Women, Cycling, Bike

This is the 117th post in my series that explores the most-used words in the top stories shared among Environmental Historians and Environmental Humanities scholars on Twitter each week.

Here are the top articles among environmental historians and humanities scholars this past week (May 20, 2019 – May 26, 2019):

https://t.co/KYFKmyQlGI#envhist #ourplanet #antonchekhov
"Beyond the specific environmental concerns that unite Chekhov with Our Planet’s Attenborough, there lies a philosophy of nature. As one scholar has noted…"

— Alexander Parker (@A_ParkerEnvHist) May 20, 2019

Monday: “Anton Chekhov: Environmental Prophet for Our Planet” by Walter G. Moss, History News Network

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Sustainable transportation advocates have begun to study the cycling gender gap, both as a question of equity and, more recently, as part of larger environmental initiatives that aim to get more people riding https://t.co/SV7OOcWZW6

— Maddy Dychtwald (@Maddy_Dychtwald) May 20, 2019

Tuesday: “Women on Wheels” by Joanna Scutt, Curbed

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"It is harder and harder to pretend that we’re not living in the middle of the most serious environmental crisis in recorded history."

Rowan Williams endorses @catherinerowett, the Green Party's lead candidate in the Eastern Region.#VoteGreen2019https://t.co/EsTjUqS7g4

— Green Party: Cambridge & South Cambs (@CambridgeGreens) May 21, 2019

Wednesday: “Rowan Williams endorses the lead candidate for the Green Party in Eastern Region,” Eastern Green Party

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The bogs are alive: how art is healing Scottish peatlands https://t.co/bVtLR8tlWs @ArtAcdinfo56 @haumea_cathy @TinaClaffey @plotceapach @EEToner @wetfutures @Kim_LDavies @BenjaminGearey @VisArtsIreland via @guardian pic.twitter.com/w9jBUapfxp

— Community Wetlands Forum (@forum_wetlands) May 22, 2019

Thursday: “The bogs are alive: how art is healing Scottish peatlands” by Murdo MacLeod, The Guardian

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The ancient beast of the oceans comes to life in a new display @NMNH. https://t.co/8E2Tsb6Pbv

— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) May 23, 2019

Friday: “Reimagining the Megalodon, the World’s Most Terrifying Sea Creature” by Arik Gabbai, Smithsonian.com 

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https://twitter.com/animalculum/status/1131950388704370688

Saturday: “Messel: An Ancient Greenhouse Ecosystem” by Jan Freedman, TwilightBeasts

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Liberal environmental contradictions could pave way for Conservative win https://t.co/ddb89clmYk
@drtimball #climate
The biggest deception in history. https://t.co/brEooxe7Dn

— @drtimball #climate (@pplonia) May 26, 2019

Sunday: “Liberal environmental contradictions could pave way for Conservative win” by Mark Winfield, National Post

Top Words

1. women

2. cycling

3. bike

4. years 

5. life

6. environmental

7. bog

8. will

9. city

10. like