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Environmental stories are everywhere - from the chocolate we eat to the TVs we watch. I use this blog to show how science communication matters in everyday life.
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- Alison Arieff
- Amy Gahran
- Annie Schreffler
- Ari Daniel Shapiro
- Barker Health Blog
- Columbia Journalism Review
- Community Organizer 2.0
- Cosmic Revolutions
- Cynthia Graber
- Data Therapy
- David Biello
- Deborah Elizabeth Finn
- EarthSky
- Engineering for Change
- Envirothink
- Ever On and On
- Heather Boerner
- John Haydon
- Joseph Piergrossi
- Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
- Lisa Gualtieri's Blog on Health
- Living in Dialogue
- MIT Community Innovators Lab (CoLab)
- NetSquared
- New England Science Writers
- NewsTrust
- Pacific Standard
- Parenthetically Speaking
- PBS Nova Science Now
- Phil McKenna
- Plugged In
- Real Energy Writers
- Sara Peach
- Science Decoded
- Seth Borenstein
- Shiny Science
- Simran Sethi
- Snarky Scientist
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
- The Why Files
- Untamed Science
- Wayne Maceyka
- You've Got Some Science on You
Tag Archives: grassroots
The Smart Grid’s Grassroots Appeal
The phrase “smart grid” might intimidate some audiences. Do we want an intelligent power grid? For some people, the idea might be reminiscent of The Matrix or even 1984. Utility customers may say that futuristic plus costly does not equal … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, energy, environment, marketing
Tagged electricity, energy, environment, grassroots, marketing
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Local Innovation, Local Solutions
It might seem logical that solutions a community develops for its own use would work well locally. But small, innovative groups sometimes have difficulty accessing funding to support their work. The Obama administration’s Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation … Continue reading
Posted in cities, creativity, environment
Tagged funding, grassroots, innovation, nonprofit
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