Exhibition chapter
Milestones of the Anthropocene | Welcome to the Anthropocene
This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “Welcome to the Anthropocene: The Earth in Our Hands”—written and curated by historian Nina Möllers.
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Multimedia | book profile
Soft Energy Paths: Towards a Durable Peace
Soft Energy Paths serves as an important historic milestone: an intelligent and convincing argument for conservation and the use of renewable energy.
Multimedia | film profile
Recipes for Disaster
This film follows a filmmaker as he and his family attempt to live for a year without using oil products.
Multimedia | journal
Earth First! Journal 18, no. 4
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Allisone Lunn discusses spirituality and various theories used within the Earth First! movement, Nick Jukes puts focus on Shell’s political influence in Nigeria, and Julia Butterfly Hill speaks about her efforts to save the Headwaters Forest.
Multimedia | journal
Earth First! Journal 20, no. 4
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Patrick Reinsborough tells the story of the U’wa (“the thinking people”) and their long fight against Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum’s (Oxy) effort to drill on their land in Colombia. In addition, Mariposa discusses civil disobedience and how being arrested can lead to empowerment, and Howie Wolke calls for attention to saving the Sapphire roadless area in Western Montana.
Multimedia | journal
Earth First! Journal 20, no. 8
This issue of Earth First! Journal features various stories about the actions to defend Adnyamathanha territory in Australia, the protest against genetic engineering, and the fight against industrial agriculture in Brazil. In addition, Felix Tuodolo tells the story of how Nigerian military opened fire on youths after Shell’s oil spill.
Multimedia | journal
Earth First! Journal 22, no. 4
In this issue of Earth First! Journal Amazon Watch reports news about protecting the Ecuadorian forest, and Lena Ag gives 34 reasons to consider George W. Bush an eco-terrorist.
Arcadia
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador: Pachamama Has Rights
María Valeria Berros discusses the recognition of nature’s rights in Ecuador.
Multimedia | film profile
Yasuni: Two Seconds of Life
This film examines a radical policy implemented by Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa: to leave Yasuni National Park’s oil in the ground and let the industrialized countries make a contribution to the preservation of the planet’s “green lungs.”
Multimedia | film profile
A Future Without Oil
This film follows Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa’s plan to avoid exploiting its Amazonian oil fields and convince industrialized countries to help fund this initiative.