Subject: Environment/Agriculture/Natural Resources
The promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell’s perilous journey and his vision for the American West
When John Wesley Powell became the first person to navigate the entire Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, he completed what Lewis and Clark had […]
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Energy: a human history
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time–wood to coal to oil to electricity and […]
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Rising: dispatches from the new American shore
Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that […]
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The suburban micro-farm: modern solutions for busy people
Stross outlines the ways to run a suburban homesteading garden. She covers such topics as developing and nurturing healthy soil, using permaculture techniques, and making […]
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The fracking debate: the risks, benefits, and uncertainties of the shale revolution
Over roughly the past decade, oil and gas production in the United States has surged dramatically-thanks largely to technological advances such as high-volume hydraulic fracturing, […]
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The round of a country year : a farmer’s day book
David Kline has been called a “twentieth-century Henry David Thoreau” by his friends and contemporaries; an apt comparison given the quiet exuberance with which he […]
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Contaminated sediments in freshwater systems
Assessment of freshwater sediments can determine whether chemical concentrations are sufficient to cause adverse effects on aquatic organisms or organisms higher in the food chain, […]
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Are we screwed? : how a new generation is fighting to survive climate change
In Are We Screwed?, Dembicki gives a firsthand account of this movement, and the shift in generational values behind it, through the stories of young […]
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Megafire : the race to extinguish a deadly epidemic of flame
A journalist and forest-fire expert shares his experiences in some of the world’s most dangerous and remote regions to explore the rising phenomenon of large-scale […]
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RE-USA : 20 American stories of adaptive reuse, a toolkit for post-industrial cities
Based on best-practice examples in American cities such as Detroit, New York, or Pittsburgh, this book shows successful cases of adaptive reuse that preserve the […]
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