Climate change, as well as our other big ecological problems, is tightly linked to how we use and consume resources.

On April 22, 1970, over 20 million Canadians and Americans took to the streets in one of the largest political actions in history. Earth Day included marches, teach-ins, and rallies. But Earth Day was...

This book provides a critical survey of Ukraine's 2013-14 Euromaidan Revolution – the 'Revolution of Dignity'. Ukraine's Euromaidan explores both sides of a rev…

Media eco-narratives link Winter Olympics tourism growth, alpine romanticism, and infrastructure to global emissions, despite limited direct climate impact from hosting.

Lillehammer’s “Green Games” housing created high-energy cabin villages, reshaping Norwegian leisure culture while undermining long-term sustainability goals.

Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.

Players control Arthur Morgan, navigating story missions while also exploring independently–hunting, riding, fishing, crafting, and encountering wildlife. The game encourages players to linger: fog se...

Fallout 4 explores blurred boundaries between inside and outside through player-built settlements, artificial environments, and survival mechanics shaped by radiation and shelter.

Adeline K. Piercy's video essay examines the unanticipated ways Frostpunk serves as a coping mechanism for neurodivergent players with sensory dysfunctions — particularly those who struggle with the h...

The federal government is trying to extort your school by coercing American universities into joining its so-called "Compact”. This is a time for courage, not capitulation. Sign this alumni petition n...

Environmental board games from the 1970s onward reflect shifting ecological concerns; curating them at SHI revealed their educational, historical, and interactive museum value.

Amid wildfire smoke, assembling a vintage toy racetrack evokes reflections on U.S. militarism, consumer culture, and the erasure of northern Canadian histories.

It is a turbulent time to be an international scholar in the United States: So before you embark on your next trip to the U.S., let’s make sure you are ready for take-off.

In Diverse Environments, you will work to create a diverse selection of eight games for your syllabus. You’ve got colleagues working on the same thing, though, and you don’t want to duplicate their ef...

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

Historical board game Land Run: 1893 explores settler colonialism, Indigenous dispossession, and environmental degradation, balancing historical accuracy with player agency.

This post is part of an ongoing series called “Whose Nature? Race and Canadian Environmental History.” This series examines the intersections of race and environment in Canada’s past and asks how huma...

Ross Fair’s Improving Upper Canada examines agricultural improvement’s role in state formation, political conflict, and environmental governance in nineteenth-century Upper Canada.

The Peace River in northern British Columbia is currently being considered for a major hydro-electric project at Site C, near Fort St. John. The river has already been dammed twice. Another dam raises...

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