Before the Wells Run Dry: Ireland's Transition to Renewable Energy

'The impending energy crisis is the most neglected question of our time. Thank goodness someone is taking it head-on.' - George Monbiot

CONSIDER THESE FACTS:

A major oil company, BP, adopts the sunflower as its logo and start...

Genetic Engineering, Food and Our Environment: A Brief Guide

'The battle over genetic engineering will run and run. Arm yourself with this book - it's one of the most useful weapons you could choose.'
- George Monbiot, Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of East London.

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Growth: The Celtic Cancer

Why the Global Economy Damages Our Health and Society FEASTA REVIEW number 2

Has the growth of the Irish economy improved our lives? Surely the fact that the average Irish income has doubled must be good for our well being - but is it? Consider these s...

Land Matters: Power Struggles in Rural Ireland

‘In this brave and significant book, Ethel Crowley investigates the social and psychological changes in rural Ireland since accession to the EEC … She brings a sociological scalpel to policies, structures and directives in a way that lays...

The Best of Resurgence: A Selection From The First Twenty-Five Years

A consistent advocate of Green thinking long before it became fashionable, Resurgence has been an influential forum for the discussion of the root causes of our current industrial and materialistic crisis.

The Best of Resurgence bring togethe...

The Growth Illusion How Economic Growth has Enriched the Few, Impoverished the Many, and Endangered the Planet

Short-listed for 1992 GPA Award
Is economic growth improving our lives? In 1992, when the first edition of The Growth Illusion appeared, most people had little doubt that the answer was 'Yes'. Today, however, the climate of opinion has ...

The Personality of Ireland: Habitat, Heritage and History

'I well remember the excitement I felt at the first publication in 1973 of The Personality of Ireland... I knew I was reading one of the most important books of my life'
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Trees of Ireland

This elegant volume celebrates, and documents, over thirty native and naturalized trees. Individual trees are depicted in pencil silhouette, and watercolours detail mature foliage, flowers, and fruit.

The accompanying text includes botanical ...