Hip-Hop and Environmental Health: An Interview with Dr. Sarah Lappas
Far from just a form of entertainment, Dr. Sarah Lappas explains how hip-hop can empower both artists and audiences to think more critically about their environments.
Tagged: Interviews
Atomic Cities, the Mirage of Safety, and the Word “Environment”: A Conversation with Kate Brown
CHE’s upcoming symposium asks: how useful is it to talk about the “environment”? Is there a better word or framework? Dr. Kate Brown gives us her answer as she shares her research on atomic cities.
“Nature led the way”: The legacy of city planner John Nolen
A new biography of one of the founders of city planning in the US connects urban reform efforts from the early twentieth century with today’s environmental issues.
Green Conservatives: A Conversation with Brian Drake
Advocates of small government have a long and uncharted history within US environmentalism, argues Brian Drake in an interview about his recent book.
Talking Trash with Josh Lepawsky
A drawn-out interview with Josh Lepawsky on the politics, flows, and research practices around electronic waste.
Rewilding and Reptiles: A Conversation With Naturalist Harry Greene
World-renowned herpetologist and naturalist Harry Greene discusses humanity’s “deep history” with snakes, empathy and embodiment in animal research, Pleistocene rewilding, natural history in education, and more.
The Arrowhead on the Internet: A Conversation with National Park Service Cartographer Mamata Akella
Cartographer Mamata Akella discusses her work with NPMap, a project to create web mapping tools for the national parks.
Every Voice Matters: Michael Goodwin on Place-Based Education
In this interview, teacher Michael Goodwin explains how place-based education can engage high school students and administrators from many backgrounds.
Coke and Capitalism: A Conversation with Bart Elmore
Bart Elmore discusses how Coke came to shape landscapes and bodies the world over, and what that suggests for the future of corporate sustainability.
A Podcast on Simplicity
Five members of the CHE community discuss the surprisingly complex idea of simplicity in the context of environmentalism.
