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When we were growing up, we thought that the only really tall trees in the western U.S. were giant redwoods in northwestern California. It wasn’t until Richard moved to Oregon in the early 1960s that he discovered not only are redwoods exceptionally...

 

In A New Coast, Jeffrey Peterson draws a comprehensive picture of how storms and rising seas will change the coast. Peterson offers a clear-eyed assessment of how governments can work with the...

A New Coast | An Island Press Book

On this epidode of the Capitol Beach podcast, Derek Brockbank sits down with Jeffrey Peterson, author of the book A New Coast: Strategies for Responding to Devastating Storms and...

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The Basque Country has determinedly transformed itself into one of the most internationally competitive, socially inclusive, and environmentally progressive economies in the world.

Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

A New Coast presents the science behind predictions for coastal impacts and explains how current policies fall short of what’s needed to prepare for these changes.

What has the EPA done to head off climate disaster and fulfill its mission “to protect human health and the environment”? The stark answer is: not nearly enough.

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A conversation with scientist Susanne Moser about climate communication, the benefits of functional denial, and the varied flavors of hope.

A story of a young girl taking action bring awareness on climate change to people everywhere.

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We turned to some of our authors to find out—What do they think will be the most pressing climate change issue in the next 50 years? Why?

This 25th Anniversary Edition celebrates Naturalist as a modern classic.

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