Reading Time: 9 minutesWalking through Ashio’s scarred mountains (Japan) and cutting grass along the Watarase River, fieldwork turns out to be less about gathering data and more about learning to sense how toxicity and care coexist.
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When Deeper isn’t Better: A Mining Misadventure in Early Modern Sumatra
Reading Time: 7 minutesDepth, then and now, carries powerful associations: richer deposits, economic promise, technological mastery, and often the projection of European or western expertise.
Defending Water Against a Mine: Hydrous Sociality, Environmental Struggles, and Popular Consultations in Colombia
Reading Time: 11 minutesOn Sunday, July 28th, 2013, denizens of Piedras, a town located in Central Colombia, went to the polls to participate in the consulta popular on the establishment of large-scale mining activities in this rice-producing town.