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The Struggle for Air: Mining, Dust, and Death on the South African Rand
Underground mining on South Africa’s Rand transformed the air.
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Visions of a Nuclear Apocalypse: Notions of Nature in the 1970s Antinuclear Movement
An enduring legacy of the antinuclear movement is its construction of a narrative connecting human survival to nature’s beneficence.
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Hydroelectric Power and the Ashio Copper Mine
This article explores the history and effects of the (hydro)electrification of the Ashio Copper Mine.
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Dreams of Optimizing the Ocean: The 1970 Deepsea Ventures Mining Test and Artificial Upwelling
In contrast to today’s environmental concerns, the first deep-sea-mining environmental impact assessment, undertaken in the early 1970s, focused on the potential positive side effects.
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“The Value of Fragments: Making a Hotspot in Mount Nimba, Liberia”
Emmanuelle Roth and Gregg Mitman write about how capitalism fragments nature to create value. Such fragments can precipitate biodiversity loss.
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Earth First! 30, no. 4
Earth First! 30, no. 4 features a memorial on Judi Bari, and essays on militant feminism, multinationals in Chiapas rainforest, the Olympics in Vancouver, mining in Argentina, and green capitalism.
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Earth First! Journal 22, no. 7
Earth First! Journal 22, no. 7 presents news on Darryl Cherney’s case FBI against EF!, as well as essays on treesitting in the US, coal mining in New Mexico, and the presentation of a zero-emission vehicle at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Earth First! Journal 18, no. 7
In this issue of Earth First! Journal James A. Barnes and Craig Beneville report about an assembly of anti-environmentalists on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. In addition, John Hallam gives an update on the protests against the Jabiluka mine in Australia, and Errol Schweizer contributes a piece on “Radical Ecology from the Urban Jungle.”
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Earth First! Journal 16, no. 6
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Ben Manski reports on the protests against the mining company Exxon Corporation, Sherman Bamford puts focus on the Appalachian wilderness, and George Wuerthner reflects on the mythology regarding Indians.
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“Visual Tailings” (manuscript draft)
Prepublished draft of a Emmanuelle Roth’s and Gregg Mitman’s article “Visual Tailings.”