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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · 15d

I’ll handle the ‘what not’ part

Jeffrey Insko @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social · 15d

Once more on the actual anniversary. Toward an environmental history of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. thecurrentowdm.substack.com/p/disaster-o...

Disaster on Gichigami

What if the most famous disaster on Lake Superior never really ended?

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 16d

Do you love that we can support open-access books in our Canadian History and Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, like the IJC collection edited @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social and Murray Clamen? Then send some $$$ our way so we can keep doing it!

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 18d

Today, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.'"

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior.

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#envhist #musichistory #greatlakes #envhum

Finding Environmental History in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 ballad immortalized the 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, linking Great Lakes industry, Indigenous history, environmental change, and enduring cultural memory.

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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks for the exceedingly generous and thoughtful review @ramya.bsky.social!

H-Net Reviews @hnetreviews.bsky.social · 21d

New book review:
Swayamprakash on Macfarlane, Daniel: _Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History, The_. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131268

H-Net Reviews @hnetreviews.bsky.social · 21d

New book review:
Swayamprakash on Macfarlane, Daniel: _Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History, The_. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024. Published by H-Oceans.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20131268

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 26d

Our editor, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social, examines "The Erie Canal at 200."

"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."

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#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory

The Erie Canal at 200

Erie Canal’s 200th: engineering success, reshaped settlement, boosted trade, harmed Indigenous lands and ecosystems, linked U.S.–Canada waterways, now mostly recreational.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · Oct 20

200 years ago this coming weekend, the Erie Canal opened. That moment was the culmination of a great deal of debate & planning & construction, & also--like the waterway it inaugurated--opens up to a number of fascinating AmericanStudies contexts, from the Early Republic & across our history. 🗃️

Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Oct 17

Thanks!

Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 20

If you're in Kalamazoo today and hoping to hear about Niagara Falls, you're in luck!

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Sep 20

"Algae coated the water, fisheries crashed, dredging stirred up contaminants such as mercury, DDT, and PCB; Lake Erie was declared dead because of eutrophication and the Cuyahoga River notoriously kept catching fire." - @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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#envhist

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Jul 28

Canada & The Handmaid's Tale - youtube.com/shorts/aEZjT...

Read "How Do Handmaids Reach Ontario?" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social & @seankheraj.bsky.social here: niche-canada.org/2019/08/01/h...

#envhist #canada #thehandmaidstale #canadausrelations

Canada & The Handmaid's Tale #canada #handmaidstale #canadausrelations

YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Jul 22

#SharkWeek Reading

"Finding Environmental History in … Sharknado?" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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#envhist #popculture #sharknado

Finding Environmental History in ... Sharknado?

The Sharknado franchise, a low-budget sci-fi series known for absurd CGI, outrageous plot twists, and a tongue-in-cheek approach, uses famous landmarks, including Niagara Falls, to satirize disaster f...

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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Jun 2

Tonight!

Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · May 30

Toronto friends, and friends who will be in Toronto for CHA and Congress, I'll be doing a book launch between 5:30-7:30 on Monday @nichecanada.bsky.social

McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · May 30

Join Daniel Macfarlane for the launch of Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History at Ben McNally Books in Toronto during #congressh on Monday June 2nd!

More details: buff.ly/wepUzE1

Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · May 30

Toronto friends, and friends who will be in Toronto for CHA and Congress, I'll be doing a book launch between 5:30-7:30 on Monday @nichecanada.bsky.social

McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · May 30

Join Daniel Macfarlane for the launch of Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History at Ben McNally Books in Toronto during #congressh on Monday June 2nd!

More details: buff.ly/wepUzE1

McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · May 23

Join Daniel Macfarlane for the launch of Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History at Ben McNally Books in Toronto during #congressh on June 2nd!

More details: buff.ly/wepUzE1

ICEHO @iceho.bsky.social · May 12

The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History with @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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#envhist #cndhist #greatlakes

Daniel MacFarlane, "The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2024) - New Books Network

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Mar 22

#WorldWaterDay

Read @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on the historical cooperation of the US and Canada on actions related to Great Lakes water quality.

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#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory

Natural Allies: Great Lakes Water Quality

In response to Great Lakes pollution, Canada and the US created the Boundary Waters Treaty and International Joint Commission.

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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Mar 13

ICYMI #envhist #GreatLakes @nichecanada.bsky.social

Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Mar 12

I was interviewed for this long-form article in the Financial Post about Trump and the Great Lakes. What made it even more fun than usual was that they included a pic of me with our kids at Point Pelee last summer - their first media appearance!
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Forget tariffs, Trump may be targeting the Great Lakes and Canada’s freshwater next

The Southwestern U.S. is tapped out, potentially creating a future point of conflict between two countries already in a trade war. Read on.

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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Mar 12

I was interviewed for this long-form article in the Financial Post about Trump and the Great Lakes. What made it even more fun than usual was that they included a pic of me with our kids at Point Pelee last summer - their first media appearance!
financialpost.com/feature/cana...

Forget tariffs, Trump may be targeting the Great Lakes and Canada’s freshwater next

The Southwestern U.S. is tapped out, potentially creating a future point of conflict between two countries already in a trade war. Read on.

financialpost.com

NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Mar 7

If you are interested in learning more about US-Canada environmental relations, we suggest picking up @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social's Natural Allies.

Read the first of four posts highlighting aspects of the book here: Natural Allies: niche-canada.org/2023/08/07/n...

#envhist #cdnpoli #uspoli

Natural Allies: The IJC, BWT, and the Great Lakes

The creation of the Boundary Waters Treaty and International Joint Commission highlights transborder issues in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin.

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Mar 4

Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes?

Find out in this episode of Unsalted Great Lakes with our Exec Member, Editor, and resident Great Lakes expert, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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#envhist #greatlakes #cdnpoli #uspoli

Podcast Episode - Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes?

Is President Trump angling to take over the Great Lakes? Can the water be diverted to other states?

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BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wu-Tang Clan announce what they say is their "final" tour, with Run the Jewels www.brooklynvegan.com/wu-tang-clan...

Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Feb 24

If you want to hear me blather on about what Trump might mean for the shared Great Lakes then listen to this podcast

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Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes?

Unsalted Great Lakes · Episode

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Daniel Macfarlane @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social · Feb 23

My recent article about Lake Ontario with @theconversationca.bsky.social

The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Feb 19

Climate change is threatening Lake Ontario — lessons from the Little Ice Age show us why we need to adapt

The Little Ice Age, which lasted around 500 years, had a profound impact on the environment and the people who lived around Lake Ontario.

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The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · Feb 19

Climate change is threatening Lake Ontario — lessons from the Little Ice Age show us why we need to adapt

The Little Ice Age, which lasted around 500 years, had a profound impact on the environment and the people who lived around Lake Ontario.

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Feb 10

#BlackHistoryMonth

"Many people didn’t listen when Black residents of Flint spoke up about their water – but only when white mothers, like Melissa, or experts (like Dr. Hanna-Attisha) raised their voices." - @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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#envhist #envjustice

The End (and Middle) of History: Environment and Politics in Flint's Water Crisis

When does something start, and then stop, being "history"? The Flint water crisis was the product of structural forces and path dependencies that stretch far back into the twentieth century. But since...

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · Jan 17

Is Lake Ontario as great as the other Great Lakes? @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social (Western Michigan University), author of "The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History," tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social that it has been neglected both environmentally and in spirit. #onpoli