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

HumanNature

Additionally, environmental sociology contributes to the understanding of environmental issues in the natural sciences by scrutinizing the socioeconomic structures underlying physical or biological challenges. Energy transition is a complex and non-linear process with multiple questions and interdependent factors.

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NC State professor transforms data into conservation

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the NC State Technician Roland Kays, a research associate professor in the College of Natural Resources and scientist at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, has dedicated years to transforming data into conservation.

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DCNR Awards $290,734 In Wild Resource Conservation Program Grants

PA Environment Daily

On February 13, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Acting Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that $290,734 in Wild Resource Conservation Program grants have been awarded to eight projects aimed at protecting Pennsylvania’s native biodiversity.

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Join Temple University Harrisburg & Let’s Go Outdoors May 13 For A Mini-BioBlitz During Our Big Adventure Day At Reservoir Park

PA Environment Daily

Teams will track data on datasheets and upload pictures to iNaturalist , a widely used app from National Geographic and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. This project was funded by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to register for our HOOT Big Adventure Days.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners

PA Environment Daily

Guise, the Agriculture Education Teacher, made the connection with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and began implementing the Eels in the Classroom program in her Wildlife Management and Natural Resource Management courses. in schools, nature-based nonprofits, urban arboretums and farms, and environmental centers.

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Announcing VJEL's 2023 Symposium: We're Bringing Nature Back (Nov. 18th)

Vermont Law

Knight Professor of Law at the University of Oregon and serves as the Faculty Director of the law school's nationally acclaimed Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center. She is an award-winning professor and a co-author of leading textbooks on public trust and natural resources law.

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Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy New Floating Classroom To Host Single-Day Educational Adventures, Floating Lecture Series

PA Environment Daily

Participants will enjoy a presentation by a local natural resources expert while cruising around the beautiful reservoir on the classroom pontoon boat. Single-Day Floating Adventures will be held Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Floating Lecture Series programs will be held from 9:00 a.m.