Subject: Environment/Agriculture/Natural Resources
Wetlands: an introduction
Wetlands are a vital natural resource and an integral part of the ecosystem. Yet they are also fraught with contention. Landowners, developers, ecologists, policymakers, and […]
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Throwaway nation: the ugly truth about American garbage
Throwaway Nation: The Ugly Truth About American Garbage takes a look at the pileup of waste in the United States, including the problem of plastic, […]
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A season on the wind: inside the world of spring migration
A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of […]
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Superpower: one man’s quest to transform American energy
Chronicles the efforts of renewable energy pioneer Michael Skelly to build America’s second-largest wind power company, revealing how his career has reflected groundbreaking changes in […]
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Handbook on household hazardous waste
Household hazardous waste (HHW) is a topic that affects every individual and community given the nearly universal use, storage, and disposal of chemical consumer products. […]
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Slime: how algae created us, plague us, and just might save us
Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist. There are as […]
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Resurrection of the wild: meditations on Ohio’s natural landscape
An impassioned call for recognizing and preserving the ecological wonders of the Allegheny Plateau. Yosemite National Park, Louisiana’s bayou, the rocky coasts of New England, […]
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The fate of food: what we’ll eat in a bigger, hotter, smarter world
In this fascinating look at the race to secure the global food supply, environmental journalist and professor Amanda Little tells the defining story of the […]
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The new organic grower: a master’s manual of tools and techniques for the home and market gardener
Inspired by the European intensive growers, [this book] offers a very approachable and productive form of farming that has proven to work well for the […]
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After coal: stories of survival in Appalachia and Wales
Central Appalachia and South Wales were built to extract coal, and faced with coal’s decline, both regions have experienced economic depression, labor unrest, and out-migration. […]
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