Category: Environmental Studies

January 22, 2014

Michael Mann on the Responsibility of Climate Scientists

In a recent New York Times op-ed, Michael Mann, author of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines (now available in paperback), argues that scientists can no longer stay on the sidelines when it comes...

October 30, 2013

Steven Cohen on the Lessons of Superstorm of Sandy

“In the long run, the key lessons from Superstorm Sandy are that we must face the reality of climate change and adapt to it.”—Steven Cohen In an essay for The Huffington Post , Steven Cohen, author of Sustainability Management: Lessons...

August 22, 2013

Michael Mann Discusses Climate Change on Hardball and Al Jazeera America

Michael Mann, author of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines has become one of the leading spokespeople about the science and dangers of climate change as well as the dangers of climate change denialists....

June 19, 2013

Michael Marder and Monica Gagliano: How Do Plants Sound?

Michael Marder and Monica Gagliano discuss new research that shows that plants may make sounds independently of dehydration and cavitation-related processes.

May 3, 2013

David A. Nibert – New Welfarism, Veganism, and Capitalism

Read “New Welfarism, Veganism, and Capitalism,” an excerpt from Animal Oppression and Human Violence, by David A. Nibert.

May 2, 2013

David A. Nibert – A History of Domesecration, Part 2

Read the second of an essay by David A. Nibert, author of Animal Oppression and Human Violence, in which he discusses the pernicious effect the domesecration of animals has on humankind.

May 1, 2013

David A. Nibert – A History of Domesecration, Part 1

Read the first part of an essay by David A. Nibert, author of Animal Oppression and Human Violence, in which he discusses the history of the phenomenon of the oppression of nonhuman animals by humans.

April 30, 2013

Read the Introduction of Animal Oppression and Human Violence

Read the introduction to David A. Nibert’s Animal Oppression and Human Violence.

April 25, 2013

Vivien Gornitz — Welcome to the Anthropocene

“To forestall these rapid planetary transformations from bringing civiliza­tion to the brink requires a solution to the impending climate and environ­mental crisis that transcends short-term fixes. It calls for a major paradigm shift.”—Vivien Gornitz In the following excerpt from Rising...

April 24, 2013

Vivien Gornitz on Rising Sea Levels in NYC

In the following excerpt from Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future, Vivien Gornitz examines how New York City is reacting to and planning for the possibility of flooding due to rising seas. (To read the excerpt in a full screen, click...

April 23, 2013

Vivien Gornitz — Toward an Aquatic Future

“Could future greenhouse gas-induced global warming push the Earth’s climate system into an unstable mode, triggering a catastrophic meltdown of the polar ice sheets?”—Vivien Gornitz The follow post is from Vivien Gornitz, author of Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future. Superstorm...

April 22, 2013

Book Giveaway: "Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future" by Vivien Gornitz

This week our featured book is Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future, by Vivien Gornitz. Throughout the week, we will be featuring the books and their editors on our blog as well as on our Twitter feed, and on our Facebook...