Upsizing: The Road to Zero Emissions
More Jobs, More Income and No Pollution
by Gunter Pauli

Pauli has succeeded in doing a rare thing indeed...that of demonstrating how the environment and the economy can complement each other to create synergies! All this in the context of protecting and preserving our environment for current and future generations

The book is well written and supported by solid facts and well-developed case studies. It serves as a guide post for people of all walks of life, including CEOs, entrepreneurs, environmentalist and public servants, who want to act or promote action that will help reduce, even eliminate waste, while stimulating economic development.

Biomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus

The sophisticated, almost pro-growth angle of Benyus shows the great potential profitability of copying some of nature's time-tested, non-polluting room-temperature manufacturing and computing technologies. The colors of Benyus, a splendid Stevensville, Mont., science writer with a grasp of several sciences, contain far more shades of green than of chrome...

The Limits to Growth: The  30-year Update
by Donella H. Meadows, Jorgen Randers,
Dennis L. Meadows

In 1972, The Limits to Growth shocked the world and forever changed the global agenda by demonstrating that unchecked growth on our finite planet was leading planet earth towards ecological 'overshoot' and pending disaster. This new book presents future overshoot scenarios. A compelling, essential and indeed necessary reading for all concerned with our common future.