Earth Week Reading List
Below is a list of reading materials and links related to the Earth Week lecture series, including books written by or written about Earth week speakers. Book links are provided to Amazon.com for more information.
Secret Charles, Community Outreach Consultant and Toxic Beauty Specialist, Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
Community Coalition for Environmental Justice Web Site
See Secret Charles talking about the Toxic Beauty Project (You Tube video 1:34)
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Jim Dawson, Field Coordinator, Washington Toxics Coalition
Washington Toxins Coalition Web Site
HealthyToys.Org
Timothy Egan, Journalist/Author
Books by Timothy Egan:
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Lasso the Wind: Away to the New West
Breaking Blue
The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest
Nancy Gonlin, Anthropology Instructor, BCC
Books by Nancy Gonlin:
Commoner Ritual and Ideology in Ancient Mesoamerica (with Jon Lohse)
Copan: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mayan Kingdom (with David Webster and Ann Corinne Freter)
Mike Hanson, Botany Instructor, BCC
Dr. Carol Janzen, Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc.
Sea-Bird Electronics Web Site
Bill Kupinse, English Department, University of Puget Sound
Keeper by Bill Kupinse in current issue of SeaStories
Bill Kupinse's UPS Web Site (including some essays and poetry)
Books by Bill Kupinse:
The Remains of Empire (in progress)
Patty Martin, Safe Food and Fertilizer / Former Mayor of Quincy WA
Safe Food and Fertilizer Web Site
Books about Patty Martin:
Fateful Harvest, the True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret by Duff Wilson
Michael Meyer, English Instructor, BCC
Anindita Mitra, Founder, CREÄ Affiliates, LLC
CREÄ Affiliates Web Site
Dave Montgomery, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
Dave Montgomery's UW Web Site
Books by Dave Montgomery:
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon
Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers (co-editor)
Michael Righi, Economics Instructor, BCC
Rob Rose, Bellevue Rotary Club
The Rose International Fund for Children
NEPAL District 3292 Joint Disability Awareness Project including Rob's Blog from Nepal
Bellevue Rotary Club Web Site
Sean Schmidt, Sustainable Style Foundation
Sustainable Style Foundation Web Site
Sean Schmidt's Web Site - Sustainable Sean
Jason Simpson, Starbucks Education Department
Starbucks Social Responsibility Web Site
Jeremy Smithson, Co-Founder/Owner, Puget Sound Solar
Puget Sound Solar Web Site
Dr. Viki Sonntag, Research Director, Sustainable Seattle
Sustainable Seattle Web Site
Why Local Linkages Matter: : Findings from the Local Food Economy Study
Pam Taziolli, Washington State Coordinator, Breast Cancer Fund
Breast Cancer Fund - Washington State Web Site
Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition
Pollution in People Project
Skin Deep - Safe Cosmetics Database
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
Books on Related Subjects:
Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry by Stacy Malkan
Heather Trimm, Urban Bays Project Coordinator, People for Puget Sound
People for Puget Sound Web Site
BCC Earth Week is organized by the BCC Student Science Association. For more information contact Rob Viens in the BCC Science Division at rviens@bcc.ctc.edu or (425) 564-3158.
