Laudato si’: On Care for Our Common Home 
By Pope Francis. Essential reading for any Christian. The pope’s encyclical is bold, prophetic, and uncompromising.
Debra RienstraAugust 15, 2023
Great Tide Rising: Towards Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change
Makes a persuasive case for the moral imperative to act in response to the climate crisis. Moore’s beautiful nature writing is a bonus.
Debra RienstraAugust 15, 2023
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants
By Robin Wall Kimmerer. Literary essays on the themes of reciprocity and gratitude, blending indigenous and scientific wisdom. An absolute must-read. A bestseller for good reason.
Debra RienstraAugust 15, 2023
The Overstory
By Richard Powers. Interweaves the stories of nine characters who get tangled up in eco-activism, but trees and forests are the real protagonists, irradiating the novel with their being-ness. Every sentence in this absorbing novel is a work of art.
Debra RienstraAugust 14, 2023
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
By Elizabeth Kolbert. A readable and compelling account of what we know about species extinction and how we know it.
Debra RienstraAugust 14, 2023
Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
This is the report that most famously sounded an urgent alarm call. The full report is formidable in length, but the executive summary is sufficient for a general reader.
Debra RienstraAugust 14, 2023
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
A hub for educational resources, news, events, and inspiration for people of faith concerned about the climate crisis.
Debra RienstraAugust 13, 2023
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Dashboard
Provides a huge array of up-to-date climate data with excellent graphic dashboards. Focuses on the U.S.
Debra RienstraAugust 13, 2023
The Crucial Years Newsletter by Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben writes this excellent newsletter on the Substack platform. It's a great place to read a weekly commentary and news roundup about climate and climate action.
Debra RienstraAugust 12, 2023
The Lost Words: A Spell Book
By Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. A coffee table book pairing Macfarlane’s whimsical and muscular poems with ravishing art by Jackie Morris. Each “spell” celebrates the distinct delights of a particular creature or plant. Ideal gift for all ages, including young children.
Debra RienstraAugust 12, 2023
