Welcome to the Western Institute for Study of the Environment. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit collaboration of environmental scientists, practitioners, and the interested public. W.I.S.E. provides this free, on-line set of post-graduate courses in environmental studies, currently fifty Topics in eight Colloquia, each containing book and article reviews, original papers, and essays. In addition, we present two Commentary sub-sites, a news clipping sub-site, and the W.I.S.E. Fire Tracking site. Reviews and original articles are archived in our Library. Recent titles reviewed are posted below.
November 16, 2007 | Comments Off | Topic: Introduction
Food For Thought by Alvaro Vargas Llosa in Rural Culture
An Urgent Signal for the Coming Ice Age by Peter Harris in Paleobotany and Paleoclimatology
The Food Crisis by J.R. Dunn in Rural Culture
April 23, 2008 | Comments Off | Topic: Introduction