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June 12, 2008

The Pesky Quiz: How Well Do You Know the History of American Attempts to Wipe out Insects?

To highlight the history of U.S. efforts to control insects we offer a quiz to test your knowledge of this fascinating story as explored by James E. McWilliams in American Pests: The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to...

May 1, 2008

Springtime in Riverside Park: A Posting from Ed Grimm

Ed Grimm is the author of Riverside Park: The Splendid Sliver. It’s not as if Riverside Park hibernates all winter. The hardiest of the joggers and cyclists are out on its paths, children continue to flock to its 15 playgrounds,...

April 22, 2008

Earth Day 2008

Earth Day, founded in 1970 to raise awareness about the nation’s environmental concerns, is today, and we’d like to take this opportunity to highlight some of our recent ecology and environmental sciences titles. American Environmental History: An Introduction by Carolyn...

April 21, 2008

The Green Press Initiative

In honor of Earth Day tomorrow, we want to highlight The Green Press Initiative, which is an organization dedicated to helping the book and newspaper industries understand their environmental impact. Columbia University Press joined the Green Press Initiative in April...

April 15, 2008

The Nature of the Hudson: A Posting from Frances Dunwell

In spring, I am often reminded of the feminine nature of the Hudson. It is now, when the shad, herring, striped bass and sturgeon ascend the river to spawn that we witness how potently creative she is. Maternal and nourishing,...

April 11, 2008

24,132

24,132—that’s how many trees there are in Central Park according to a recent article in the New York Times. Employing GPS technology a company recently hired by the Central Park Conservancy surveyed the trees of Central Park. For those interested...

February 29, 2008

Humanity’s Growing Pains: A Post by Walter Dodds

Walter Dodds is a professor of biology at Kansas State and the author of Humanity’s Footprint: Momentum, Impact, and Our Global Environment. Humanity is entering adolescence. For most of our history, the world has had unlimited capacity to take care...

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Category: Environmental Studies