Island Press Takes Action on Climate Change
By Eric Bertsch / On February 14th, 2017
On Monday January 30th I had the privilege of accompanying the Island Press team on a quest to affect political change.
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Adjusting to Forests that Won't Stand Still
By Richard Waring, Joe Landsberg / On January 30th, 2017
For a long time we ecologists thought that we could predict not only how forests would grow but also how their composition was likely to change over time. And we could predict the effects of management actions: for example, If we chose to thin stands of trees in certain ways, we would expect predictable increases in the growth of the remaining trees, with more shrubs, grasses, and seedlings colonizing the gaps below the trees.
Frontline Communities to Steer Climate Justice Under Trump
By Amy Vanderwarker / On January 25th, 2017
Low-income communities and communities of color are likely to be hit first and worst by environmental rollbacks under the Trump administration — but they will also be at the forefront of the fight for climate justice.
How We Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief
By Laurie Mazur / On January 18th, 2017
Cities and states can step up their efforts to tackle global warming—with or without federal leadership.
Escaping Climate Change? Not So Simple
By Alan Mallach / On December 7th, 2016
Trying to predict how different US cities will be affected by climate change is something like trying to predict the movement of a single molecule in a sea of Brownian motion. Not only are the direct impacts of climate change complex, and not limited to hotter temperatures and higher sea levels, but any prediction needs to take account not only the gradual unfolding of change over time, and the considerable adaptability of human beings and their institutions.
Fleeing the effects of climate change
By Shirley Laska / On December 1st, 2016
What will happen when thousands of people overwhelm communities?
Climate change is mostly a “slow onset” phenomenon. It does, however, generate fast-onset disasters/catastrophes as well. Multiple years of drought slowly debilitate the ecosystem, threaten crops growth and healthy forests that absorb rain when it comes. Wildfires fed by dead/dying plant growth destroy communities rapidly, thus leading to soil poised to contribute to mud slides, etc., etc. The rhythm of the unexperienced and destructive dynamics of climate change play themselves out.
9 Questions on Climate Change and Health Every Candidate Should Answer
By Linda Rudolph, Kathy Dervin / On November 7th, 2016
Climate change remains the greatest health challenge of this century — but the candidates aren’t talking about it.
WATCH: Healthy Cities in an Era of Climate Change
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 20th, 2016
Many of the actions we must take to mitigate climate change-reducing fossil fuel use offer significant benefits for public health.
What Can the Abolitionists Teach Us About Climate Change?
By Denise Fairchild / On October 12th, 2016
Understanding the centuries-long abolitionist movement offers insight into the vision, the structural changes, the personal commitments, the political struggles, and the global movement required to stave off catastrophic climate change.
Access Denied
By Emily Monosson / On October 11th, 2016
The access issue touches all of us. From the cancer patient wanting to read up on her disease to the community organizers whose groundwater is tainted with solvents, the seaside city planner wanting the latest climate change models, and the high school student looking up at the stars.