The informal Anthropocene epoch
“Anthropocene” may indicate the period of time between the latter half of the 18th century and the present day.
Once upon a time there were dinosaurs…
Throughout the eras, five extreme events led to the extinction of a huge number of species in relatively short time
Can bacteria help us mine waste?
Our current ‘take – make – discard’ way of exploiting resources can no longer go on, as it is leading to the depletion of Earth’s resources and threatening the survival…
The environmental impact of abandoned mining areas
We all agree about the importance of mines during the period of their cultivation. They are vital for extraction of mineral resources and for the community that work in, but…
While whole mountains quite literally disappear
This is a series of photographs by Environmental Resistence of the famous white marble quarries of Carrara, Tuscany. The project presents the phenomenon of over-mining as a syntesis of environmental science data and photography.