Human cultures have exploited bottlenecks in commodities or resources in order to gain power and control. This essay looks at two examples of psychotropic mechanisms being used in this way
This book documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z, presenting a panorama of artistic responses to environmental concerns.
A chapter of the virtual exhibition “Beyond Doom and Gloom: An Exploration through Letters,” this letter presents a Jewish understanding of despair in relation to future adverse effects of climate change. The exhibition is curated by environmental educator Elin Kelsey.
This film follows Father Marco, a priest who has earned a price on his head because of his opposition to Peru’s powerful mining companies.
Although medieval Scandinavian literary texts are heavily symbolic and thus cannot be used as reliable sources of information about environmental conditions of the past, they can shed valuable light on the ways premodern societies perceived and dealt with problems of scarcity and environmental change.
This film follows a Christian community and its leader as they resist the oil and gas industry and its plans for expansion into their land.
This episode of a four-part documentary series reveals the struggles of indigenous Ethiopians and the Q’eros people of the Peruvian Andes against the pressures of religious conflicts and climate change.
This episode of a four-part documentary series reveals the struggles of indigenous Hawaiians and Australian Aboriginals to protect their sacred areas from modern and industrial encroachment.
This film examines the situation of the Tuareg people, who live across borders and at risk from poverty, environmental disasters, and militant groups.
This film examines the impact of creationism on US-American public education.
