Passive Solar - Alberta Energy - Revised 1990
If you are trying to design your home to be warmed by the sun in the winter and kept cool and shaded in the summer it can be hard to find information specific to Alberta.  Luckily in the early 1990s the province of Alberta published a series of books, and one was specifically about Passive solar. A lot has changed in residential construction over the last 20 years but the sun is still the same. You can download the entire pdf here, or to see more of the publications in this series visit the Alberta Government Library - Great West Life Site, 6th floor, 9920 - 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta.

Good News for a Change - David Suzuki and Holly Dressel
We all know the bad news. Every day, along with all the bulletins on social upheavals and terrorist attacks, we read reports of the damage that industrial development is wreaking on our soil, air and water.

Good Green Kitchens - Jennifer Roberts
Good Green Kitchens, with its gorgeous photographs and accessible text, is loaded with inspiration and information to help you create your dream green kitchen a kitchen that works great and is beautiful, healthier and easier on the environment.

Mid-Course Correction - Ray C. Anderson
Mid-Course Correction is a business book about the environment that's written from a personal perspective. With passion and pride, Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman of one of the world's largest interior furnishings companies recounts his awakening

The Ecology of Commerce - Paul Hawken
The Ecology of Commerce outlines the environmentally destructive aspects of many current business practices, but offers the vision of businesses adopting new practices to promote environmental restoration.

The Sacred Balance - David Suzuki
This powerful, deeply felt book gives concrete suggestions for how we can meet our basic needs and create a way of life that is ecologically sustainable, fulfilling and just.

A Short History of Progress - Ronald Wright
In A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment we have participated in but seldom controlled.

Silent Spring - Rachel Carson
Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists.

Biomimicry - Janine M. Benyus
If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature, taking advantage of evolution's 3.8 billion years of R&D since the first bacteria.

The Economics of Happiness Building Genuine Wealth - Mark Anielski
Economist Mark Anielski developed a new and practical economic model called Genuine Wealth, to measure the real determinants of well-being and help redefine progress.

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way we Make Things - William McDonough
William McDonough's book, written with his colleague, the German chemist Michael Braungart, is a manifesto calling for the transformation of human industry through ecologically intelligent design.

Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century - Alex Steffen
Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century is a groundbreaking compalation of the most innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future.

Ecoholic [When you're addicted to the planet] - Adria Vasil
When the world's environmental woes get you down, turn to Ecoholic, Canada's best resource for practical tips and products that help you do your part for the earth.

The Sustainability Advantage - Bob Willard
"The Sustainability Advantage" shows that the business benefits of sustainable development strategies are quantifiable and real.