Book DescriptionRights of Nature laws are becoming a vital tool for addressing environmental injustice. From New Zealand and India to Ecuador and Bolivia, advocates have successfully secured legal rights for rivers, forests, and mountains. Granting rights to nature has the potential to expand environmental protections, strengthen indigenous rights, promote sustainable development, and alter how humans relate to nature. Despite these promises, rights of Nature laws have met with greater resist...| Island Press
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Book DescriptionAlmost two centuries after British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died amid paralyzing cold and ice in pursuit of the mythical Northwest Passage, the Arctic—in response to temperatures greater than at any time in the last ten thousand years—is melting at an alarming pace. Instead of heeding this clear sign that the world must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent runaway warming, countries such as the United States, Russia, China, and Canada are instead racing...| Island Press
Old Firehouse Books is absolutely delighted to welcome University of Colorado Denver professor Wes Marshall to Old Firehouse Books! He will be celebrating his newest book Killed by a Traffic Engineer! He will be joining us at the store on Friday, June 28th at 6pmMT. This event will be taking place at the store. Readers will have the chance to say hi to this amazing author and have their books signed. Books can be purchased in advance of the event, or on the day of.| Island Press