This is the sixty-eighth post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared amongst Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week.

Source: “The Case for New California” by Eric Levitz

Here are the top articles amongst environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (June 11 – June 17, 2018):

Monday: “Repurposing a Map of Greater London’s Industry (1893-5)” by Jim Clifford, ActiveHistory.ca

Tuesday: “A short history of Scott Pruitt’s scandals from the big to the bizarre” by Alessandra Potenza, The Verge

Wednesday: “Comps Notes: Pyne’s Burning Bush” by Jessica DeWitt, Historical DeWitticisms 

Thursday: “Awakening the Grizzly” by Jeremy Miller, Pacific Standard 

Friday: “Why Voting for the Green Party Isn’t a Waste, It’s a Necessity” by Sam Milne, The Round

Saturday: “Nature’s Past Episode 61: Why Graduate Students Study Environmental History” by Sean Kheraj, Network in Canadian History and Environment (NiCHE)

Sunday: “Comps Notes: Hays’ Conservation and the Gospel of Efficiency” by Jessica DeWitt, Historical DeWitticisms 

Top Words

1. California

2. grizzly

3. bears

4. fire

5. said

6. bear

7. one

8. people  

9. grizzlies

10. Pruitt

11. also

Published by Jessica M. DeWitt

Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt is an environmental historian of Canada and the United States. She is passionate about the use of digital technologies to bridge the gap between the public and researchers. In addition to her community and professional work, she offers various editing and social media consultancy services.

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  1. Pingback: Canadian History Roundup – Week of June 17, 2018 | Unwritten Histories
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