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Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of Apartheid
A monograph on desert dystopias and the environmental origins of apartheid.
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From Crisis to Action: The 1972 Myrtea Oil Spill in the Singapore Strait
This article explors the 1972 Myrtea oil spill in the Singapore Strait, its environmental impact, and subsequent policy changes.
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“The Place of the Moon”
Explore the Moon, the world, and the self in a lyrical essay with author Christopher Cokinos.
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“‘Everybody Talks About the Weather’”
The surprising career of the advertising slogan “everybody talks about the weather” is a story about political transformation.
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“Stew of the Earth”
The Azorean archipelago is a lesson not only in geography and geology but also in cooking stew.
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A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness
Chapters from Timothy J. Killeen’s book A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.
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Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love
In this book, Lida Maxwell shows how Silent Springs stands as a monument to a unique, loving relationship between Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, and how such love underpins a new environmental politics.
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Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Age
In this book, Marc Landry shows how dam-building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries transformed the Alps into Europe’s battery.
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“Avian Escapees and Budgie Snugglers”
When is it defensible to keep birds in confinement, and what do we owe those who escape?
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“Handling Heat: A Conversation with Elspeth Oppermann”
Daniel Dumas interviews Elspeth Oppermann on handling heat in a changing climate, with a focus on how heat affects work environments.