Monthly Archives: January 2012
Oceans rise gradually; the climate changes imperceptibly. News, on the other hand, is action—event, explosion, transformation. As New York Times science journalist Andrew Revkin put it: “You will never see a headline that says ‘Climate change broke out today.’” So how do we make climate change—and science—headline-worthy without sensationalizing or simplifying nuanced issues? Dedicated science [...]
Well, okay, not a personal letter really, but I just received this email and thought I’d post it here to help get the word out: Dear Simmons, Last September, millions of you joined us for 24 Hours of Reality, when we connected the dots between the reality of the climate crisis and the extreme weather [...]
Oak: One Tree, Three Years, Fifty Paintings By Stephen Taylor Princeton Architectural Press, 2012 Reviewed by Andrew C. Gottlieb There’s something comforting about the ability of an artist to focus solely on one object, and then to work to render that object over time in as many ways as necessary, perhaps until the need to [...]
In partnership with state, tribal, and federal agency partners, the Obama Administration today released the first draft national strategy to help decision makers and resource managers prepare for and help reduce the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, and the people and economies that depend on them The draft National Fish, Wildlife and Plants [...]
Pavillion Area Concerned Citizens (PACC) today denounced attacks from the oil and gas industry and the state of Wyoming in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its investigation of contaminated drinking water wells in Pavillion, Wyoming. EPA test results show that hazardous chemicals, commonly used in oil and gas development, contaminated the [...]
Terrain.org is pleased to present, with Sky Island Alliance, Writing Down the Jaguar: Writing Workshops in El Aribabi, Sonora, Mexico from March 23-26, 2012. jaguar.terrain.org Offered at Rancho El Aribabi in the beautiful Sierra Azul Mountains of northern Sonora, Mexico, Writing Down the Jaguar is a three-day workshop of classes, lectures, readings, and discussions on [...]
By Erik Hoffner I recently did an assignment for Yale Environment 360 reporting on Sweden’s forestry industry. I was excited to see the country, where “my people” are from, and which is regarded as the greenest in the world. For these reasons I already felt proud, but my purpose there would turn out to give [...]
The Way of the Woods: Journeys Through American Forests By Linda Underhill Oregon State University Press, 2009 Reviewed by Derek Sheffield In The Way of the Woods, Linda Underhill is an engaging, widely informed guide who leads us through various American forests from Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains to Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. As we follow [...]