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Washed Away: “Freedom Hill” Explores Flooding Caused by Environmental Racism 

Academy of Natural Sciences

I didn’t have the political language,” Resita said. See “Freedom Hill” on Saturday, April 20, at the Academy of Natural Sciences as part of the inaugural film festival, Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia. It will be shown during the 5 p.m. slate of films programmed by BlackStar Projects.

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Energy transition and social sciences – How can environmental sociology help us expand the understanding of energy transitions?

HumanNature

With increasing temperatures, global warming and climate change are only become more concerning and immediate. As a result,transitioning away from carbon-intensive sources of energy is critical to address the climate crisis (Hernandez and Newell 2022). In Climate Change and Critical Agrarian Studies (pp.

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Let’s Talk about Climate Anxiety 

Academy of Natural Sciences

Lately, there has been a lot of talk all over the world about the birds and the bees — that is, how they are impacted by the environmentally devastating effects of climate change and how humans play a role in this process. I am interested in using artwork in outreach to teach environmental science topics to students and families.

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Earth System Interventions for Sustainability

Legal Planet

By 2009, environmental challenges–especially climate change–were severe enough that humans have obligations to understand how technologies can help overcome them and to use these technologies, as appropriate. Much of this work falls within the natural sciences. Twelve years later, this seems only more so.

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How to Save the World, Part 1

Academy of Natural Sciences

The goal was to give students a sense of agency in figuring out how to address climate change through communication,” says Kalina, who is also an award-winning documentary producer and director. One student, Lauren Jackson, says that the class inspired her to pursue a career in environmental documentary filmmaking.

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Getting Creative in the Field

Academy of Natural Sciences

I wanted to understand what species could be at-risk due to climate change in Philadelphia, but also to give the community of Philadelphia access to this information as well. Therefore, we see stickers for sports teams, national parks, political movements, or sources of accomplishment on items such as laptops and water bottles.

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Analysis: The gaps in the global deal for nature

A Greener Life

At the G7, Canada announced a doubling of its international climate finance to $5.3 billion over five years, including support for nature and nature-based solutions, and Germany announced an increase from €4 billion to €6 billion by 2025, with focus on nature-based solutions to climate change. .

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