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Penguin Classics and the Union of Concerned Scientists Form Unique Collaboration for Interactive Book about the Effects of Global Warming

Penguin Classics and the Union of Concerned Scientists, in a unique collaboration between a publisher and a non-profit organization, present essays and photos from a wide array of contributors from across the US to personally illustrate the effects of global warming in a new interactive book called Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories About Global Warming. This special anthology was launched this week and is available for free online as an interactive book here and as an eBook through the Penguin site limited edition hardcover is also available for purchase.

A team of reviewers from Penguin Classics and UCS went through nearly 1,000 submissions and selected 67 contributions from scientists, students, grandparents, activists, veterans, journalists, evangelical Christians, artists, and businesspeople who live in 32 states stretching from Alaska to Florida. A foreword on global warming by award-winning novelist, poet and nonfiction author Barbara Kingsolver helps to set the context.

Early blog coverage of Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories About Global Warming includes items in Grist, Earth Times, Terrain.org and Daily Kos.

Penguin Classics Editorial Director Elda Rotor said, “I have great respect for the work of the Union of Concerned Scientists and it’s been very satisfying for us to have been able to help generate public participation in this project, and we hope their voices will be heard; particularly as Congress debates legislation to reduce the pollution that contributes to global warming.”

The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.