For most of Elizabeth Sawin’s career, she was not a multisolver. Instead, she worked on a single, albeit immensely important problem: climate change. Despite tremendous effort—long hours of teaching, attending conferences, publicizing...
Books
256 pages
6 x 9
five (5) black and white illustrations, photographs, line art, and maps
A Place to Foster Social Connection and Promote Democracy
America is facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, with troubling effects on our mental and physical health. We live in one of the most divisive times in our history, one in which we tend to work, play, and associate only with people who...
204 pages
6 x 9
40 figures
On the Frontlines of Climate Violence
“Schwartzstein’s vignettes of each troubled region are vibrantly narrated as he encounters indignant locals and has run-ins with menacing state security officials attempting to block his investigations into what they invariably...
328 pages
6 x 9
20 black and white photographs and /or illustrations
150 Infographics to Help Anyone Save the World
Our planet is a fascinating and complex place, but the challenges we face can seem overwhelming. How does our climate actually work? Should we worry about the global supply of drinking water? How much land do we need to grow food? And can...
224 pages
8.5 x 11
Full color, 150 illustrations
Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security
Threat Multiplier takes us onto the battlefield and inside the Pentagon to show how the US military is confronting the biggest security risk in global history: climate change. More than thirty years ago, when Sherri Goodman became the...
272 pages
6 x 9
16 illustrations
Prioritizing Justice and Sustainability
Flooding in California. Drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Massive fish kills in Texas and Australia. “Forever chemicals” in US drinking water. Similar headlines are sure to dominate the news in the years ahead. What is sometimes...
440 pages
8.5 x 11
77 illustrations
As unprecedented heat waves, storms of the century, and devastating fires impact cities across the country, the time to create climate resilient communities is now. While large-scale innovations in policy and technology are necessary to preserve...
216 pages
6 x 9
22 photos and illustrations
Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System
In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse in recent years, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we...
344 pages
6 x 9
Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future
It took an oil crisis in the 1970s for the Dutch to realize that they simply couldn´t afford to live without bicycles, and today the Dutch lead the world in urban cycling. Fifty years later, another crisis, the pandemic, has led to a boom...
244 pages
6 x 9
10 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, line art, and maps.