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Revelator Reads Bonus: 280+ Environmental Books Published in 2024

This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.
December 17, 2024
by
John R. Platt
This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.
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20 Environmental Books to Inspire You in the Year Ahead

Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
December 11, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
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20 Books to Help Prepare for Trump 2.0

Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.
November 8, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.
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Arts

Environmental Muralist Faunagraphic Brings an Urban Oasis to the Concrete Jungle

Massive art installations depicting birds and other wildlife help bring a touch of nature, and creative inspiration, to cities around Europe.
October 28, 2024
by
Gabrielle Faust
Massive art installations depicting birds and other wildlife help bring a touch of nature, and creative inspiration, to cities around Europe.
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12 New Environmental Books You Need to Read This Autumn

The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.
October 18, 2024
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John R. Platt
The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.
Book Excerpts

Darwin the Storyteller

Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.
October 11, 2024
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John MacNeill Miller
Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.
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Book Excerpts

Environmental Injustice: Dispatches From a Black Trauma Surgeon on Health Inequity

For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.
September 11, 2024
by
Dr. Brian H. Williams
For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.
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‘The Mountain Wagtail’: How Pollution and Mining Are Destroying Kyrgyzstan

As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.
September 9, 2024
by
Tim Brinkhof
As mining operations destroy millennia-old glaciers, Kyrgyzstani director Begaly Nargozu’s new film reflects a disappearing landscape and culture.
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Global Warming Funnies

For cartoonist Tom Toro, humor about climate change attacks hypocrisy, supports truth, and fuels resistance.
July 17, 2024
by
John R. Platt
For cartoonist Tom Toro, humor about climate change attacks hypocrisy, supports truth, and fuels resistance.
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Reviews

Summer Reads: Lost Birds, Pummeled Pumas and Climate Anxiety

We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.
June 24, 2024
by
John R. Platt
We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.

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