Act Resources

By Rob Hopkins, ManagEnergy

As stakeholders of the sustainable energy field gathered in Brussels for the EU Sustainable Energy Week, they had the chance to end the second day of the Policy Conference on an inspirational note. For its first edition, the ManagEnergy Talk chose to invite serial storyteller Rob Hopkins (UK). Founder of the Transition movement, Hopkins gave insights to how bottom-up actions can have very real impacts through imagination. In his own words, his speech was a “love poem to the words ‘what if’”. For him, imagination is about thinking of a different way that the future could be, which is also the goal of people striving for the energy transition. After watching his intervention through the YouTube link below, we guarantee that you will also start thinking in terms of ‘what if’ and use your creativity to lead the energy transition! The event was moderated by Christiane Egger, Deputy Manager of OÖ Energiesparverband...

June 25, 2018

RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future

By David Holmgren, Meliodora Publishing

This 592 page manual shows how Australians can downshift and retrofit their homes, gardens, communities and, above all, themselves to be more self-organised, sustainable and resilient into an uncertain future. It promises a challenging but exciting mix of satisfying work, a more meaningful way of living and hope for the next generation. RetroSuburbia is divided into three main sections: the Built, the Biological and the Behavioural along with the introductory section ‘Setting the scene’. Available in the USA from our partners at Permaculture Principles and in the UK from Ragmans.

June 25, 2018

Nourished Planet

By Danielle Nierenberg, Island Press

In Nourished Planet, the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition offers a global plan for feeding ourselves sustainably. Drawing on the diverse experiences of renowned international experts, the book offers a truly planetary perspective.

June 15, 2018

A Quest for Meaning

Bullfrog Films

A QUEST FOR MEANING tells the story of Marc and Nathanaël, two childhood friends who take an impromptu road trip attempting to uncover the causes of our current global crisis and to discover a way to bring about change.

May 24, 2018

The Transition Starts Here, Now and Together

By Lionel Astruc, Rob Hopkins, Chelsea Green Publishing

The saga of the Transition Towns movement inspires us all to take action and tap into the unimagined capacities we all have to promote change.

May 18, 2018

Canada’s Energy Outlook

By David Hughes, Canada's Energy Outlook

This study analyses Canada’s energy system, and provides an objective assessment of future options to maintain energy security and meet climate commitments.

May 9, 2018

Climate-Wise Landscaping

By Sue Reed, Ginny Stibolt, New Society Publishers

individuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything, can be done. Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt offer a rallying cry in response — instead of wringing our hands, let's roll up our sleeves. Based on decades of experience, this book is packed with simple, practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home.

April 24, 2018

Is Inequality in America Irreversible?

By Chuck Collins, Polity Books

In this book, leading US scholar and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the causes and drivers of rampant inequality, and demolishes simplistic theories that hold that current inequalities are primarily the result of technological change and globalization or differences in merit.

April 23, 2018

Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming

By Frank Holzman, Rowman & Littlefield

Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming informs and inspires gardeners, and farmers, who wish to bring quality and integrity into their work with the land. It is about developing close relationships with land that produces our food.

March 28, 2018

Fruitful Labor

By Mike Madison, Chelsea Green Publishing

As the average age of America’s farmers continues to rise, we face serious questions about what farming will look like in the near future, and who will be growing our food. Many younger people are interested in going into agriculture, especially organic farming, but cannot find affordable land, or lack the conceptual framework and practical information they need to succeed in a job that can be both difficult and deeply fulfilling.