Country Bookshelf and Montana Conservation Voters are proud to present Heather White in conversation with Whitney Tawney in celebration of 60 Days to a Greener Life and the upcoming release of Eco-Anxiety: Saving Our Sanity, Our Kids & the Future.
Tickets are required for this event.
The event at a glance:
The 10$ admission fee can be put towards a preorder copy of Eco-Anxiety. Customers wishing to preorder Eco-Anxiety can do so by purchasing a copy during add-ons section of the checkout process. They can also purchase through the store directly in person, online, or over the phone (406-587-0166). Customers have until 9/23/2024 at 6:30 to utilizie this offer.
On September 17th, please arrive early to secure your seat. Seating is general admission first come, first serve.
At 6:00pm the event program featuring Heather White and Whitney Tawney will begin. The speakers will take audience questions following their program.
After the talk, Heather White will be available for book signing.
Can't attend in person? Order a signed copy of 60 Days to a Greener Life or Eco-Anxiety on our website or by calling 406-587-0166. Signing requests will need to be placed 24 hours before the event.
About 60 Days to a Greener Life:
Are you worried about the climate crisis? Are you suffering from eco-anxiety? Do you want to help but you're not sure how? Do you want to learn how to make greener choices? If you answered yes to any of those questions, author and environmentalist Heather White's 60 Days to a Greener Life is the resource you need.
You can read an entry every day or at your own pace. Each entry provides valuable insights and easy-to-apply ways you can live a more eco-friendly, joyful life. Each entry includes:
a topic or question related to our world.
an easy-to-understand explanation of ways you can adjust your lifestyle.
an energizing prompt that gives you simple ideas on how to apply what you’ve learned.
60 Days to a Greener Life will teach you about:
eco-anxiety, how to manage it, and why individual action matters.
climate change, recycling, and greener, sustainable school lunch choices.
connecting to nature and wildlife.
volunteering and how to jumpstart conversations about good environmental practices.
renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, organic food, and GMOs.
toxic chemicals, plastic pollution, safe drinking water, and more
About Eco-Anxiety:
The climate crisis and its resulting eco-anxiety is the biggest challenge of our time. The anxiety that comes with worrying about how environmental harm will impact our--and our children's--lives can be overwhelming. Learn how to balance practicing daily sustainability actions while caring for your own eco-anxiety in this revolutionary book from noted environmentalist Heather White.
In Eco-Anxiety, White shows you how to contribute to the climate movement through self-discovery and self-care. Utilizing the Service Superpower Profile Assessment included in the text, you’ll discover how your personality, interests, and strengths can be of service to others and the planet. This book will serve as your guide to:
Begin a 21-Day Kickstarter Plan that shares specific sustainable actions you can take
Track your progress with journal prompts and exercises that'll help you measure mental health benefits
Listen and talk with loved ones about their climate anxiety
Commit to being an eco-aware individual and inspire your family, friends, and community to work toward a regenerative, sustainable world
Setting the intention each day to take a small step to care for the planet--can help ease your eco-anxiety, push the culture toward climate solutions, and create a sense of joy.
Heather White is a nationally recognized conservation and environmental policy expert and a frequent spokesperson in national media on climate, energy, and conservation issues. Heather is the founder & CEO of the nonprofit, OneGreenThing.org, and author of Eco-Anxiety: Saving Our Sanity, Our Kids, and Our Future (Harper Collins 2024), 60 Days to a Greener Life: Ease Eco-Anxiety Through Joyful Daily Action (Harper Collins, 2024) and One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet (Harper Collins, 2022) (a Silicon Valley Reads 2024 selected book). OneGreenThing is a nonprofit that tackles eco-anxiety through joyful daily action, inspiring culture change for policy solutions.
White's twenty-plus years experience of service including working as a litigator at a prominent Nashville law firm, a campaign staffer and recount attorney for Al Gore's presidential campaign, the energy and environmental policy legislative counsel for U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, and adjunct law professor at Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Tennessee College of Law. White directed environmental education advocacy at the nation's largest conservation organization, ran an environmental health watchdog in Washington, DC, and led the nonprofit partner to Yellowstone National Park.
Heather was named one of the "Top 20 Women Leaders in Sustainability" by Green Building & Design magazine and "100 Women to Watch in Wellness" by MindBodyGreen. Heather has been featured on Good Morning America, CBS News, MSNBC, KTLA5, ABC7 in San Francisco, WGN in Chicago, and quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Teen Vogue.
She's a frequent speaker on environmental issues and has spoken at Clinton Global Initiative, the World Happiness Summit, TedXBoston, UTA, AllTech Corporation, Amazon, Hearst Publications, VF Corporation, TIAA, Warner Music Group, the Nashville Bar Association, EQ Office, and bookstores across the country including Diesel books in Brentwood, Green Apple in San Francisco, and Novel in Memphis. She lives in Bozeman, MT with her husband and two teenage daughters.
Whitney Tawney is the Executive Director of Montana Conservation Voters. Born in Montana, Whitney returned to the Big Sky State after working for a decade on conservation issues in Washington, DC, where she most recently was the Senior Water Policy Advisor for Ducks Unlimited. During her tenure in DC, Whitney also worked for Senator Max Baucus and the Western Conservation Foundation to build new leaders for the West’s land, water and air. Whitney enjoys anything outside with her husband Dan, son Henry and their boykin spaniel Rex.
Accessibility Information:
The event will take place on the first floor of Country Bookshelf.
All doorways have a width greater than 32 inches with the narrowest being our front door at 35 inches.
The speakers will be using a microphone at this event. Additionally, there will be seating reserved for folks who are hard of hearing in the front row.
Please email staff@countrybookshelf.com if you have any specific accessibility needs and we will do our best to serve you!
Do you or someone you know provide ASL interpretation? Country Bookshelf is seeking an interpreter to call on for future events. Please send information to staff@countrybookshelf.com if there is interest!
| Calendar | Community Events |
|---|---|
| Location | Country Bookshelf 28 West Main Street Bozeman, MT 59715 |
| Date | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Duration | 1h |
| Repeats? | No |