Books
WHO GETS TO ADAPT?
Who Gets to Adapt?
The Environmental Elite and the Climate Divide**
Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is a sorting mechanism. Centuries of rigid social institutions have prevented environmental elite decisionmakers and organizations from incorporating blue collar communities in the rapidly evolving growth of climate adaptation. It is not that these groups don’t want to, but the social structures do not allow for the recognition of need for this, or their privilege, But climate change has chaged all that.
The Climate Adaptation Generation: A Blueprint for the Future
Winner – 2025 National Evergreen Book Award (Environment)
PenCraft Nonfiction Runner-Up • Pulitzer Prize Review Nominee
A groundbreaking guide to climate adaptation for the next generation of planners, educators, community leaders, and families. Each chapter blends science, policy frameworks, AI-driven insights, and case studies from around the world. Includes Advocacy Briefs and Planner Toolkits to support real community action.
Themes: adaptation planning, resilience, environmental justice, flourishing, policy innovation.
Best for: educators, decision-makers, students, community organizers.
Climate Change in the Classroom: Celebrate Optimism with Multicultural Activities
#1 Amazon Bestseller in Education Finance
Here is a ready-to-use conceptual plan you can drop directly into a classroom or curriculum guide.
A practical, uplifting guide that brings climate change education into every classroom. Includes multicultural activities, resource clusters, curated reading lists, and standards-aligned lesson ideas for teachers, parents, librarians, and school communities.
Themes: K–12 climate literacy, multicultural teaching, curriculum design, student empowerment.
Best for: teachers, school districts, librarians, parents.
Trash Talk: An Encyclopedia of Garbage and Recycling Around the World
A fascinating look at global waste systems and how public health, sustainability, and climate resilience intersect in the world of waste and recycling. This reference work explains how nations manage trash—and how those choices shape the environment.
Themes: waste management, sustainability, public health, global systems.
Best for: researchers, policymakers, students, environmental professionals.
Energy Choices (2-Volume Reference Set)
A comprehensive examination of how energy is developed today and what energy futures are possible. Volume 1 explores current systems; Volume 2 offers forward-looking scenarios built around climate science, technology, and community-centered energy planning.
Themes: energy systems, energy futures, global energy policy, climate impacts.
Best for: planners, energy scholars, students, sustainability programs.
