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The Thames Barrier: London's Moveable Flood Defense
In 1975, construction began for the Thames Barrier, a moveable flood defense located on the River Thames, downstream of central London in the United Kingdom.
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Catalyst for Transition: The Anschluss, Kaprun, and a Dual Energy Transition, 1938–1955
This essay considers how the Kaprun project launched by Germany drove two critical but neglected energy transitions in postwar Austria.
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Waking the Green Tiger
This film follows a resistance movement to the building of a dam on the Upper Yangtze River in southern China, highlighting Chairman Mao’s efforts to subjugate nature in the name of progress.
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Earth First! Journal 18, no. 6
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Stefan Wray discusses how to monkeywrench through using computers and the internet. In addition, Susanne Wong reports on the occupation of the Maheshwar dam site in India, and Jan Lundberg expresses his opinions on the use of cars within the EF! movement.
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Earth First! Journal 18, no. 8
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Bron Taylor and Leslie Hemstreet discuss the dismantling of dams throughout the US, Winona LaDuke calls for attention to the Yellowstone buffalo, Patrick Diehl shares his opinion on the failure of the Ward Valley campaign, and Ike Okonta reports on the violent Chevron reaction to the peaceful protest in llaje, Nigeria.
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Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West
This film explores the issues facing the Colorado River Basin due to increased pressure from population growth, and the effect on an already decreasing water supply.
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My Mother, Oak
This film tells the stories of displaced people and livelihood changes in Iran after the construction of the Karun-3 Dam which submerged 12,300 acres of valuable forest with water.
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Water Wars: When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide
This film examines attempts by communities and experts around the world to protect their water resources in the face of global warming, pollution, and political conflict.
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Earth First! 25, no. 1
Earth First! 25, no. 1 features articles on dam fights in California, southern Mexico, and Paraguay, presents an interview with activist Allison Lance Watson, and targets nanotech.