Reflections on Water Wrongs

By Rebecca Wodder / On August 30th, 2016
To build resilience to twenty-first century challenges, a transformational water ethic must not only respect the water rights of nature, but also the water rights of people, especially the most vulnerable among us.

Q&A with John Fleck

By Katharine Sucher / On August 29th, 2016
Read a Q&A with John Fleck, author of Water is for Fighting Over...and Other Myths about Water in the West.

Stop Government Promotion of Food Waste

By Baylen J. Linnekin / On August 25th, 2016
Earlier this year, Italy adopted measures to reduce the quantity of food that's wasted in the country. The laws encourage the use of doggy bags, which are uncommon on the continent. More importantly, they eliminate longstanding rules that have made it difficult or impossible farmers and grocers to donate food to those in need. For those readers unfamiliar with the term, food waste means "food that completes the food supply chain up to a final product, of good quality and fit for consumption, but still does not get consumed because it is discarded, whether or not after it is left to spoil."

On Interning at Island Press: A Place United

By Jessica Flores / On August 24th, 2016
When I graduated from my university last year, I wanted to start working in publishing, so when I found Island Press’s summer internships I signed up right away. From my first day as publicity intern, I was already mailing out advance reader copies to reviewers and reading chapters of the book I would write my first press release on. By the next week I was attending my first DTP meeting, where all the different departments of Island Press gather to discuss their concerns and progress for potential new books.

The Myth That Coal Is Cheap

By Gary Cohen / On August 23rd, 2016
Its health and other societal costs are staggering. Phasing out coal-fired power plants would be good for the country.

On Interning at Island Press: Spreading the Change

By Tiara Beatty / On August 18th, 2016
At the beginning of my college career, I was so sure I wanted to be a journalist. As time passed and my interests changed, I finally realized the field I really wanted to go into: book publishing. As a journalism major with a lot of newsroom experience, the closest I’d gotten to a book job was working at my university’s library. That’s when I went looking for internships and came across Island Press.

Waiting for the Crisis: Zika and Political Inaction

By Andy Dyer / On August 16th, 2016
Earlier this month, media announced the first Zika-related death in the United States, meanwhile Congress recently adjourned for a seven-week recess without passing additional funding to fight the virus. Check out what Chasing the Red Queen  author Andy Dyer  had to say about this political inaction below.

NASA Scientists: Do You See Change? If So, Share It

By Loretta Williams / On August 15th, 2016
In January, Judy Donnelly noticed that maple syrup collection was starting much earlier than usual near her Connecticut home. "I've noticed tubing being strung to collect maple sap in neighboring towns," she wrote. "This doesn't usually happen until mid-February." Like others who post observations to iSeeChange.org, Donnelly is aware of changes in the weather and climate in her area. 

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