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Brochure: Through the American Wonderland: The Pacific Northwest, 1923
A spread from a Burlington Route brochure promoting train travel as a life-changing adventure.
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Animal Mobilities and the Founding of New South Wales
Cushing uses the voyage of the First Fleet to illustrate the shift in hierarchies and power relations between humans and animals.
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The Aura River Ice Jam in Turku, March 1903
Historical documents provide detailed descriptions of ice-jam flood events and climate impacts in riverine communities.
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New York Harbor and the Vicious Circle of the Winter of 1917–1918
Severe winter weather in 1917–1918 paralyzed New York Harbor impacting logistical operations for the Allies in World War I.
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Italy’s Poison Ships: How an International Trade of Hazardous Waste Sparked a Grassroots Struggle for Environmental Justice
A reflection on the globalization of toxic waste as a global environmental justice issue, both at home and abroad.
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The Natural Ice Factory at Røsneshamn, Norway: How to Compete with Big-Tech by Using Nature
This article looks at how a fossil-fuel-based artificial ice producer challenged a competitor using renewable and sustainable resources.
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Memories from the Disaster in 2004 of the Ship Vicuña
The ship accident of Vicuña is considered one of the biggest disasters that occurred on the Brazilian coast of Paraná, Brazil.
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The Future of Shipping
In this episode from Outrage + Optimism, hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson talk to a number of guests about The Future of Shipping.
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Interview with Sritama Chatterjee, author of Off-Shore Aesthetics
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Sritama Chatterjee is interviewed on her recent essay, Off-Shore Aesthetics.
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The Toxic Ship: The Voyage of the Khian Sea and the Global Waste Trade
Book excerpt from The Toxic Ship by Simone Müller.