Data Refuge is a community-driven, collaborative project to preserve public climate and environmental data. When we document the many ways diverse communities use data, we can also advocate for future data.
The author argues that the uncritical acceptance of the idea “invasions” of introduced organisms are the “second greatest threat” to species extinction exemplifies confirmation bias in scientific advocacy.
Inspired by courses they’ve developed at Stanford, Mike Osborne and Miles Traer created the Generation Anthropocene podcast, a volunteer-based audio show featuring thought leaders.
Erik Loomis discusses the production of working-class masculinity in the US Pacific Northwest, highlighting environmental history’s need to reinstate working people in its studies.
Tabios Hillebrecht examines layers of power involved in human-nature relations, and how they can undermine Rights of Nature.
Mariqueo-Russell highlights the mutually supportive relationship between Rights of Nature and the Precautionary Principal.
Wrenched captures the passing of the monkey wrench from the pioneers of eco-activism to the new generation who carries Edward Abbey’s legacy into the 21st century. The fight continues to bring awareness to the need for protection of the last bastion of the American wilderness - the spirit of the West.
From the early exploits of Teddy Roosevelt in Africa to blockbuster films such as March of the Penguins, Gregg Mitman reveals how changing values, scientific developments, and new technologies have come to shape American encounters with wildlife on and off the big screen.
Jody Chan and Joe Curnow analyze the different gender and race dynamics in the student climate movement, asking why White men’s participation is constructed as being more valuable.
Susanne Leikam explores the extreme weather hero and performed masculinity in contemporary American pop culture through an analysis of the 2013 film Sharknado.
