Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature.
So I just ran across the new media campaign by Conservation International, called Nature is Speaking. I have to say, it is very slick, and a nice change of pace from the usual...
Anthropocene / environmental politics / political ecology
by chriscrews · Published 10/06/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
So I just ran across the new media campaign by Conservation International, called Nature is Speaking. I have to say, it is very slick, and a nice change of pace from the usual...
climate activism / environmental politics / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis
by chriscrews · Published 09/22/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
If you’ve been paying attention to current affairs at all this month, you probably know that the People’s Climate March took place this Sunday (9/21) here in NYC. This was followed by the...
Anthropocene / civilization / education / environmental politics / political ecology / religion
by chriscrews · Published 07/08/2014
Thomas Berry wrote the following passage concerning universities and the problem of our modern industrialist worldview. “I mention economics, jurisprudence, and religion because these are among the subjects that are taught in our...
education / environmental politics / political ecology / race politics / social justice
by chriscrews · Published 07/01/2014 · Last modified 03/21/2015
(Updates added 7/7) Hopefully people are starting to hear about the plans for the largest climate mobilization in US history, which will take place the week of September 21-28, 2014 here in New...
Things just keep heating up in Cali, with no relief in sight. And as things get hotter, the fires grow bigger while the water starts to disappear. And this is just the start...
civilization / environmental politics / political analysis / political ecology
by chriscrews · Published 04/26/2014
My latest column in the New School Free Press came out this week. You can read the whole piece right here. I’m posting a teaser below as an update. It’s generally considered taboo...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.