Education
We encourage you to check out the valuable educational programs and resources available in our area and to learn more about caring for our earth and its inhabitants through books and other educational information.
Scarce
Based in Glen Ellyn, SCARCE has a variety of programs ranging from recycling a multitude of items, composting education, energy efficiency and storm water management.
Resiliency Institute
Located at the MacDonald Farm in south Naperville, the Resiliency Institute provides classes in permaculture and other environmental educational programs.
Faith in Place
Faith in Place is a non-profit organization which works with more than 700 communities of faith across Illinois. It is involved in lobbying IL state government officials and offers programs to congregations focused on energy efficiency, local food production and other sustainability topics.
Suggested Articles and Books:
Articles
Books
We encourage you to check out the valuable educational programs and resources available in our area and to learn more about caring for our earth and its inhabitants through books and other educational information.
Scarce
Based in Glen Ellyn, SCARCE has a variety of programs ranging from recycling a multitude of items, composting education, energy efficiency and storm water management.
Resiliency Institute
Located at the MacDonald Farm in south Naperville, the Resiliency Institute provides classes in permaculture and other environmental educational programs.
Faith in Place
Faith in Place is a non-profit organization which works with more than 700 communities of faith across Illinois. It is involved in lobbying IL state government officials and offers programs to congregations focused on energy efficiency, local food production and other sustainability topics.
Suggested Articles and Books:
Articles
- Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change (NY Times Article)
Books
- This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate, Naomi Klein
- Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the Future of Environmentalism, Ozzie Zehner
- The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert
- The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth, E.O. Wilson
- Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, Bill McKibben
- Don't Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change, George Marshall
- 2052, A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years, Jorgen Randers.