Environmental Disasters

Compiled in May 2001

Ill Wind by Kevin Anderson.  A microbe that eats petroleum is released from a lab.

Ill Wind by Nevada Barr.  Illegal chemical dumping or illegal use of chemicals.

Friend of the Earth by T. C. Boyle.  This book has an environmentally ravaged Earth as the setting.

Alas Babylon by Pat Frank.  A group of people manage to survive a nuclear holocaust.

Sick Puppy by Carl Hiassen.  Features millionaire eco-terrorist Twilly Spree.  The environment is a common theme in his novels.

Pollen by Jeff Noon.  A nano-virus runs amok.

Meltdown by James Powlik.  A controversial oceanographer investigates irradiated plankton, fish, and whales to uncover evidence that oceanic nuclear waste is threatening to destroy the fragile Arctic ecosystem.

Sea Change by James Powlik.

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.  (children's book)

Those Who Favor Fire by Lauren Wolk.  About the people in a Pennsylvania town - about 15 years ago, a fire started in the coal mines underneath the town.  The fire is still burning and is now putting residents of the town at risk.

The Sky Unwashed by Ms. Irene Zabytko based on a true occurrence.  The story portrays the people of the village, Starylis, situated near the nuclear plant at Chernobyl and how the explosion at the plant in 1986 changed their lives.  It is a story of great sadness and despair as well as a story of great courage, determination, and hope.

08/28/2006