Climate change is real but it's not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem.

Climate change is the most serious crisis of our time. As history is being written in fire in California and Greece, in the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and in the melting ice of the Arctic and Antarctica, Carbon Blues demystifies current debates on climate change, discussing everything from carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere caused by cars, coal, and oil to global warming and worsening natural disasters.

by Jeff Dondero (Author)
As more and more people inhabit the Earth and live longer on it, Super Cities will explode with populations of 20, 30, even 100 millions or more. But how will these cities accommodate such masses? Who will build them and where? How can they be sustained and their inhabitants provided for?

A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The "climate generation"—late millennials and iGen, or Generation Z—is demanding that policy makers and government leaders take immediate action to address the dire outcomes predicted by climate science. Those inheriting our planet's environmental problems expect to encounter challenges, but they may not have the skills to grapple with the feelings of powerlessness and despair that may arise when they confront this seemingly intractable situation.

An award-winning science journalist explains what Earth's frozen waters tell us about the past, present, and future of humanity.

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nears the half century mark, the public is largely apathetic towards the need for environmental protections. Today's problems are largely invisible, and to many people's eyes, the environment looks like it's doing just fine. The crippling smog and burning rivers of yesteryear are just a memory. In addition, Americans are repeatedly told that the EPA is hurting the economy, destroying jobs, and intruding into people's private lives. The truth is far more complicated.

Quels ont été les climats tout au long de l’histoire de la Terre ? Comment s’est organisée l’alternance des périodes froides et des périodes plus chaudes pendant ces quelques milliards d’années ? Y a-t-il des leçons à tirer de cette longue évolution du climat, pour mieux comprendre le réchauffement climatique actuel ? La perturbation en cours est-elle inédite dans l’histoire de la Terre ? En quoi celle-ci menace-t-elle durablement notre environnement et donc notre survie ? …

by Robert N. Stavins (Author, Editor)
Economics of the Environment, Seventh Edition is a compendium of the best, most timely articles by a dream team of environmental economists, together with an original introductory chapter by the editor