19th Century. This account describes Low's journey based on his own exploration records, and then it recounts the authors' attempts to retrace the trail he followed. More… | Max Finkelstein EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Zen of Gardening in the High and Arid West: Tips, Tools, and Techniques. By David Wann. A mix of stories, how-to advice, and simple, doable projects ideal for gardeners in the high and arid landscapes of the West. For gardeners of the high plains and mountains who are "meteorologically and topographically challenged," who routinely grapple with wild weather swings, high elevations, and scarcity of water, Wann offers inspiration and invaluable practical advice for success. More… | David Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

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