Here are some recent books and links from Sustainable Williston members;

Vermont Climate Assessment from UVM’s Gund Institute
http://vtclimate.org/
The Vermont Climate Assessment is the nation’s first state-level climate assessment providing data similar to the National Climate Assessment.

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, by Elizabeth Kolbert
http://www.amazon.com/The-Sixth-Extinction-Unnatural-History/dp/0805092994
Reporting and explaining the current mass extinction.

Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing, by Doug McKenzie-Mohr
http://www.amazon.com/Fostering-Sustainable-Behavior-Introduction-Community-Based/dp/0865716420
A remarkable book detailing specific research, facts, and techniques for spreading sustainable ways of life.

Why Geography Matters: More Than Ever, by Harm de Blij
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Geography-Matters-More-Than/dp/0199913749
Understanding the most dramatic events in our world through geography.

George Marshall on how to talk with climate change dissenters
http://www.climateaccess.org/resource/tip-sheet-george-marshall-how-talk-climate-change-dissenter
Arguing and throwing facts at climate change dissenters, it turns out, is practically useless. What does work to open real conversations about climate change?