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arctic rowing
Book Excerpts

An Arctic Adventure, A Melting World

Rowing through the melting Northwest Passage means meeting the local people affected by climate change.
September 21, 2017
by
Kevin Vallely
Rowing through the melting Northwest Passage means meeting the local people affected by climate change.
environmental books
Sustainability

Revelator Reads: 8 New Environmental Books for September

This month brings new books about elephants, energy and an all-too-real mythic figure.
September 1, 2017
by
John R. Platt
This month brings new books about elephants, energy and an all-too-real mythic figure.
life in the ruins
Voices

Moving Past the Illusion of Control

The author of the Southern Reach Trilogy and “Borne” examines “life in the broken places.”
August 1, 2017
by
Jeff VanderMeer
The author of the Southern Reach Trilogy and “Borne” examines “life in the broken places.”
reading
Sustainability

Revelator Reads: 7 New Environmental Books for August

This month brings books about killer fires, strange birds and wicked bugs.
August 1, 2017
by
John R. Platt
This month brings books about killer fires, strange birds and wicked bugs.
listen
Environmental Books

White Man’s Game: A Call to Look and Listen

In her new book, journalist Stephanie Hanes challenges conservationists to look beyond their own personal narratives.
July 20, 2017
by
John R. Platt
In her new book, journalist Stephanie Hanes challenges conservationists to look beyond their own personal narratives.
Junk Raft
Pollution & Toxins

Junk Raft: A Journey Through a Polluted Ocean

What better way to understand the dangers of plastic pollution than by traveling on a ship made out of garbage?
July 5, 2017
by
Erica Cirino
What better way to understand the dangers of plastic pollution than by traveling on a ship made out of garbage?
reading books outdoors
Sustainability

Revelator Reads: 7 New Environmental Books for July

Check out Al Gore’s “Sequel” plus books about birds, disasters and pollution.
July 3, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Check out Al Gore’s “Sequel” plus books about birds, disasters and pollution.
cemetery horror
The Ask

The Ask: What Environmental Issues Give Nightmares to Horror Writers?

Who needs zombies when you have global warming and the extinction crisis?
June 14, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Who needs zombies when you have global warming and the extinction crisis?
Audubon
Environmental Books

John James Audubon Takes Flight in New Graphic Novel

Audubon: On the Wings of the World presents a complex portrait of a visionary scientist and difficult man.
June 8, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Audubon: On the Wings of the World presents a complex portrait of a visionary scientist and difficult man.
Radium Girls
Pollution & Toxins

The Radium Girls’ Ghostly, Toxic Legacy

A new book dives into the toxic history of the companies that poisoned dozens of young women.
May 23, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A new book dives into the toxic history of the companies that poisoned dozens of young women.

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