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“Yanqui Cotton Patch”: US Development Aid and Pesticide Use in Nicaragua
This article explores the impact of extensive pesticide use in Nicaragua after World War Two.
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Waste Governance | Toxic Relationships
Chapter 5 of the virtual exhibition Toxic Relationships: Uncovering the Worlds of Hazardous Waste.
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Letter from Susanne Schmitt to the Oceans and Lakes Aquarium | Beyond Doom and Gloom
A chapter of the virtual exhibition “Beyond Doom and Gloom: An Exploration through Letters,” this letter presents the aquarium as a source of optimism. The exhibition is curated by environmental educator Elin Kelsey.
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The US Federal Government Responds | Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
This is Chapter 2 of the exhibition “Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring: A book that changed the world” by historian Mark Stoll.
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Manoomin: The Taming of Wild Rice in the Great Lakes Region
Wild rice was “tamed” when domesticated in the 1950s, yet both cultivated and foraged wild rice face shared contemporary challenges.
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Ecotourism with Hand Lenses and Astrotourism with Telescopes | From Hand Lenses to Telescopes
Sixth chapter of Ricardo Rozzi et al.’s virtual exhibition, From Hand Lenses to Telescopes: Exploring the Microcosm and Macrocosm in Chile’s Biocultural Laboratories.
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Onions and Tires in Sodom and Gomorrah
Agbogbloshie (Ghana) is an unnerving and fascinating example of human ingenuity, but at the same time an environmental and social tragedy.
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Plant Politics in Karachi
This article investigates how plants are supported by systems of ethno-political, military, and neoliberal power in urban Pakistan.
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Unwelcome but Dear: Poplar Trees in Northern Kazakhstan’s Post-Soviet Cityscapes
The environmental and imaginative significance of poplar trees in post-Soviet cities of Northern Kazakhstan.