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The Climate Crisis Demands a Move Away from Car Dependency

By Kyler Geoffroy / On August 13th, 2024

In an op-ed published in collaboration with Island Press, Anna Zivarts (author of When Driving Is Not an Option) reveals how power shutoffs and wildfire evacuations can be deadly for disabled people, especially nondrivers who may not have a way to get to a cooling center or evacuation point. Zivarts writes:

Empowering Nutrition Professionals to Promote Agricultural Resilience

By Christina Badaracco / On April 10th, 2024

A look at the relationship between agricultural systems and climate change reveals implications for the resilience of our food systems and nutrition professionals' work.

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Free Resilience E-book on Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

By Laurie Mazur / On March 11th, 2024

It’s not a stretch to say we live in an age of extremes: extreme weather, extreme heat, extreme polarization. And yet, in this dire moment, many people are rising to the great environmental and moral challenges of our time.

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We're Not Ready for Extreme Heat in a Rapidly Aging Nation

By Kyler Geoffroy / On September 1st, 2023

Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation author Danielle Arigoni says extreme heat and other climate impacts disproportionatly impact older adults, but resilience efforts are far behind.

On Juneteenth, Past Lessons Can Guide Our Climate Future

By Denise Fairchild / On June 19th, 2023

Energy Democracy editor Denise Fairchild reflects on the Juneteenth national holiday and its relevance to the current climate struggle.

Ian Was a Warning to Make Flood Insurance Accessible to All

By Kyler Geoffroy / On November 30th, 2022

Understanding Disaster Insurance author Carolyn Kousky writes that by expanding access to flood insurance, we can protect more Americans and improve their financial resilience in the face of escalating climate disasters.

Staying Safe in a Hotter World

By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 3rd, 2022

Managing the Climate Crisis authors Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw on the steps local communities can take right now to make heat waves less dangerous.

Healing from Trauma by Building for Health

By Laurie Mazur / On June 29th, 2022

By investing in people and places, while also changing decision-making processes that have contributed to urban trauma, cities can lead the charge in promoting better health for their citizens and for the planet.

Do You Care Too Much about Climate to Collaborate?

By R. Bruce Hull / On December 16th, 2020

Believe it or not, your passionate concern for the climate may be holding back progress on the crucial environmental issue of our time.

Earth Day 50: Fun Facts About Island Press You Didn't Know!

By Kyler Geoffroy / On April 22nd, 2020

You may already be aware that Island Press is known as the "publisher of record in all aspects of the environment," but here's some lesser known trivia about us in celebration of Earth Day 50:

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