Ironically, just as many of us have become passionate foodies who enjoy global edibles and markets that groan with produce, much of this Rabelaisian banquet has become endangered. In the edifying and entertaining "Lost Feast", Lenore... Read More

Video gamers as environmental activists? Alenda Y. Chang doesn’t think it’s as counterintuitive as it sounds. In her trenchant and wide-ranging "Playing Nature", she analyzes the potential of gaming’s huge audience to become nimble... Read More

Built upon research and nuance, "Solar Dividends" is a powerful, valuable proposal for tackling energy and resource scarcity. Robert Stayton’s "Solar Dividends" is a blueprint for tackling multiple pressing social and environmental... Read More

The ardent discussions of "Devastations in the Garden of Eden" bring attention to the degradation of what was once one of the most spectacular scenes in Africa. Abisai Temba’s environmental research title, "Devastations in the Garden... Read More

UK environmentalist Natalie Fee’s engaging and witty "How to Save the World for Free" is about environmentalism via small, personal acts. The book’s twelve chapters each focus on one area where individuals can take little steps to... Read More

Intertwined with American history, the bison has long been a symbol of the American West. Kurt Repanshek’s "Re-Bisoning the West" traces the development of the prehistoric animal whose existence has been both threatened and protected... Read More

A rising sea level is an inevitability, write Orrin Pilkey and Keith Pilkey in "Sea Level Rise", whose research concentrates on the American shoreline. Factual prose avoids sensationalism around the causes and impact of climate change,... Read More

Jedediah Purdy’s reflective essay collection "This Land Is Our Land" highlights the struggle Americans face when it comes to caring for the land and the environment. Purdy observes that “Land is perennially the thing we share that... Read More