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Honoring Don Colá–the luthier of Cateura
Don Colá makes recycled instruments out of Asunción’s massive trash heap for the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura.
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Hydropolitics in Latin America (Video)
The 1973 Treaty stipulates that Itaipú dam is not-for-profit, which means it’s supposed to operate at cost. Q: how might both states *legally* derive money from the dam, given these conditions?
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A Personal Journey to Standing Rock
I wanted to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux… the wise counsel I received was “Watch. Listen. Respect.” The first sight is of rolling hills covered with tipis, interspersed with tents and a longhouse or two. A shockingly blue river runs alongside the Standing Rock camp (called Oceti Sakowin) and the crisp air…
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Edible Education: a tasty way to transform public schools & farming, to boot.
With the smell of fresh rosemary and the clucking of chickens in the background, food experts Alice Waters and Joel Salatin shared their vision for eating well to the Kitchen Sisters, at Charlottesville’s historic Paramount Theater. As part of the National Endowment for the Humanities 50th anniversary, the event “Farming the Earth, Cultivating Humanity” made…
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Presenting on “Global Warming, Environment, and Energy Panel” on 3/4 10:15am at DUKE
Come hear about COP21, renewable energy, and South America–I’ll be presenting on Energy & Climate Change at this year’s Duke/FHI Global Brazil Lab Conference on Friday. For more, see the schedule here. March 4 10:15-11:15AM Panel 1: Global Warming, Environment, and Energy Christine Folch (Assistant Professor, Cultural Anthropology, Duke) Ildo Sauer (Mellon Visiting Professor, Duke…
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