Meet the Author: Q & A with ... Shi-Ling Hsu!
By Meghan Bartels / On January 22nd, 2015
In this installment of this occasional series, we hear from Shi-Ling Hsu, author of The Case for a Carbon Tax.
#ForewordFriday: Partnerships with Potential
By Meghan Bartels / On December 12th, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Cartoon Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 13th, 2014
From Idea to Printed Page
By Yoram Bauman / On May 7th, 2014
Editor's note: The very first copies of The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change arrived at our office today and they look great. To celebrate, we asked coauthors Grady Klein and Yoram Bauman to tell us about their writing process. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change is our third cartoon collaboration, and for the most part we’ve settled into a nice rhythm, punctuated by occasional outbursts of frustration or pique.
#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: Welcome to Bo01 Edition
By Jason Leppig / On March 21st, 2014
#Foreword Friday: Foreclosure Edition
By Admin / On September 27th, 2013
The World Bank Group proudly proclaims "our dream is a world without poverty." Supported by the U.S. and other rich industrialized nations, it lends more than $50 billion annually to developing countries-purportedly for projects and programs that help the poor while protecting the environment.
Making Downtowns Liveable
By Admin / On August 5th, 2013
Harold Henderson of Build a Better Burb interviewed author Ned Crankshaw, author of Creating Vibrant Public Spaces: Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts. He chairs the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Kentucky.
Island Press Staff Picks
By Admin, Jason Leppig / On June 6th, 2012
This week is my staff pick. I'm Jason Leppig, the marketing manager at Island Press and I also edit this blog. I've been with Island Press for nearly six years and for part of that time I was pursuing a master's in natural resources from Virginia Tech. I took Dr. Brian Czech's Ecological Economics course and read Island Press' textbook on the subject.
Win-Win for Wind Energy and Wildlife Conservation
By David E. Naugle / On April 26th, 2011
Wind energy offers the potential to reduce carbon emissions while increasing energy independence and bolstering economic development. I am a huge proponent of harnessing wind to power our lives but this form of energy development has a larger land footprint per Gigawatt (GW) than most other forms of energy production, making appropriate siting and mitigation particularly important (Figure 1).