No Impact Man
Colin Beavan’s year-long attempt to live ‘off the grid’ in the heart of New York City brings the environment, and his relationships, to the forefront.
Colin Beavan’s year-long attempt to live ‘off the grid’ in the heart of New York City brings the environment, and his relationships, to the forefront.
This film examines the history and future of energy in America. It advocates for a transition to green energy through individual action.
Powerless is a film about India’s energy poverty and the people’s desperate measures to create functioning infrastructure. Electricity “thieves” divert power to homes and small businesses and come head-to-head with electricity supply companies.
Catrina A. MacKenzie, Rebecca K. Fuda, Sadie Jane Ryan, and Joel Hartter use interviews and focus group discussions to assess the interaction of oil exploration with the three primary conservation policies employed by the Uganda Wildlife Authority: protectionism, neoliberal capital accumulation, and community-based conservation.
Taylor and Chappells examine changing material cultures of energy in Britain and Canada.
Ruth Sandwell examines people’s energy-related experiences in the transition from the organic to the mineral fuel regime in Canada.
The authors illuminate the power relations between state actors and the local people in accessing fuelwood in Zimbabwe, and how discourses of scarcity enhance these power dynamics.
Taylor examines the conflicts faced by women during energy transitions as professionals in energy management and as primary managers of domestic energy use.
Sayer looks at candles as an example of how less prominant energy sources and uses play key roles in energy transitions.
Looking to rural Canada, the author shows how women’s concerns for family safety drove energy choices and supplier campaigns.