Choropampa, El Precio del Oro [Choropampa, The Price of Gold]
A two-year chronicle documenting the real price of gold in a village in Peru’s Andean mountains, following a mercury spill by one of the world’s largest gold producers.
A two-year chronicle documenting the real price of gold in a village in Peru’s Andean mountains, following a mercury spill by one of the world’s largest gold producers.
A comparative analysis of the reception of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in the United States and in the UK.
Gary Martin talks about his research, which draws on case studies that he has developed through the Global Diversity Foundation (GDF) over the last decade.
David Moon talks about his visit to the Ukrainian steppes.
Jocelyn Thorpe, currently an assistant professor of women’s studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, talks about her work on the social construction of the Temagami region as a wilderness area and its implications for the Teme-Augama Anishnabai.
Wilko Graf von Hardenberg, Carson Fellow from November 2010 to February 2011, talks about his research on Alpine nature conservation and resource management.
Paul Josephson discusses the project he worked on during his Carson Fellowship, from August to December 2011: an environmental history of the Soviet Arctic.
Daniel Philippon, Carson Fellow September 2011 to February 2012, talks about his research on the sustainable food movement.
A prize-winning short film about a man who, living a lonely life under dark clouds of industrial smog somewhere in a futuristic city, receives a mysterious package enabling him to change his environment.
From its polluted landscapes to its poisoned workers, India is paying a heavy price for Europe’s desire for cheap cotton.