Environmental Studies

June 27, 2009 to June 30, 2009

10th Biennial Conference on Communication and Environment

The central theme of this event is "Environmental Communication as a Nexus."
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"Helene Knocked Out a Key Facility for Monitoring the Global Climate"

"Among the many pieces of critical infrastructure that Hurricane Helene knocked offline in Asheville, N.C., was a key federal office for monitoring the global climate. Work is underway to get the facility running again, but the outage is likely to delay some agencies’ monthly updates on global warming and other climate indicators."

Source: NYTimes, 10/04/2024

Coequal Catastrophes — Quammen on Climate Change, Extinction and Epidemics

Biodiversity loss can seem like a remote and abstract problem that pales in comparison to climate worries. But award-winning author David Quammen sees them as coequal threats, along with emerging diseases, and encourages journalists to illuminate the relationships between them. His advice includes getting out of big cities to see the extinction crisis firsthand and weaving humor and hope into your writing.

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A Renowned Birder Shatters the Audubon Myth

In his fascinating volume about John James Audubon, world-renowned naturalist-writer-illustrator Kenn Kaufman pays homage to the artist but meticulously dissects the man, writes BookShelf Editor Tom Henry. A review of “The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness” depicts how Audubon, driven by the rivalries of his time, marred his own legacy with factual errors and outright fraud.

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October 1, 2024

2024 Utah Award in the Environmental Humanities — Dr. Nick Estes

The University of Utah will confer this year's award on Dr. Nick Estes, noted historian who focuses on global Indigenous histories, environmental justice and decolonization, followed by a conversation with Estes about the relationships between his work and environmental humanities. Free and open to the public. 7:30 p.m.

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Colleges With Fossil Fuel Funding Can Become 'Vehicle Of Climate Obstruction'

"For decades, oil and gas companies have donated tens to hundreds of millions of dollars to colleges and universities, sat on governing boards, sponsored scholarships and built pro-fossil fuel programming and curriculum — resulting in real or apparent conflicts of interest for universities and their researchers."

Source: Floodlight, 09/06/2024
September 18, 2024

WHOI Webinar: Restless Seas — How Ocean Currents Shape Weather, Climate and Life

Join three Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists for a discussion about ocean currents, how they are changing and the implications for marine life and all of us. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET.

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"Road Salt May Hurt Vital Link In Freshwater Food Chain, Study Says"

"De-icing road salts — even those marketed as environmentally friendly — may harm important freshwater plankton, a new analysis indicates. The study, published in Science of the Total Environment, suggests that some species of zooplankton — a critical food source for freshwater fish — don’t adapt to pollution from road salts from generation to generation."

Source: Washington Post, 08/23/2024

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