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The Anthropocene: The Human Era and How It Shapes Our Planet

by Synergetic Press | December 30, 2014 | Sustainability & Ecology

We are pleased to announce our latest title, The Anthropocene: The Human Era and How It Shapes Our Planet by Christian Schwägerl.

Award-winning environmental journalist and author, Christian Schwägerl traveled the globe extensively, visiting rising megacities and interviewing key leaders in the fields of science, politics and culture. His work asks us to consider intriguing questions about our global impact as a species and our increasing responsibility as planetary stewards in creating a vibrant, geologically-sustainable future. (Christian Schwägerl was national correspondent for environmental, energy and science policy for the renowned German publication DER SPIEGEL from 2008 to 2012, for which he also covered international environmental topics from Africa, Asia and South America and the UN climate negotiations.)

Available November 2014 in the United States and February 2015 in the UK in Hardcover, Paperback and eBook, this thoroughly researched book is the result of years of work investigating the evolving debates on the Anthropocene.

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““This is a splendid introduction to the Anthropocene by one of its most eloquent celebrants. I’m especially moved by Schwägerl’s conversations with Paul Crutzen and other scientists at the heart of the Anthropocene debates…. Scholars will appreciate his long tenure with the subject and the depth of his research.”

–Diane Ackerman, author of The Human Age.

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Urban “Growth”

by Synergetic Press | December 15, 2014 | Cultural Studies, Sustainability & Ecology

The tree population in New York City has jumped from 500,000 to 650,000, and is set to increase to 1 million in 2015 from about 500,000 trees in the 1990s. In addition to beautifying the city, the trees will provide the natural services of filtering pollution, cooling hot summer streets, and reducing rates of asthma. This is thanks in part to a nonprofit founded by actor/singer Bette Midler called Million Trees NYC. You can read about the other health benefits provided by our dendritic friends in Tony Juniper’s book, What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?
You can read more about it here.

35% More Solar Power

by Synergetic Press | December 10, 2014 | Sustainability & Ecology, Uncategorized

This futuristic-looking glass orb harnesses 35% more of the Sun’s energy than now-familiar solar panels. A rotating glass orb focuses concentrated sunlight onto a small surface of solar panels, while tracking the sun’s position in the sky. This is an aesthetically pleasing example of the possibilities of the future of solar power, and an example of the potential harmony between technology and nature that author Christian Schwägerl describes in our newest title: The Anthropocene: The Human Era and How It Shapes Our Planet.

You can read more about it here.

New Scientist: Anthropocene here to stay.

by Synergetic Press | November 19, 2014 | Cultural Studies, Sustainability & Ecology

The Anthropocene, the term, formal or informal, appears to be making headway in terms of entering media consciousness as “go to” short hand for using a geologic lens to assess the impact of human activity on the earth. This recent article in The New Scientist stresses that “names should reflect perceived scientific reality.”

Full article link here.