In 2008, Canadian artist Sandra Sawatzky set out to embroider the social history of oil. Nine years and 17, 000 hours of work later, she completed her epic Black Gold Tapestry, which visualizes our relationship to energy like never before.
Read articleLeslie Sklair, Professor Emeritus in Sociology at the London School of Economics, introduces an important new study of global media coverage of the Anthropocene.
Read articleTaste the Waste argues that the Russian government's vision of the energy future will harm both the planet and many groups living on the margins of Russian society.
Read articleThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted higher education in the United States. Millions of students and faculty have been forced to meet online using digital platforms like Zoom. Literature professor Stacey Balkan argues that Zoom education should not be considered a new normal, for the sake of students, faculty, and the planet.
Read articleIn 2019, the Government of Alberta launched a Public Inquiry into "anti-Alberta energy campaigns that are supported by foreign organizations." Independent researcher László Németh warns that the inquiry's latest report is flirting with dangerous forms of populist rhetoric.
Read articlePolitical scientist Amy Janzwood argues that the Biden administration's attempts to curb U.S. demand for oil will likely accelerate the downfall of Alberta's oil sands. The Canadian oil industry faces a choice: either manage that decline or transform.
Read articleClaire Ravenscroft warns that mere belief in "the science" of climate change is no longer good enough, and that the Democratic Party will only make progess if pushed by a well-organized and insistent grassroots movement.
Read articleDeepthi Swamy of the World Resources Institute, India, highlights some of the challenges and complexities of energy transition on the ground in India. If India is to achieve its renewable energy goals, the country must take a democratic, bottom-up view of transition.
Read articleAs our society transitions to new forms of energy, our social and cultural stories will also change. Derek Gladwin explores how the energy humanities provide a useful framework for understanding and speaking about our individual and collective energy stories.
Read articleDespite a recent surge in youth climate activism around the world, climate-related topics remain marginal in formal education in many countries. A team of researchers created the International Youth Deliberation on Energy Futures to fill the gap. Lynette Shultz and Carrie Karsgaard explain what they were up to, and how the students responded.
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