Not Your Typical “Eco-Freak”
February 22, 2024
Brian Balogh— “The very first thing I thought to do, and I told our board of directors instantly, we must all buy shares of stock. And they looked at me… READ MORE
Tag: environmental studies
The Environment: Not Quite Left Out
January 17, 2024
Joya Chatterji— Most people of South Asia in the 20th century had a different understanding of the environment than we have today. Today we see speak of the impending “global… READ MORE
Oscillations and Wild Weather Years Can’t Mask Climate Change
June 13, 2023
John D. Aber— Where are the biggest unknowns, the biggest mysteries in our understanding of weather and climate? They are not where you might think. Scientists make monumental efforts each… READ MORE
Ecocritical Art History on the A&AePortal
March 22, 2023
Patricia Fidler, Executive Director of the A&AePortal, recently interviewed Alan C. Braddock, Ralph H. Wark Associate Professor of Art History and Environmental Humanities at William & Mary, about his new… READ MORE
Earth Day Reading List
April 22, 2022
Celebrate Earth Day with must-reads on climate change, conservation, the environment, and more. “Indispensable. A must read for anyone who cares about the ocean and understands the integral role it… READ MORE
Urbanization and Sustainability
November 27, 2019
Steward Pickett— Sustainability has become one of the touchstones of the twenty-first century. As the human inhabitants of the planet consume an ever-larger share of the Earth’s resources and increasingly… READ MORE
The Great Whales of Stellwagen Bank
April 5, 2019
Patrick J. Lynch— Just north of the northern tip of Cape Cod, Stellwagen Bank is an underwater glacial outwash plain that rises above the deeper waters of the southern Gulf… READ MORE
Gap Analysis, Conservation and Mike Scott
April 18, 2018
Daniel Lewis— Nature might not actually abhor a vacuum, as it turns out, but humans abhor a gap in nature. Studying birds take place both in the wild and in… READ MORE
Memories of the 1938 Hurricane
October 13, 2017
Stephen Long— Memory is a capacity both individual and cultural. Think back to when the recent economic downturn began in 2007 and how frequently it was compared to the Great… READ MORE
Overfishing – the silent crisis beneath the ocean’s surface
October 3, 2017
Brian Fagan— Sustainable catches. These magic words now appear on many higher-end restaurant menus. Many top chefs and organic markets are working with fisherfolk to handle only catches from maintainable… READ MORE
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