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Life after Dead Pool

by Kristen Rabe

Written in time with Lake Powell’s water level decline, Life After Dead Pool is Zak Podmore’s clear-eyed but hopeful assessment of the potential restoration of Glen Canyon. After years of severe drought, Lake Powell’s plummeting... Read More

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Voices for the Islands

by Aleena Ortiz

"Voices for the Islands" traces the history of conservation efforts in British Columbia, recounting the brave and assiduous work of everyday people toward maintaining a healthy planet. The Salish Sea, Shelia Harrington notes, is home to... Read More

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Unrooted

by Meg Nola

Erin Zimmerman’s resonant memoir "Unrooted" is candid in chronicling her scientific career centered around the splendors of botany. Zimmerman grew up in rural Canada and opted to study physics in college. But the purchase of an orchid... Read More

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The Ex-Human

by Meg Nola

Literature professor Michael Bérubé’s "The Ex-Human" delves into science fiction works that envision postapocalyptic worlds and the possible extinction of the human race. The book focuses on an intriguing range of authors, including... Read More

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Intertwined

by Meg Nola

Rebecca Kormos’s sociology text focuses on the disparate involvement of women in the climate change movement. Women bear the global brunt of climate change, from droughts and extreme temperature fluctuations to the ravages of flooding,... Read More

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Sad Planets

by Meg Nola

Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker’s expansive book "Sad Planets" contemplates humanity’s troubled perception of climate change and perhaps diminishing cosmic presence. The book sprawls across a captivating informational universe... Read More

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