by Leah Thomas
Voracious, Little, Brown and Company, 2022. 192 p. Nonfiction
The Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and privilege, and promotes awareness of the fundamental truth that we cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people -- especially those most often unheard -- Simultaneously a call to action, a guide to instigating change for all, and a pledge to work toward the empowerment of all people and the betterment of the planet
What I love the most about this book is how personal caring about the environment can become if you just try. It becomes even more personal when you take your fellow man into consideration. Climate change may not be effecting you negatively, but chances are it is and has negatively effected someone you know. In choosing to care for the planet, you care for others as well. I recommend this book for those interested in the environment and other topics such as racism and privilege.
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by Jessica Hernandez
North Atlantic Books, 2022. 256 p. Nonfiction
An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors.
Beacon Press, 2019. 212 p. Nonfiction
Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to effective organizing and allyship
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