Earth First! 2, no. 4
In this issue of Earth First! Benjamin Read interviews one of the United States’ most admired conservationists, Mardy Murie.
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Earth First! 2, no. 2
In issue 2 of the second volume of Earth First! the editors discuss EF!’s core issues, contributions, and accomplishments within the environmental grassroots movement in the US.
"Resisting Development, Reinventing Modernity: Rural Electrification in the United States Before World War II"
The essay examines local resistance to the New Deal rural electrification program in the United States before World War II as a crucial aspect of socio-technical change.
Mueller, Charles C., "Economics, Entropy and the Long Term Future: Conceptual Foundations and the Perspective of the Economics of Survival"
In his paper, Charles C. Mueller sheds light on the economics of survival, a branch of ecological economics that stresses the preservation of the opportunities of future generations over an extended time horizon.
The Perils of Water: Floods, Droughts, and Pollution as Natural Hazards and Cultural Challenges
The paper addresses various ways that water is constructed as “dangerous,” whether because there is too much (floods), too little (droughts), or because it is polluted. Mauch emphasizes that although water catastrophes have a natural origin, their effects are primarily social.