Happy Earth Day!

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth

find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."

- Rachel Carson

Each year, Earth Day - April 22 - marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.  This year is the 44th celebration of Earth Day, and it is recognized in 192 countries around the world.

Check out this selection of library books and DVDs relating to Earth Day, the environment, the ocean, your own backyard, and more.  Find out what you can do to help preserve our planet and make our world sustainable for generations to come.

Silent Spring
Earth Days
John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: how a visionary and the glaciers of Alaska changed America
Nature's Fortune: how business and society thrive by investing in nature
Overheated: the human cost of climate change
The Pipeline and the Paradigm: Keystone XL, tar sands, and the battle to defuse the carbon bomb
Greedy Lying Bastards
Chasing Ice
Climate of Change
Changing Climate, Changing Health: how the climate crisis threatens our health and what we can do about it
A Sense of Wonder: Rachel Carson's love of the natural world and her fight to defend it
Eco-yards: simple steps to earth-friendly landscapes
Global Weirdness: severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas, and the weather of the future
Power Surge
The Honest Life: living naturally and true to you
Gashole: what the oil companies don't want you to know
Ecological Intelligence: how knowing the hidden impacts of what we buy can change everything
The Ocean of Life: the fate of man and the sea
Eco-Friendly Families 
The Better World Shopping Guide: every dollar makes a difference
A Fierce Green Fire: the battle for a living planet
Renewable: the world-changing power of alternative energy
Toxic Free: how to protect your health and home from the chemicals that are making you sick 
Green Investing: a guide to making money through environment-friendly stocks
Wind Power Basics
The Green Blue Book: the simple water-savings guide to everything in your life
The Green Home
Renewable Energies for your home: real-world solutions for green conversions
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Greening Your Business
Green Living by Design: the practical guide for eco-friendly remodeling and decorating
Eco-craft: recycle, recraft, restyle
The World Without UsLiving Like Ed: a guide to the eco-friendly life
Go Green, Live Rich: 50 simple ways to save the Earth and get rich trying
Easy Green Living: the ultimate guide to simple, eco-friendly choices for you and your home
Green Goes With Everything: simple steps to a healthier life and a cleaner planet
This Green House, home improvements for the eco-smart, the thrifty, and the do-it-yourselfer
Eco-Beautiful: the ultimate guide to natural beauty and wellness
Haley's Hints Green Edition
The Essential Green You: easy ways to detox your diet, your body, and your life
Ready, Set Green: eight weeks to modern eco-living from the experts at TreeHugger.com
Eaarth: making a life on a tough new planet
Home Sweet Zero Energy Home: what it takes to develop great homes that won't cost anything to heat, cool or light up, without going broke or crazy
Upcycling: create beautiful things with the stuff you already have
Revolutionary Yardscape: ideas for repurposing local materials to create containers, pathways, lighting, and more
Making It: radical home ec for a post-consumer world