Award–winning investigative environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson digs into the science, politics, and greed behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster, and unearths a litany of impacts wrought by a century and a half of mining, energy development, and fracking in southwestern Colorado. Amid these harsh realities, Thompson explores how a new generation is setting out to make amends. As shocking and heartbreaking as the Gold King s ...
"Utah has been my home for over half a century. Native Americans have inhabited these landscapes since time immemorial. The writers in Red Rock Stories capture that connection in essays and poems that run as deep as the canyons of the Colorado River."—ROBERT REDFORD, actor, director, environmentalistRed Rock Stories conveys spiritual and cultural values of Utah’s canyon country through essays and poems of writers whose b ...
Edward Abbey is considered by many to be the father of the modern–day environmental movement; his well-loved book <i>Desert Solitaire</i> turns fifty this year. Abbey fans and critics alike will welcome Irvine’s fresh insights into this complex icon of the American West. <br><i>Desert Cabal</i> brings a new and much-needed perspective to current conversations on immigration, public lands, climate change, a ...
"Rebecca Lawton's powerful and poetic <i>The Oasis This Time</i> celebrates water as a precious natural resource. The collection is as diverse as it is illuminating. Each essay addresses a unique topic, but all are anchored by keen observations of the environment and musings on alternative solutions to pressing environmental problems." <br>—<b><i>FOREWORD REVIEWS</b></i> < ...
"The Williamses anchor Jefferies' profound inquiry to our churning world and illuminate their own passionate quests for truth and understanding."— BOOKLIST , starred reviewWhile browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth–century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops his understanding of a «so ...
Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of individuals to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature's Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into co ...
From green-lifestyle mavens who endorse products on social media to natural health activists sponsored by organic food companies, the marketplace for advice about how to live life naturally is better stocked than ever. Where did the curious idea of buying one�s way to sustainability come from?In no small part, as Andrew Case shows, the answer lies in the story of entrepreneur and reformer J. I. Rodale, his son Robert Rodale, and their ...
Юлия Высоцкая открыла долгожданный Лекторий Невинного клуба в стенах величественного здания МХАТа им. М. Горького. Устали от ощущения, что живете не на все 100? Юлия и приглашенные ею эксперты расскажут, как улучшить качество жизни без волшебства и финансовых вложений! Поговорим, почему идеология потребительства устарела, почему так важно развиваться и работать над собой и как сделать так, чтобы удовольствие стало неотъемлемой частью саморазвити ...
This book provides an insight into the global practices for environmental management of military live-fire training ranges by combining scientific research with practical solutions to ensure continued training capability. The text is divided into four parts: the first provides the background information necessary to understand the scientific principles behind environmental management. The second part comprises methodologies for the environ ...
