Books for Addressing Climate Change and Protecting Biodiversity

Compiled by the LVMM Climate Action Committee

Ishmael: a novel – Daniel Quinn - 1995

An Inconvenient Truth – The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About it-

Al Gore- 2006

Plan B 2.0 – Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble -Lester R. Brown -2006

Hot, Flat, and Crowded -Why We Need A Green Revolution and How it Can Renew America –

Thomas L Friedman - 2008

Plan C – Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change – Pat Murphy – 2008

Replenishing the Earth- Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World – Wangari Maathai - 2010

eaarth– Making a Life on a Tough New Planet – Bill McKibben – 2010

Moral Ground – Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril – edited by Kathleen Dean Moore & Michael P Nelson – 2010

The Post Carbon Reader Managing the 21st Century’s Sustainability Crises – Richard Heinberg and

Daniel Lerch - 2012

Love Letter to the Earth – Thich Nhat Hanh – 2013

Braiding Sweetgrass – Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants –

Robin Wall Kimmerer - 2013

The Green Boat – Reviving Ourselves in Our Capsized Culture – Mary Pipher – 2013

Bringing Nature Home – How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants – Douglas W. Tallamy – 2015

The Green Amendment- Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment– Maya K. Van Rossum,

The Delaware Riverkeeper - 2017

Climate Justice – Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future – Mary Robinson -2018

On Fire, The Burning Case for a Green New Deal – Naomi Klein – 2019

Nature’s Best Hope – A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard – Douglas W. Tallamy -2019

The Ministry for the Future – a novel about future possibilities– Kim Stanley Robinson – 2020

Climate Courage—How Tackling Climate Change Can Build Community, Transform the Economy, and Bridge the Political Divide in America—Andreas Karelas -2020

How to Talk about Climate Change—In a Way That Makes a Difference –Rebecca Huntley – 2020

All We Can Save – Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis – edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson - 2020

Saving Us, A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World – Katharine Hayhoe -2021

We Are the Ark: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Restorative Acts of Kindness –

Mary Reyolds and Ruth Evans - 2022

Sacred Nature – Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World – Karen Armstrong – 2023

The Climate Book: The Facts and Solutions – Greta Thunberg - 2023

The Serviceberry- Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World – Robin Wall Kimmerer – 2024

What if We Get it Right: Visions of Climate Futures – Ayana Elizabeth Johnson – 2024

Glacial—The Inside Story of Climate Politics –Chelsea Henderson – 2024

The Language of Climate Politics—Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It—Genevieve Guenther – 2024

The Air They Breathe—A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change –Debra Hendrickson, MD - 2024

Here Comes the Sun – A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization – Bill McKibben -2025

Common Ground – How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation –

Eileen Flanagan- 2025

Just Earth – How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet – Tony Juniper

Clearing the Air – A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers – Hannah Ritchie - 2026

PYM Statement on Our Commitment to Addressing Climate Change

As members of the Religious Society of Friends, we witness to the truth of ourtimes. In this moment, we recognize that we are facing an existential crisis that requires more than individual actions. We already face catastrophic fires,storms, droughts, crop failures, and floods. Scientists tell us that what we do in the next decade will determine the fate of humanity. Racial injustice, socialinjustice, and the climate crisis are inextricably linked; marginalized and economically disadvantaged communities suffer greater effects of this crisis. Many people already suffer and call us to act. Future generations depend on us to act. Knowing the consequences of inaction, integrity demands that we act.

On a fundamental level the Climate Crisis and our response to it is deeply linked to our testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and stewardship. As people of faith, seekers of the truth, and stewards of Creation, we must act with urgency to prevent further suffering and destruction of our planet.We seek to energize everyone involved with PYM to actively undertake this leading and help halt the destruction of life on this sacred earth.

Resources for Addressing Climate Change and Protecting Biodiversity

(a partial list)

Local Resources and Contacts
Citizen’s Climate Lobby- Martha Christine
Wildlands Conservancy- Christine Murray
Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley –Jim Orben
Local Environmental Advisory Councils- Bethlehem EAC – Steve Olshevski

Heritage Conservancy
Delaware Riverkeeper
Nurture Nature Center
Lehigh Gap Nature Center                      Hawk Mountain Nature Center

Quaker Resources
Quaker Earthcare Witness
EQUAT
Friends Committee on National Legislation
QAMAR – Quaker lobbying organization
formed by PYM
Eco Justice Collaborative under PYM
Quaker United Nations Offices inNew York and Geneva

State Resources
Penn Environment
Sierra Club PA
PennFuture
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Conservation Voters of PA

Advocacy Groups
Environmental Defense Fund
National Resource Defense Council
Earthjustice
Climate Hawks Vote
League of Conservation VotersEnvironmental Voter Project

National and International Resources
Living on Earth podcast & website –NPR
Climate One podcast and website – NPR
Yale Program on Climate Change
Communication
350.org and Second Act- Bill McKibben
Citizen’s Climate Lobby
Project Drawdown
Interfaith Power and Light
Faith in Place
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
Heated newsletter
Katharine Hayhoe podcasts
United Nations Climate Change
Conference
Greenpeace
Sierra Club
National Wildlife Association
World Wildlife Association
Population Connection
Audubon Society
Arbor Day Foundation
Homegrown National Park
Kiss the Ground
The Wilderness Society
Center for Biological Diversity
The Nature Conservancy
Natural Lands Trust
National Parks Conservation Association
Oceana
The Cousteau Society
Rainforest Action Network
Union of Concerned Scientists
Earthworks.org
Environment America
Creative Justice Ministries
World Resources Institute