A Dangerous Game
This documentary from filmmaker and investigative journalist Anthony Baxter examines the eco-impact of luxury golf resorts around the world.
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“Citizens of a Watershed”: The Colorado River Compact and the Exigencies of Drought
Arcadia, Spring 2016, no. 1
Triumphalism and Unruliness during the Construction of the Panama Canal
This paper considers the construction of the Panama Canal in order to analyze the confluence of imperialism, modernity, and environmental control.
The Serre-Ponçon Dam and the Durance River: The Founding Act towards the most Regulated French Waterway
Earth First! 29, no. 2
Earth First! 29, no. 2 features news from the prisoner hunger strike in Greece, and water privatization in Maine, as well as reflections on a primitive lifestyle, on building an anti-capitalist movement for climate justice in Denmark and the US, and on “vengeful animals.”
Earth First! 12, no. 8
This issue of Earth First! brings good news from the protests against logging on Albion River, Northern California. In addition, Lynn Jacobs talks about the Pinaleno Mountains, Susan Ring discusses the price of wolves, and George Wuerthner raises awareness about the water consumption of cows in the west.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is constructed in India to aid in the country’s industrialization, providing irrigation, electricity, and economic stimulus. After heavy controversy and international pressures to examine the costs of the project, the World Bank cuts financial assistance, exposing the social costs surrounding modernization and wide scale infrastructure projects.
“Duff’s Ditch”: The Red River Floodway of Winnipeg
Following catastrophic flooding of the Red River in 1950 in Winnipeg, citizens demanded a more permanent solution to flooding control in the city. The result was the Red River Floodway, a feat of engineering affectionately referred to as “Duff’s Ditch”.
The Watering of California's Central Valley
Arcadia, 2015, no. 1
Leukemia Cluster in Woburn, US, Linked to Chemical Leakage and Tainted Water
Corroded chemical drums from WR Grace and Company were discovered leaking trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene into the town’s water supply, causing childhood leukemia in several cases.
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