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Searching for Gigi: Captivity, Culture, and the Pacific Coast’s Embrace of Gray Whales
Jason Colby explores the role of one female gray whale in shaping human perceptions of her species and their status in the wild.
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Kernkraftwerk Gösgen: In the Towering Presence of Nuclear Power
This article examines the implementation of the Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland, as well as its surrounding controversies.
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Voices of the Peace
The hydroelectric dam “Site C” impacts not only the local environment but also the everyday life of indigenous groups.
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The American Animal Welfare Movement and Pacific Whaling
Lissa Wadewitz juxtaposes the American animal welfare movement with American whaling crews.
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“Constructing Legitimacy? Agroecology within and beyond the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement (MST)”
Full text of Claire Lagier’s dissertation, “Constructing Legitimacy? Agroecology within and beyond the Brazilian Landless Workers’ Movement (MST).”
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Interview with Anna M. Gade, author of Muslim Environmentalisms: Religious and Social Foundations
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Anna M. Gade is interviewed on her new book, Muslim Environmentalisms: Religious and Social Foundations.
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The Beloved Face of the Country: The First Movement for Nature Protection in Italy, 1880–1934
Excerpt from The Beloved Face of the Country: The First Movement for Nature Protection in Italy, 1880–1934.
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Transforming Socio-Natures in Turkey: Landscapes, State and Environmental Movements
This book is an exploration of the environmental makings and contested historical trajectories of environmental change in Turkey.
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Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism
Excerpt from Mark R. Stoll’s Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism.
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Ban the Burn: The Trans-Local Campaign against Ocean Incineration, 1983–1988
This article charts the rise and fall of ocean incineration and describes how coastal communities and transnational organizations challenged it.