#FOREWORD FRIDAY: What's It Going to Take?
By Jada Mosley / On March 8th, 2019
Before he announced his candidacy for president, Jay Inslee was an Island Press author dedicated to igniting America's clean energy economy.
Advancing Equitable Energy Solutions in the Trump Era
By Laurie Mazur / On December 7th, 2017
A round-table discussion on how environmental justice leaders are pushing forward in the era of Trump
Why Kill a Snow Leopard Conservation Ranger? Energy Sprawl and Land-Use Conflict
By Joseph M. Kiesecker / On October 27th, 2017
View from a mountain top in Khan Khentii Protected Area, Khuh Nuur, Mongolia. Photo © Nick Hall
A mysterious and untimely death is not what first comes to mind when I think about wildlife conservation. But the death of conservation ranger Lkhagvasumberel (Sumbee) Tumursukh, who worked with the Mongolian Snow Leopard Conservation Foundation, is a mystery indeed.
Minding the Gap: Energy Sprawl and Access in India
By Joseph M. Kiesecker / On October 27th, 2017
Solar panels adjacent to an elementary school in Antelope Valley. © Dave Lauridsen for The Nature Conservancy
Empowering Communities—Denise Fairchild Podcast Interview
By Kyler Geoffroy / On October 27th, 2017
Denise Fairchild, co-editor of the new book Energy Democracy, explores what an alternative, democratized energy future can look like
Getting Energy Efficiency to the People Who Need It Most
By Laurie Mazur / On August 28th, 2017
Cities must do more to ensure investments in energy efficiency reach the low- and moderate-income households that bear the heaviest burden from high energy costs.
Cities’ Path to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy
By Laurie Mazur / On July 5th, 2017
A new report shows there are numerous paths forward for our cities to achieve the clean-energy future their residents need and want
The Transition From Fossil Fuel Economy to a Greener Future
By Samantha Harvey / On June 27th, 2017
Our leaders can support the transition to a greener, fairer future. Or they can get out of the way. But they can't stop it.
Coal Blooded: Coal Power Plants as a Civil Rights Issue
By Kyler Geoffroy / On May 12th, 2017
A podcast interview with NAACP’s Jacqueline Patterson on the importance of viewing environmental issues as civil rights issues
Trump’s Coal Delusions
By Richard Heinberg / On December 8th, 2016
During the second presidential debate on October 9, Republican presidential nominee (now President-Elect) Donald Trump claimed that “clean coal” could meet the energy needs of the United States for the next 1,000 years. Now that Mr. Trump will be in the position of making national energy policy, it’s worth examining that assertion.