In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua are interviewed on their recent book, Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility.
In this episode from Outrage + Optimism, hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson discuss the importance of biodiversity, the role of nature, and environmental justice.
This animated short film taps into the deep pain of the pandemic, experienced by millions of people all over the world.
Chapter 6 of the virtual exhibition Toxic Relationships: Uncovering the Worlds of Hazardous Waste.
Modern societies’ hazardous by-products cast a dark shadow over the planet. A threat to humans and the environment alike, hazardous waste comes in many guises: discarded batteries, asbestos, giant ships, or tailings from mining operations. While these objects might not seem dangerous at first sight, they have characteristics and components that make them potentially deadly. This virtual exhibition gives you an insight into the obscure world of hazardous waste, its questionable trade across the globe, and the people successfully fighting for safe and just waste management. The Hazardous Travels research team takes you on a journey both into our research and to the edges of our societies that many prefer not to see.
Maximilian Feichtner, Jonas Stuck, Ayushi Dhawan, Christina Lennartz, and Simone M. Müller
This essay explores the possibility of “slow hope” for positive environmental change.
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For the special section “Living Lexicon for the Environmental Humanities,” Eben Kirksey reflects on the nature of hope and argues for the importance of grounding it in communities of actual living animals, plants, and microbes.
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“Doom and gloom” has become the de facto cultural construct not only for environmental communication but for the environmental science it seeks to communicate. We are interested in engaging in deep conversation about what it means to shift beyond “doom and gloom,” and to create movement toward more hopeful, solutions-oriented environmental narratives.
Elin Kelsey
A chapter of the virtual exhibition “Beyond Doom and Gloom: An Exploration through Letters,” this letter discusses the origin of negative understandings of our common future. The exhibition is curated by environmental educator Elin Kelsey.
“Doom and gloom” has become the de facto cultural construct not only for environmental communication but for the environmental science it seeks to communicate. We are interested in engaging in deep conversation about what it means to shift beyond “doom and gloom,” and to create movement toward more hopeful, solutions-oriented environmental narratives.
Elin Kelsey “Doom and gloom” has become the de facto cultural construct not only for environmental communication but for the environmental science it seeks to communicate. We are interested in engaging in deep conversation about what it means to shift beyond “doom and gloom,” and to create movement toward more hopeful, solutions-oriented environmental narratives.
Elin Kelsey 
