NEW SOCIETY BLOG — Renewable Energy

Please Touch the Books, The Legacy of New Society Publishers

September 21, 2020

We are celebrating 40 Years of Publishing Books for a World of Change and we are honoured to have today's post from Judith Plant, New Society Publishers cofounder, and Publisher Emeritus, sharing with us her story of how a meeting at a book table changed the trajectory of her and partner Chris (Kip) Plant's lives.

Tags: Activism, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

New Society Publishers is proud to be celebrating 40 years of activist, solutions-oriented publishing.

September 12, 2020

From our roots in nonviolent civil disobedience training during the Vietnam war, to the present, we have published over 600 books, some across a dozen languages. We continue to work to bring positive solutions and cutting edge ideas to some of the most troubling challenges of our time.

Tags: Activism, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

Delayed Earth Overshoot Day points to opportunities to build future in harmony with our finite planet

August 20, 2020

COVID-19 has caused humanity's Ecological Footprint to contract, pushing the date of Earth Overshoot Day back more than three weeks compared to last year. The challenge of relaunching our economies presents countries with a unique chance to act on the future we want.

Tags: Activism, Author Events, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

"Planet of the Humans" Lacks Solutions

May 12, 2020

Publishing Director Sue Custance writes about the lack of solutions in 'Planet of the Humans' and focuses on Ecological Footprint by Mathis Wackernagel and Bert Beyers, which provides information for how humans can manage our limits on a finite planet.

Tags: Book Excerpt, Environment & Economy, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

Earth Overshoot Day - #Movethedate

January 11, 2020

Earth Overshoot Day is July 29th ...the earliest ever Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate in that year.

Tags: Activism, Author Events, Climate Change, Community, Ecological Design & Planning, Education, Energy, Environment & Economy, Events, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living

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