What does climate justice organizing look like under Trump?
By Laurie Mazur / On March 22nd, 2017
An interview with Miya Yoshitani, executive director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
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What Will Urban Policy Look Like Under a Trump Presidency?
By Alan Mallach / On January 11th, 2017
Spoiler alert: It's likley to be a long four years for urbanists and city folk.
9 Questions on Climate Change and Health Every Candidate Should Answer
By Linda Rudolph, Kathy Dervin / On November 7th, 2016
Climate change remains the greatest health challenge of this century — but the candidates aren’t talking about it.
7 ways to talk about climate impacts with anyone (even Republicans!)
By Cara Pike / On September 20th, 2016
By focusing on preparedness, we can fully engage Americans — all Americans — in crafting solutions to the greatest challenge of our time.
The Bipartisan Climate Solution: A Tax Swap
By Emil H. Frankel, Keith Kozloff / On July 21st, 2016
You wouldn’t know it from today’s polarized politics, but protecting the environment used to be a bipartisan effort. There were, of course, the path-breaking conservation achievements of Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. And, in the 1970s through the 1990s major federal environmental legislation – the National Environmental Policy Act, the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Council on Environmental Quality, the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act – occurred under Republican administrations in cooperation with Democratic Congressional leadership.
A Slimy Kind of Strategy
By Lucy Moore / On April 14th, 2015
Reposted with permission from Lucy Moore's blog.
He was a well-dressed utility company executive in his early forties and he was walking in my direction. I had hoped for a little peace and quiet during my lunch break in the cafeteria, before the negotiation resumed and I would have to take up my mediator role again. But he was heading toward me, and he looked concerned.
“Lucy? May I have a word with you, just briefly?” he asked.
“Sure, have a seat,” and I motioned to the chair across from me.
More Than a Drafting Error: Why Scott Walker Is Wrong
By Denise Fairchild / On April 1st, 2015
#ForewordFriday: State of the World Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On May 2nd, 2014
If you're the kind of person who eagerly awaits the annual State of the Union speech, we have just what you need to tide you over until next January. State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability marks the 40th anniversary of Worldwatch Institute, one of the leading environmental think tanks. This year's book analyzes government structures on every scale, how they are—or aren't—addressing sustainability issues, and how they can be improved.
#ForewordFriday: Chico Vive Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On April 4th, 2014
Island Press is pleased to be co-sponsoring the 2104 Chico Vive conference at American University in DC this weekend. The conference brings together grassroots activists, NGOs, students, engaged scholars, applied scientists, policymakers, journalists, and others to discuss the development of the global grassroots environmental movement in the 25 years since environmental martyr Chico Mendes' death.