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Help: How Can We Set Up an Energy Education Park?

Posted on March 24, 2021 by climatechangefork

In 2012, I was with Vinit Parmar, filming the energy transition in the Sundarbans region in India as it moved from traditional hunter-gatherer life to an electrified society (Quest for Energy – 2012, see the April 29, 2014 blog). In … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Brooklyn, Brooklyn College, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, community, CUNY, Electricity, Energy, energy transition, India, learning, Mitigation, NY, Power, Renewable, Research, Solar, Sundarbans, Teaching, Technology, university | 3 Comments

Can We Reopen Schools? Who Loses Out if We Don’t?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by climatechangefork

I just read an important op-ed in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, “‘Remote Learning’ Is Often an Oxymoron: We need to try harder to get kids back in school.” The essence of the piece is that, while rich … Continue reading →

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School Curriculum: The NYT

Posted on August 25, 2020 by climatechangefork

Why do we send our kids to school? Why did our parents send us to school? People are wondering this more than ever, now that many schools are still closed physically and have moved to an online educational experience. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, Water | Tagged college, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, database, democracy, Desalination, distanced learning, Fresh Water, Future, hamburger, index, learning, learning network, lesson plan, pandemic, Resources, Salt Water, Saudi Arabia, School, Science, social distance, students, Teaching, university, Water, water quality, Water Scarcity, Water Stress, weather report | 2 Comments

Campus Transition into Sustainability Teaching Laboratory

Posted on June 18, 2019 by climatechangefork

My May 28th blog discussed the Sierra Club’s ranking of university campuses’ sustainability conversions. I also included the organization’s methodology. Later, in my June 4th blog, I suggested that campuses could convert this transitional process into a teaching moment — … Continue reading →

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Prerequisites

Posted on November 29, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week I posted a figure from the Economist that summarizes how various constituencies voted in the American presidential elections. I promised I’d focus on some of the non-racial factors that made a significant impact on the results. Let’s look … Continue reading →

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Educating for the Anthropocene: Learning Science in an Informal Environment

Posted on June 14, 2016 by climatechangefork

Political decisions in the Anthropocene require an understanding of the interactions between humans and the physical environment, as well as how to make them sustainable for future generations. These decisions cannot be limited to a small group of scientist advisors; … Continue reading →

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