Climate

Image of No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
Author(s):
Julian Aguon
Genre(s):
Essays, Climate, Sustainability, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Nonfiction

No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay

September 20, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Adrienne Ross Scanlan

“Aguon is a skilled and heartfelt writer, and his book will most likely be inspiring to readers who share his political analysis and seek out the personal stories hidden by geo-political co

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Image of National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey
Author(s):
Sylvia Earle
Genre(s):
Environment, Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Climate, Environment

National Geographic Ocean: A Global Odyssey

December 2, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Lenaburg

“This is one of those books perfectly made for both casual browsing and in-depth study, providing enough detail for the serious student along with eye-grabbing photography and illustrations

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Image of Climate Chaos: Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors
Author(s):
Brian Fagan, Nadia Durrani
Genre(s):
Climate, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Environment, Ancient Civilizations & Prehistory, Popular

Climate Chaos: Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors

November 13, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Donna Solecka Urbikas

“‘all human cultures share one common trait: they adapt constantly in response to all manner of variables. .  .  . and long-term success .  .  .

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Image of The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic (Open Media Series)
Author(s):
Stan Cox
Genre(s):
Climate, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Environment, Pandemics, Medical Writing, Pandemics

The Path to a Livable Future: A New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic (Open Media Series)

November 1, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Don Fitz

"The Path to a Livable Future may be the most serious and thought-provoking new book on climate change available.

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Image of After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible Cost of Comfort
Author(s):
Eric Dean Wilson
Genre(s):
Narrative Nonfiction, Environment, Climate

After Cooling: On Freon, Global Warming, and the Terrible Cost of Comfort

July 2, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Joseph Barbato

“Well-written, unexpectedly engaging, and perhaps a bit overlong, After Cooling is a knockout debut by a gifted writer.”

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Image of Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters
Author(s):
Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, Joanna Atherfold Finn
Genre(s):
Environment, Sustainability, Climate, Environment

Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters

March 1, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Adrienne Ross Scanlan

“The world we love is in our hands and so are the practical, effective, and daily choices that will protect our future.”

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Image of The Fragile Earth: Writings from The New Yorker on Climate Change
Author(s):
David Remnick
Editor(s):
Henry Finder
Genre(s):
Essays, Climate, Environment, Environmental Policy

The Fragile Earth: Writings from The New Yorker on Climate Change

February 6, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Joseph Barbato

Nearly two dozen outstanding articles on climate change, just in time for the U.S. return to the Paris accords. Now, what?

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Image of Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change
Author(s):
Ashley Dawson
Genre(s):
Environment, Climate, Political & Social Science

Extreme Cities: The Peril and Promise of Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change

June 15, 2018
Reviewed by: 
Robert Schaefer

“Extreme Cities offers a mix of postmodernism, revolutionary ideology with only a few moments of rational clarity to imagine a dystopian future shaped by the force

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Image of Are We Screwed?: How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change
Author(s):
Geoff Dembicki
Genre(s):
Politics, Environmental Policy, Environment, Climate

Are We Screwed?: How a New Generation Is Fighting to Survive Climate Change

August 21, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Roberta E. Winter

". . . read this evocative collection of stories about young people who are making a difference in environmental and political stewardship."

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Image of Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future
Author(s):
Lauren Redniss
Genre(s):
Earth Sciences, Climate, Graphic, Nonfiction, Comics, & Cartoons

Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future

October 26, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Lew Whittington

Science writer Lauren Redniss takes us on a most meditative, enchanting, and perilous journey via her prose and with her stunning artwork in Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Futu

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Image of Harness the Sun: America's Quest for a Solar-Powered Future
Author(s):
Philip Warburg
Genre(s):
Energy, Climate

Harness the Sun: America's Quest for a Solar-Powered Future

October 20, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Robert Schaefer

“If you are unfamiliar with the increasing impact of solar energy in America, Harness the Sun should quickly bring you up to speed.”

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Image of Windfall: Wind Energy in America Today
Author(s):
Robert W. Righter
Genre(s):
Energy, Ecology & Environment, Climate

Windfall: Wind Energy in America Today

November 4, 2011
Reviewed by: 
W. R. Stephens

In medieval England the violent winds that tore through the woodlands on a lord’s estate brought bounty to the local peasants.

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Image of Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels
Author(s):
Congressman Jerry McNerney Ph.D., Martin Cheek
Genre(s):
Energy, Ecology & Environment, Climate

Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels

September 28, 2011
Reviewed by: 
W. R. Stephens

“. . . one of the truly impressive things about this book is its scope. . . . Despite being dense with data and statistics, Clean Energy Nation never becomes overly technical.

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