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How a program in Washington state is bringing climate change into the classroom

Grist

In some parts of the country, climate change may be the most controversial subject that science teachers bring up in their classrooms. But the majority of public school teachers don’t deal with this, because they aren’t mentioning climate change at all. I spoke with St.

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Why and how to visit the Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference 2022

Envirotec Magazine

Dr Tara Shine has dedicated over 20 years of her life to “the pursuit of fairness between people and the planet” She is described as an expert in the field of climate change and climate justice with a passion for communicating her science and her positive vision for the future.

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A Growing Wave of Litigation Spurs Climate Action

DeSmogBlog

In France, three non-governmental organizations sued the oil company Total over alleged “inadequate” environmental and human rights assessments of its oil project in Uganda and Tanzania. These are just a handful of the hundreds of cases of climate litigation that have arisen worldwide over the past few years.

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Former BP Scientist Steve Koonin Claims Climate Journalists Are Spreading ‘Hysteria’

DeSmogBlog

A former chief scientist for the oil and gas producer BP claims that journalists specializing in climate change reporting are spreading false claims about extreme weather — an accusation that a major climate media organization deems “factually careless and ideologically driven.” It’s a big problem.”

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How Oil Giant Exxon Bought Influence Over the Swedish Moderate Party

DeSmogBlog

Original version [link] While current Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was marketing director and his minister for justice, Gunnar Strömmer, was project manager, the Swedish libertarian think tank Timbro received money from oil company ExxonMobil at a time when it was actively engaged in spreading disinformation about climate change.

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American PR Firm Edelman Enabled Oil Baron Al Jaber’s Ascension to Lead COP28 Climate Conference

DeSmogBlog

As a key plank of its strategy, Edelman organized an influence drive in tandem with U.S. While it was working to burnish the UEA’s green credentials, the PR giant was also creating public relations campaigns on behalf of fossil fuel organizations to slow climate legislation, such as the 2009 cap-and-trade bill in the United States.

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#Greentown10: A Look at Greentown’s Biggest Annual Event Throughout the Years

Greentown Labs

The 2014 DEMO Day was hosted in partnership with Global Cleantech Meetup Week, which was organized by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and ACTION New England. The fourth annual DEMO Day was one of four connected events organized by Greentown and the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) on Oct. in Somerville, MA!