Earth First! 2, no. 4
In this issue of Earth First! Benjamin Read interviews one of the United States’ most admired conservationists, Mardy Murie.
In this issue of Earth First! Benjamin Read interviews one of the United States’ most admired conservationists, Mardy Murie.
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.
Howie Wolke and Dave Foreman write a memo to “the hardcore,” looking for a core group of people to run the new organization. They attach a draft platform and suggest a newsletter titled Nature More: The Newsletter of EARTH FIRST.
The Spermonde Archipelago is home to one of the world’s largest coral reefs. With the introduction of blast fishing methods during Word War II, the coral reef’s biodiversity has been under threat.
On 15 February 1996, the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground. Approximately 72,000 tons of crude oil spilled into the Milford Haven waters in Southern Wales, contaminating 200 kilometers of coastline. Swift implementation of environmental regulations, such as temporarily prohibiting mussel harvesting, successfully protected the coastal populations.
Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac has enthralled generations of nature lovers and conservationists and is indeed revered by everyone seriously interested in protecting the natural world.
This essay addresses the challenges of collecting and interpreting data for environmental history in East Africa’s highlands.
A reflection on the challenges of doing environmental history research in the diverse region of the Himalayas.