“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.
Tagged: Interviews
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.
Speaking to Us, Speaking to the World: Elizabeth Kolbert on the Craft of Environmental Journalism
Sarah Dimick sits down with Elizabeth Kolbert to discuss writing in and about the Anthropocene.
The Invisible War: Emmanuel Urey on Ebola in Liberia
The current Ebola epidemic has claimed close to 4000 lives in West Africa. Edge Effects interviews CHE Graduate Associate and Liberian citizen Emmanuel Urey about the crisis.
