The movement to source energy at the local level has boomed in recent years. "Power from the People" is a good guide for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the trend in an environmentally conscious way. Community energy has multiple... Read More

In its treatment of the aesthetics of ecological design, Lance Hosey’s latest book, "The Shape of Green", approaches sustainability as a comprehensive ideal that manifests in the way humans set out to make and use everyday things. The... Read More

At the center of most of the world’s most enduring epics, myths, and legends are spellbinding tales of plants that offer immortality, grasses and flowers that offer sustenance for humans and other animals, fruit that contains the... Read More

No one reading this book will ever look at a glass of water the same way again—especially if they live in the West. Water determined how the West was settled and populated and, as the author graphically chronicles, will influence how... Read More

Small-scale and urban farming as well as sustainable living and organic food purchasing are so prevalent right now that these practices are moving from a foodie trend to a fundamental shift in our food system. One of the people to thank... Read More

As a collector, compiler, and cataloger of interesting facts concerning disasters both natural and man-made, Alvin JacQues deserves credit for the determination and diligence he demonstrates in his second volume in the Catastrophic Gumbo... Read More

Around us, the world crumbles. Temperatures and ocean levels are rising. Oil supplies are dwindling. Those issues breed more issues, and the growing mound can intimidate us with its size and seriousness. Where on Earth do we begin? The... Read More

The Apostle Islands are a breathtaking archipelago of twenty-two islands in Lake Superior, off the northern tip of Wisconsin. Containing white sand beaches, rugged cliffs, and water-carved caves—as well as the last remnants of the... Read More