#ForewordFriday: Mastering the Basics
By Chidinma Onuoha / On May 3rd, 2019
Savory explains that the major culprits of climate change are not fossil fuels and livestock, but our mismanagement of resources.
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Determining When Trees Are Drought Stressed
By Richard Waring / On February 18th, 2019
Unlike most annual crops, the roots of long-lived trees can penetrate through soils to great depth to reach water (Figure 1). If we can’t tell how deeply roots penetrate, how do we determine when trees run out of water? One way is to monitor the moisture status of leaves and twigs, because these are connected through the sapwood in branches, stems, and roots to water deep underground.
Empowering Communities—Denise Fairchild Podcast Interview
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 27th, 2017
Denise Fairchild, co-editor of the new book Energy Democracy, explores what an alternative, democratized energy future can look like
Reflections on Houston in a Time of Contradiction
By Samantha Harvey / On October 16th, 2017
From a city strangled by fossil fuels, a call to fight for a more equitable future emerges.
To Prevent Disaster, Rethink Development
By Laurie Mazur, Edward Thomas / On October 13th, 2017
Three ways better building practices can reduce the risks of hurricanes like Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Acting for Environmental Justice—Peggy Shepard Interview
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 5th, 2017
A podcast interview with WE ACT For Environmental Justice co-founder Peggy Shepard on the past, present, and future of the environmental justice movement
Environmentalist's Survival Guide to the Trump Administration
By Katharine Sucher / On March 1st, 2017
The environment is facing tough times in a Trump presidency. Within an hour of his inaguration, all mentions of climate change were removed from the White House website. Since then, key environmental regulations have been slashed, and a bill has been introduced calling for the abolishment of the EPA. So what's an environmentalist to do? Below, Island Press authors share their advice for agitating for action on climate change and continuing to push an environmental agenda forward in the face of an unsupportive administration.
Where to live? Resiliency in spite of climate change
By Jaimie Hicks Masterson / On December 21st, 2016
In October, Jonah Engel Bromwich wrote an article for the New York Times entitled “Where should you live to escape the harshest effects of climate change?” The article hypothesizes about which cities will experience the least adverse hazard impacts from climate change.
We can’t win the climate battle without healthy forests
By Joe Landsberg, Richard Waring / On December 19th, 2016
Most people now accept that the world’s climate is changing rapidly as a result of human activities — mainly the direct emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that trap heat radiating from the earth, causing the temperature of our small blue planet to rise. This is leading to all sorts of political, economic and ecological problems.
A Community Approach to Climate Resilience
By Rebecca Wodder / On July 28th, 2016
How to accumulate and leverage social capital to achieve healthy freshwater ecosystems, green infrastructure improvements, and triple-bottom-line benefits.