Archive for the "Advocacy" Category

How should we talk about climate change?

By Emily Bowers (This is Part 3 of a three-part series on climatologist, Dr. Cameron Wake. Read Part 2 here.) Part 3: On Sustainability Dr. Cameron Wake has been heavily influenced and inspired by the University of New Hampshire’s chief sustainability officer, Tom Kelly, who leads the university’s sustainability programs. Started in 1997, the UNH [...]

What ice cores tell us about our past and future

By Emily Bowers (This is Part 2 of a three-part series on climatologist, Dr. Cameron Wake. Read Part 1 here.) Part 2: The Ice Cores of Research Dr. Cameron Wake’s research started with the analysis of ice cores from the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau and evolved to include cores from Arctic glaciers. He studied [...]

From mountaineer to climatologist: a profile of Dr. Cameron Wake

By Emily Bowers Part 1: The Ascent from Mountaineer to Climatologist A childhood adventure in the Canadian Rockies completely altered the course of Dr. Cameron Wake’s life. He was 14 when he traveled, on the suggestion of his older brother, from his hometown in Montreal to Banff National Park to complete a mountaineering course. He [...]

DeChristopher supporters continue to rally after sentencing

By Emily Bowers Tim DeChristopher’s fate was decided last week  at the Salt Lake City federal courthouse. He was sentenced to two years in prison and a fine of $10,000 for disrupting a controversial federal oil and gas-leasing auction in December of 2008, but his sentence was not taken quietly.   Twenty-six of his supporters [...]

Grow Food grows support in the Pioneer Valley

by Laura Hilberg Jen Hartley arrived for our meeting at a downtown cafe right on time and out of breath, having just come from an informal meeting of Grow Food Northampton board members and core volunteers. They had gathered to discuss the success of their recently completed land purchase campaign. Grow Food is already realizing [...]