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A geologist turned award-winning writer reflects on the marks racism has left on the American landscape. The post The Land Doesn’t Hate: A Conversation with Lauret Savoy appeared first on Edge Effects.

A conversation about labor: labor on tea plantations, the labor of language, and the ways in which the Anthropocene invites labor-focused inquiry. The post Working Concepts: A Conversation with Sarah Besky appeared first on Edge Effects.

A conversation with geographer Scott Kirsch about what we mean when we talk about technology, and how we can understand the relationship between language and environmental and historical change. The post Vocabularies for Technology, Nature, and the Anthropocene: A Conversation with Scott Kirsch appeared first on Edge Effects.

Dr. Nancy Langston speaks about the current conflict in Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and about hopeful collaborations for conservation. The post Where Land, Water, and Militants Meet: A Conversation with Nancy Langston appeared first on Edge Effects.

Dr. Robin W. Kimmerer speaks about indigenous knowledges, traditional science, and the stories and words that connect us to our nonhuman homes. The post The Stories and Languages of Home: A Conversation with Robin W. Kimmerer appeared first on Edge Effects.

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. The post Atomic Cities, the Mirage of Safety, and the Word “Environment”: A Conversation with Kate Brown appeared first on Edge Effects.

Advocates of small government have a long and uncharted history within US environmentalism, argues Brian Drake in an interview about his recent book. The post Green Conservatives: A Conversation with Brian Drake appeared first on Edge Effects.

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 post Rewilding and Reptiles: A Conversation With Naturalist Harry Greene appeared first on Edge Effects.

Bart Elmore discusses how Coke came to shape landscapes and bodies the world over, and what that suggests for the future of corporate sustainability. The post Coke and Capitalism: A Conversation with Bart Elmore appeared first on Edge Effects.

Five members of the CHE community discuss the surprisingly complex idea of simplicity in the context of environmentalism. The post A Podcast on Simplicity appeared first on Edge Effects.