BackStory with the American History Guys » sustainability http://backstoryradio.org VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:40:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Public radio that explores the historical context of todays news. BackStory with the American History Guys no BackStory with the American History Guys vafh-web@virginia.edu vafh-web@virginia.edu (BackStory with the American History Guys) Copyright Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, All rights reserved. VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities history, ed ayers, brian baloah, peter onuf, vfh, humanities, BackStory with the American History Guys » sustainability http://backstory.vfhblogs.org/files/powerpress/backstory_144.jpg http://backstoryradio.org Energy Gluttons http://backstoryradio.org/energy-gluttons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=energy-gluttons http://backstoryradio.org/energy-gluttons/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:53:17 +0000 cm6ay http://backstory.vfhblogs.org/?p=1819 The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy.”  You can listen to the entire episode here.

Historian David Nye discusses the origins of Americans’ ample appetites for energy.

Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/energy-gluttons/feed/ 0 energy,energy consumption,environment,history of technology,natural resources,science,sustainability,technology,transportation The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy."  You can listen to the entire episode here. - Historian David Nye discusses the origins of Americans' ample appetites for energy. - The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy."  You can listen to the entire episode here (http://backstoryradio.org/2008/12/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/). Historian David Nye (http://www1.sdu.dk/Hum/amstud/staff/david_nye.htm) discusses the origins of Americans' ample appetites for energy. Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy (http://backstoryradio.org/2008/12/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/) BackStory with the American History Guys no 7:52 The Age of Horses http://backstoryradio.org/the-age-of-horses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-age-of-horses http://backstoryradio.org/the-age-of-horses/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:53:14 +0000 cm6ay http://backstory.vfhblogs.org/?p=1818 The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode “From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy.”  You can listen to the entire episode here.

Historian Ann Norton Greene explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses.

Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/the-age-of-horses/feed/ 1 energy,energy consumption,environment,history of technology,natural resources,science,sustainability,technology,transportation The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy."  You can listen to the entire episode here. - Historian Ann Norton Greene explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses. - The following audio clip is excerpted from the BackStory episode "From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy."  You can listen to the entire episode here (http://backstoryradio.org/2008/12/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/). Historian Ann Norton Greene (http://hss.sas.upenn.edu/mt-static/faculty/staff/ann_n_greene_phd_undergraduate.php) explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses. Excerpted from: From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy (http://backstoryradio.org/2008/12/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/) BackStory with the American History Guys no 10:28 From Whales to Wind: A History of Energy http://backstoryradio.org/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy http://backstoryradio.org/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:30:40 +0000 VFHwebdev http://www.backstoryradio.org/?p=241

Three decades after Jimmy Carter donned his famous cardigan and asked us to go on an energy diet, the US is consuming more than ever. In this episode, BackStory takes on big oil (and big whales, trees and water)!  Historian David Nye discusses the origins of our gluttony for energy, and historian Anne Norton Greene explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses.  Join us on our power trip!

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Show Highlights:

  • The Age of Horses — Historian Ann Norton Greene explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses.
  • Energy Gluttons — Historian David Nye discusses the origins of Americans’ ample appetites for energy.

Related Links:

  • Brush up on consumption and production of different energy sources.
  • Find out more about the new Energy Secretary.
  • Read a review of Anne Greene’s “Horses at Work.”
  • Learn about our complex relationship to Technology.
  • View the 1953 video “A is for Atom.”
  • Watch Jimmy Carter’s 1977 energy crisis speech
  • Powering the 18th Century
]]> http://backstoryradio.org/from-whales-to-wind-a-history-of-energy/feed/ 10 energy,energy consumption,environment,history of technology,natural resources,science,sustainability,technology,transportation In this episode, BackStory takes on big oil! And big trees, big water, big whales.. How have changing energy sources shaped the growth and decline of cities and towns? What are the social costs and benefits of new energy technologies? (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/11/energy_milk.jpg) Three decades after Jimmy Carter donned his famous cardigan and asked us to go on an energy diet, the US is consuming more than ever. In this episode, BackStory takes on big oil (and big whales, trees and water)!  Historian David Nye discusses the origins of our gluttony for energy, and historian Anne Norton Greene explains why the "Age of Steam" was also the Age of Horses.  Join us on our power trip! . . Show Highlights: * The Age of Horses -- Historian Ann Norton Greene explains why the “Age of Steam” was also the Age of Horses. * Energy Gluttons -- Historian David Nye discusses the origins of Americans' ample appetites for energy. Related Links: * Brush up (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/eh/frame.html) on consumption and production of different energy sources. * Find out (http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/energy-choice-nobelist-with-climate-passion/) more about the new Energy Secretary. * Read (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/books/review/Crain-t.html) a review of Anne Greene's "Horses at Work." * Learn (http://www1.sdu.dk/Hum/amstud/activities/tech.pdf) about our complex relationship to Technology. * View (http://www.archive.org/details/isforAto1953) the 1953 video "A is for Atom." * Watch (http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3398) Jimmy Carter's 1977 energy crisis speech * Powering (http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/Foundation/journal/Summer08/power.cfm) the 18th Century BackStory with the American History Guys no 53:00 Environmental Crisis! http://backstoryradio.org/the-history-of-disappearing-nature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-disappearing-nature http://backstoryradio.org/the-history-of-disappearing-nature/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:30:12 +0000 VFHwebdev http://www.virginiafoundation.org/vfhradio/backstory/wordpress/?p=32 2nature061408.jpg

It seems that Americans are finally waking up to the reality of climate change, but scientists tell us it may be too little, too late. This may be the most far-reaching environmental threat Americans have ever faced, but it’s certainly not the first. In this hour, we consider the history of American anxieties about the environment. Historian Bill Cronon weighs in on when “nature” became a thing to protect and not to fear. And we travel up to Shenandoah National Park to look for remnants of the communities displaced to make way for Nature. Also — Mother Nature’s gender, Populist politics, and the merits of an apocalyptic mindset.

Related Links

See what environmental historian Bill Cronon is up to!

Hear more stories of the removal from the Shenandoah Valley…

Take a look at an interactive timeline of environmental history.

]]> http://backstoryradio.org/the-history-of-disappearing-nature/feed/ 2 agriculture,climate change,conservation,environment,lumbering,natural resources,nature,populism,shenandoah,sustainability It seems that Americans are finally waking up to the reality of climate change, but scientists tell us it may be too little, too late. This may be the most far-reaching environmental threat Americans have ever faced, but it's certainly not the first. (http://backstoryradio.org/files/2008/06/2nature061408.jpg) It seems that Americans are finally waking up to the reality of climate change, but scientists tell us it may be too little, too late. This may be the most far-reaching environmental threat Americans have ever faced, but it's certainly not the first. In this hour, we consider the history of American anxieties about the environment. Historian Bill Cronon weighs in on when "nature" became a thing to protect and not to fear. And we travel up to Shenandoah National Park to look for remnants of the communities displaced to make way for Nature. Also -- Mother Nature's gender, Populist politics, and the merits of an apocalyptic mindset. Related Links See what environmental historian Bill Cronon (http://www.williamcronon.net) is up to! Hear more stories (http://www.backstoryradio.org/2008/06/beat-it-weve-got-a-wilderness-to-create/) of the removal from the Shenandoah Valley... Take a look at an interactive timeline (http://www.environmentalhistory.org/) of environmental history. BackStory with the American History Guys no 54:16