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Today's episode of EESI's podcast is showcasing a brand new EESI resource, Rapid Readouts. Things are happening faster than ever, and you need information quickly. These 30-minute, interactive Readouts will bring you what you need to know, when you need to know it. Our first Rapid Readout took place on Friday and explored the benefits of ENERGY STAR.

For residents of former and current mining communities (especially in Appalachia, the Midwest, and the Mountain West), abandoned mines are a familiar—and often dangerous—aspect of the local landscape. Unreclaimed abandoned mines and infrastructure can leak acid drainage, pollute groundwater, or collapse unexpectedly. Guests Kevin Zedack and Matt Hepler (both from Appalachian Voices) sit down with Daniel and EESI's newest communications associate, Hannah Wilson-Black, to explain how cleaning up these sites can safeguard ecosystems and human health while providing new economic development opportunities in coal communities.   Show notes: Central Appalachian Mine Reforestation Assessment (Appalachian Voices resource): https://skytruth.org/mtr-data-files/  Plugging Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Provides Climate and Jobs Benefits (article): https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/plugging-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells-provides-climate-and-jobs-benefits  Unlocking Rural Economies: Farm Bill Investments in Rural America (briefing): https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/052423farmbill 

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a start-of-the-new-Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We reviewed climate science, cutting-edge innovations, and the role of the legislative process in climate mitigation and adaptation. The surface transportation bill reauthorizes federal highway, transit, and rail funding and programs every five years. This final briefing of EESI's Congressional Climate Camp series provided a breakdown of everything decision-makers need to know ahead of the bill's next reauthorization in 2026.  Panelists described the transportation bill's history, including bipartisan cooperation, climate-related provisions, and external stakeholder engagement. Looking ahead, the briefing explained the general timeline for the reauthorization, the bill's jurisdiction, and key issues across bill titles. The briefing also shared on-the-ground climate success stories from the most recent reauthorization—the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Welcome to Season 9 of The Climate Conversation podcast! How many issues can you think of that 94% of U.S. voters agree on? Probably not very many. But a poll commissioned by U.S. Nature4Climate in 2024 revealed that 94% of voters across the United States support the expansion of natural climate solutions—actions that reduce emissions and increase carbon storage in forests, farms, grasslands, and wetlands—in public policy. To kick off the new season of EESI's podcast, co-hosts Daniel Bresette and Alison Davis sit down with the bipartisan pollsters who led the survey, Lori Weigel of New Bridge Strategy and Dave Metz of FM3 Research.   Show notes: Growth in Support for Natural Climate Solutions (article): https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/growth-in-support-for-natural-climate-solutions  Maximizing the Impact of Natural Climate Solutions (briefing): https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/061124nature  Cities Leading the Way on Nature-Based Solutions (briefing): https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/052324cities  New Guide Helps Decision-Makers Adopt Natural Climate Solutions (article): https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/new-guide-helps-decision-makers-adopt-natural-climate-solutions  Public Polling on Climate Change (briefing): https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/020923camp 

Ready to make a difference in climate policy, but not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to view our start-of-the-new-Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We review climate science, cutting-edge innovations, and the role of the legislative process in climate mitigation and adaptation. EESI's first Climate Camp briefing served as an interactive refresher on the drivers of climate change and the latest deployable solutions to address the challenge. This Congress, topics such as agriculture, infrastructure, and national security will be front and center. The briefing covered climate concepts and terminology—from types of greenhouse gases to renewable energy technologies—to help you identify policy solutions at the intersection of these issue areas. At this briefing, panelists showcased tools—like the EN-ROADS simulator, co-developed by MIT Sloan and Climate Interactive—that staff can use to easily digest climate data and generate policy ideas. They also highlighted federal agency resources essential to understanding the climate challenge and innovative solutions to address it.

As 2024 draws to a close, many people are wondering what to expect from the next Congress and presidential administration on climate change. But sometimes, the best way to look forward is to look back. Co-hosts Daniel Bresette and Alison Davis sit down with Jay Hakes, author of The Presidents and the Planet: Climate Change Science and Politics from Eisenhower to Bush, for a discussion about the intersection of climate science and political processes in the White House.   Show notes: EESI at 40: Claudine Schneider Reflects on the Necessity of Communication in Climate Politics: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/eesi-at-40-claudine-schneider-reflects-on-the-necessity-of-communication-in-climate-politics EESI Welcomes Two Energy Leaders to Its Board of Directors: https://www.eesi.org/press-releases/view/eesi-welcomes-two-energy-leaders-to-its-board-of-directors

Quick hits re: the federal-level implications of the recent election on transportation, housing, and urbanism in the U.S. No political post-mortems or predictions, but rather look at existing policies and their potential impacts. Surface level breakdown of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), detailing the combined $566 billion in federal transportation spending through 2026. Heading into Thanksgiving, we also stress the importance of communicating urbanism ideas effectively across political divides at the family gathering. The episode concludes with a clip from Pete Buttigieg discussing road safety goals, in comparison to the aviation industry. It's a helpful framing. We'll take a look at state and local-level implications, soon. That edition will be far more optimistic, as many local transit funding measures passed, across the country. Ran out of time, today. We discuss: 00:00 On transportation and urbanism post-election. 03:14 Infrastructure act and federal funding. 08:19 CAFE standards and pollution metrics. 11:39 Transit-oriented development and housing. 21:07 Private sector progress in transportation, featuring Brightline and Waymo. 23:08 Optimism. 27:37 Coby Lefkowitz returns, next week. For context: Yonah Freemark's perfect election thread. On the IIJA (via The White House). On the IRA (via EESI). On CAFE standards (via Reuters). Waymo passes 150k weekly rides (via The Verge).

EESI recently held a reception at the Library of Congress to celebrate its 40th anniversary, and we were honored to welcome two members of Congress: Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) and Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.). This week on the podcast, we are resurfacing Rep. McClellan's interview from earlier this year, when she joined us to discuss climate resilience and environmental justice in the Commonwealth and across the country.

Welcome to Season 8 of The Climate Conversation podcast! Many of us are returning from trips to the coast, where breezy beaches provided a respite from the brutal summer heat. But these coastal areas are important for more than just the occasional vacation. Wetlands and estuaries, which connect inland rivers to the open ocean, are critical ecosystems for climate adaptation and carbon sequestration. In this episode, co-hosts Dan and Alison—alongside EESI Policy Director Anna McGinn—talk about coastal restoration with Daniel Hayden, president and CEO of Restore America's Estuaries.   Show notes: 2024 Coastal and Estuarine Summit: https://web.cvent.com/event/110611bc-78c6-43ad-b053-a9afd2a4263a/summary  The Mississippi River: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/101024rivers  Building a Stronger Chesapeake Bay with EPA: https://www.eesi.org/podcasts/view/7.7-building-a-stronger-chesapeake-bay-with-epa  A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/a-resilient-future-for-coastal-communities  Celebrating Two Years of Coastal Resilience Solutions at EESI: https://www.eesi.org/podcasts/view/4.4-celebrating-two-years-of-coastal-resilience-solutions-at-eesi  What Is the Future for New Jersey's Coastal Marshes? https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/qa-what-is-the-future-for-new-jerseys-coastal-marshes 

You have probably heard stories about how climate change is a major threat to some of the most cherished foods and beverages worldwide, such as coffee, chocolate, corn, and of course, wine. Because the grapes used for wine are so sensitive to temperature and other growing conditions, many winemakers are looking for ways to minimize the industry's impact on the climate. For today's episode, Dan and Alison sip with Jess Baum, senior director of regenerative impact at Bonterra Organic Estates, here to talk about sustainability in the wine industry. Jess explains why it is important to put a cork in certain winemaking practices (like using corks, for example). We promise you won't be bord-eaux!   Show notes: Grow Organic: The Climate, Health, and Economic Case for Expanding Organic Agriculture: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/032323ag  Agriculture and Climate: https://www.eesi.org/agriculture-and-climate-series  Talking about “The Octopus in the Parking Garage” with Rob Verchick: https://www.eesi.org/podcasts/view/6.1-talking-about-the-octopus-in-the-parking-garage-with-rob-verchick 

Extreme heat is the silent killer out of all climate-related disasters. Fatalities from extreme heat typically do not receive as much attention as those from other severe weather events like hurricanes, floods, blizzards, or wildfires, and yet heat is the top weather-related public health hazard in the United States. For today's episode, Dan and Alison are joined by Kurt Shickman, the newest member of EESI's Board of Directors, to hear his perspective as an expert on policy solutions for extreme heat. Kurt details many different strategies to combat heat that are both affordable and attainable, and how the right policies can bring these solutions to life. Show notes: Q&A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Response to Extreme Heat: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/qa-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-preventions-response-to-extreme-heat Living with Climate Change: Extreme Heat: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/062422climatechange In a Warming World, Urban Forestry Programs Help Residents Beat the Heat: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/in-a-warming-world-urban-forestry-programs-help-residents-beat-the-heat 

Idyllic water views may be great for tourists, but for homeowners and residents of coastal communities, they can be a foreboding red flag. With each passing year, the climate crisis brings more extreme storms, storm surge, and even sunny-day flooding—all on top of rising sea levels. This episode explores policy approaches to help build resilience for coastal communities. Dan and Alison sit down with Jeff Peterson, co-facilitator at the Coastal Flood Resilience Project, to talk about a wide range of solutions, including risk disclosure, strengthening infrastructure, supporting relocation efforts, and more.   Show notes: Sea Level Rise: Policies to Anticipate Threats and Build Preparedness: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/051822climatechange  A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/a-resilient-future-for-coastal-communities  Celebrating Two Years of Coastal Resilience Solutions at EESI! https://www.eesi.org/podcasts/view/4.4-celebrating-two-years-of-coastal-resilience-solutions-at-eesi  In the Face of Rising Sea Levels, Experts Call for Nationwide Coastal Management Approach: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/in-the-face-of-rising-sea-levels-experts-call-for-nationwide-coastal-management-approach Q&A: What Is the Future for New Jersey's Coastal Marshes? https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/qa-what-is-the-future-for-new-jerseys-coastal-marshes

In this issue of Com d'Archi, after presenting their agency, COSA talks about its conception of the EESI, an art school decarbonated, conceived as an open space, whose resources are put at the service of the students. On behalf of Anne-Charlotte, Esther reads this very good text by Cosa.Image teaser DR © COSASound engineering : Julien Rebours___If you like the podcast do not hesitate:. to subscribe so you don't miss the next episodes,. to leave us stars and a comment :-),. to follow us on Instagram @comdarchipodcast to find beautiful images, always chosen with care, so as to enrich your view on the subject.Nice week to all of you ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In French in this CDA S3#9 (Monday online), " The equation and beyond ", an interview of Benjamin Colboc and Arnaud Sachet, architects, presidents of COSA Architectures. In English in CDA S3#10 (Wednesday online), "EESI, the high European Poitiers school of image", by COSA Architectures.En français dans le CDA S3#9 (lundi en ligne), " L'équation et au-delà ", une interview de Benjamin Colboc et Arnaud Sachet, architectes, présidents de COSA Architectures – En anglais dans CDA S3#6 (Mercredi en ligne), "EESI, l'École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image à Poitiers (86) ", par COSA Architectures.___L'agence d'architecture COSA représente une équipe d'une vingtaine de personnes. Elle est implantée à Paris 20e et a, à son actif, une diversité de programmes réalisés : des bâtiments d'enseignement, de l'habitat, de la mixité, de l'hôtel, des bureaux. Elle est dirigée par Benjamin Colboc dont la maturité est largement digne de la lignée, composée d'architectes reconnus en France, de l'autre Arnaud Sachet autodidacte précoce, amené par les vents marins, à l'esprit ingénieux, contrebalançant sans difficulté le « pétrissage » de l'héritage intellectuel Colboc.Dans ce numéro de Com d'Archi, et comme il est d'usage dans le podcast, les associés de COSA évoquent l'émergence de la discipline architecturale dans leurs parcours personnels respectifs. Puis ils évoquent les projets de l'agence et leur philosophie.Aujourd'hui, où le poids de la mondialisation à tendance à effacer les mémoires géographiques, où le désir d'inventer un nouveau monde occulte l'enracinement des cultures, où les écoles d'architecture ont quelques facilités à rejeter l'académisme au sens constructif du terme, où plus simplement, le sens se perd en faveur des idées primaires, les voix rationnelles des architectes de COSA font du bien à entendre. Elles démontrent qu'il est possible de construire en « pérennité », dans l'esprit et les préoccupations de son temps, sans pour autant mettre à mal la ou les mémoire(s) constructive(s). Portrait teaser Arnaud Sachet et Benjamin Colboc © Cécile SeptetIngénierie son : Julien Rebours____Si le podcast COM D'ARCHI vous plaît n'hésitez pas :. à vous abonner pour ne pas rater les prochains épisodes,. à nous laisser des étoiles et un commentaire, :-),. à nous suivre sur Instagram @comdarchipodcast pourretrouver de belles images, toujours choisies avec soin, demanière à enrichirvotre regard sur le sujet.Bonne semaine à tous ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Our work at EESI is always science-based, which means we need to keep up with the latest research so we can best educate others. One initiative that is strengthening climate adaptation research in particular is the U.S. Geological Survey's Climate Adaptation Science Centers, or CASCs, which are federal-university partnerships made up of a consortium of universities, tribal nations, and NGOs. Rather than isolating scientific research in academia, these centers involve lots of groups in decision making and make their results accessible. Dan and Emma speak with Dr. Jessica Hellmann from the Midwest CASC and Emma Kuster from the South Central CASC to learn about how these collaborations support students, elevate voices from tribal nations, and deliver key scientific research to natural resource managers. Shownotes: Climate adaptation programs briefing series: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/031822fed Briefing on coastal resilience in the Great Lakes: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/021320greatlakes Podcast on the USDA Climate Hubs: https://www.eesi.org/podcasts/view/s2e7-planning-for-climate-adaptation-at-the-regional-level

Over the past two months, EESI has been running a four-part briefing series called Congressional Climate Camp to help get Congressional staff and other people working in the policy space up to speed with the legislative process and key opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation action. This series covered four topics: budget and appropriations; public polling; non-CO2 greenhouse gases; and the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. We had 17 amazing speakers across the panels share their knowledge and expertise with our audience. In this episode of the podcast, Dan and Alison recap some of the series highlights and discuss major themes across the four briefings, featuring clips of the briefing panelists. Shownotes: Congressional Climate Camp Briefing Series: https://www.eesi.org/2023climatecamps

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Want to learn more about climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Our fourth session in EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series is on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These laws provide billions of dollars to confront the climate crisis and strengthen critical infrastructure. Panelists will provide an update on the status of their implementation, describe how state and local governments and organizations are accessing funds, and explain the oversight role Congress must play to maximize these investments.

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Want to learn more about climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Our fourth session in EESI's Congressional Climate Camp series is on implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These laws provide billions of dollars to confront the climate crisis and strengthen critical infrastructure. Panelists will provide an update on the status of their implementation, describe how state and local governments and organizations are accessing funds, and explain the oversight role Congress must play to maximize these investments.

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most commonly discussed greenhouse gas, there are many other gases and pollutants that also contribute to global warming, including methane, nitrous oxides, and fluorinated gases. Our third session in EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series will discuss how these gases play a part in climate change, as well as solutions for limiting their effects. Presenters will highlight federal and international policy actions, including the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, that address the warming potential of non-CO2 greenhouse gases.

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most commonly discussed greenhouse gas, there are many other gases and pollutants that also contribute to global warming, including methane, nitrous oxides, and fluorinated gases. Our third session in EESI's Congressional Climate Camp series will discuss how these gases play a part in climate change, as well as solutions for limiting their effects. Presenters will highlight federal and international policy actions, including the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, that address the warming potential of non-CO2 greenhouse gases.

Welcome to Season 5 of The Climate Conversation podcast! We are starting off with a discussion about biodiversity and conservation, especially how this work connects with climate change and the role of policymakers in addressing biodiversity loss. EESI's Dan and Emma speak with Barbara Martinez, a National Geographic conservation biologist and a member of EESI's Board of Directors. Barbara shares her thoughts on the role of science in the federal government, the outcomes of the recent U.N. biodiversity conference, COP15, in Canada, and how Congress can boost conservation solutions. Shownotes: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss article: https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-twin-crises-interconnected-solutions Global Sustainable Development briefing: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/100821unep Natural Climate Solutions briefing: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/102822cop Microbes and Climate Change report: https://asm.org/Reports/Microbes-Climate-Change-Science,-People,-Impacts

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Our second session in EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series will explore the public’s interest in seeing continued federal attention on climate change. Forty-six percent of people in the United States say they have personally experienced the impacts of climate change and 55 percent of people say that climate change should be a high or very high priority for Congress and the administration, according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Panelists will explore the latest analyses of public opinion on climate change across sectors and geography and explain why it matters for the 118th Congress.

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Our second session in EESI's Congressional Climate Camp series will explore the public's interest in seeing continued federal attention on climate change. Forty-six percent of people in the United States say they have personally experienced the impacts of climate change and 55 percent of people say that climate change should be a high or very high priority for Congress and the administration, according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Panelists will explore the latest analyses of public opinion on climate change across sectors and geography and explain why it matters for the 118th Congress.

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Our first session in EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp series will bring you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2024. Panelists will draw on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Panelists will also describe how annual appropriations have been impacted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.

Congressional Climate Camp 2023 Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Budget and Appropriations Public Polling on Climate Change Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast. Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new Congress briefing series, Climate Camp. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for climate mitigation and adaptation policy. Our first session in EESI's Congressional Climate Camp series will bring you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2024. Panelists will draw on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Panelists will also describe how annual appropriations have been impacted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.

This episode is a collaboration with The Climate Conversation podcast, which is produced by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI). Hosts Dan Bresette and Emma Johnson interviewed Keefe Keeley, Savanna Institute's executive director, and Tucker Gretebeck, an organic dairy farmer, about how they got into agroforestry and what they're hoping to see in this year's Farm Bill. You can learn more and listen to the full episode at EESI's website, www.eesi.org.

October 26, 2022 marks the two-year anniversary of EESI's comprehensive report called A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities. This report is a guidebook for policymakers on coastal resilience, featuring policy recommendations, guiding principles, case studies from across the country, and so much more. To mark this anniversary, Dan and Emma speak with Shana Udvardy, Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, to learn about how the climate of the present is affecting our coasts, what the big climate bills in the United States mean for coastal communities, and some examples of coastal resilience in action. Show notes: A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities report: https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/a-resilient-future-for-coastal-communities Regional coastal resilience briefing series: https://www.eesi.org/initiatives/coastal-resilience

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on how the federal government as well as states and cities around the country can better incorporate equity into emergency management. Climate change is driving more frequent and severe impacts such as polar vortices, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme heat, which were covered in EESI's Living with Climate Change briefing series. When disaster strikes, underserved communities are often hit hardest and longest. Ensuring that equity is incorporated into all aspects of emergency management—from preparedness to response to recovery—creates more resilient communities that are better able to live with climate change. Panelists will discuss the steps that Congress can take to more comprehensively integrate equity into emergency management, including how to ensure that large federal investments such as the ones in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act do not cause harm to communities.

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on how the federal government as well as states and cities around the country can better incorporate equity into emergency management. Climate change is driving more frequent and severe impacts such as polar vortices, sea level rise, wildfires, and extreme heat, which were covered in EESI’s Living with Climate Change briefing series. When disaster strikes, underserved communities are often hit hardest and longest. Ensuring that equity is incorporated into all aspects of emergency management—from preparedness to response to recovery—creates more resilient communities that are better able to live with climate change. Panelists will discuss the steps that Congress can take to more comprehensively integrate equity into emergency management, including how to ensure that large federal investments such as the ones in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act do not cause harm to communities.

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on how startup accelerators can transform innovative ideas into deployable, scalable climate change solutions. Ramping up green hydrogen, direct air capture, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and offshore wind energy can help mitigate climate change, as explored during EESI’s briefing series, Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions. But how do we quickly and efficiently scale up these and other innovative climate solutions? During this briefing, panelists will discuss how accelerators help commercialize early-stage technologies that have the potential to transform the fight against climate change, and steps Congress can take to bolster U.S. private sector momentum to deploy cutting-edge climate solutions in the United States.

A live webcast will be streamed at 12:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing on how startup accelerators can transform innovative ideas into deployable, scalable climate change solutions. Ramping up green hydrogen, direct air capture, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and offshore wind energy can help mitigate climate change, as explored during EESI's briefing series, Scaling Up Innovation to Drive Down Emissions. But how do we quickly and efficiently scale up these and other innovative climate solutions? During this briefing, panelists will discuss how accelerators help commercialize early-stage technologies that have the potential to transform the fight against climate change, and steps Congress can take to bolster U.S. private sector momentum to deploy cutting-edge climate solutions in the United States.

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It's the launch of the Beneficial Electrification Toolkit at EESI! This resource is a one-stop-shop for utilities to learn, plan, and implement a beneficial electrification program. To explore this kind of electrification in action, we travel to Durango, Colorado, a small rural town in the southwest corner with a big source of pride: the first electric school bus with vehicle-to-grid capabilities in the state. This bus, which first hit the road in January 2022, not only takes students to school every day, but also helps store excess clean power, distribute energy back to the electric grid, reduce local emissions, and provide better air quality. The Durango School District worked with their local rural electric cooperative, La Plata Electric Association, to apply for a grant to pay for the bus and a fast charger in this pilot program. Dan and Emma talk with Dominic May from La Plata and Karla Sluis and Daniel Blythe from Durango School District about how the bus has performed so far and where they hope to take the program from here.

Welcome to the first episode of season 3 of The Climate Conversation! In this episode, EESI's Dan Bresette and Amber Todoroff interview coastal resilience expert, Western Carolina University professor, and EESI Advisory Board member Dr. Rob Young. They discuss climate change threats to Charleston, a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seawall project, and solutions to make the coastline more resilient.

It's the last episode of Season 2 of The Climate Conversation! This week, Dan and Emma look back on EESI's 2021 briefings and projects to discuss favorites, lessons learned, and what's coming up next year. They are joined by EESI Senior Associate Dan O'Brien and Policy Associate Savannah Bertrand. The Climate Conversation will return for Season 3 in February 2022.

Our live webcasts will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26: Briefing Series on the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Oct 08 Creating Policies, Coalitions, and Actions for Global Sustainable Development Oct 15 Momentum on Climate Adaptation Oct 20 The Role of International Climate Finance Oct 22 The Negotiations: What's on the Table Nov 18 Recap of COP26: Key Outcomes and What Comes Next The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing to explore cross-cutting challenges—climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and pollution—facing the United States and countries around the world, and how policymakers are finding and implementing solutions to these challenges. This briefing kicks off EESI's Congressional briefing series, What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26. To sign up for the briefings in the series, visit www.eesi.org/1021cop26. Distinguished Speakers: Sir Robert Watson, lead author of the U.N. Environment Programme's report Making Peace with Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity, and pollution emergencies, will discuss the current and projected changes in climate and biodiversity and share the range of solutions that emerge when these issues are considered together in policy design and implementation. He is the former chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Former U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres will discuss the opportunity presented by the upcoming U.N. climate change conference (COP26) and will dive into ways governments and leaders can take meaningful action on climate change globally—an urgent need underscored by the findings of the Making Peace with Nature report. Ms. Figueres is a Founding Partner of Global Optimism, co-presenter of climate podcast Outrage + Optimism, and co-author of The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis. Co-moderated by Daniel Bresette, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, and Rosina Bierbaum, Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; School of Public Policy, University of Maryland. This briefing is part of a series made possible by our partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Our live webcasts will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26: Briefing Series on the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Oct 08 Creating Policies, Coalitions, and Actions for Global Sustainable Development Oct 15 Momentum on Climate Adaptation Oct 20 The Role of International Climate Finance Oct 22 The Negotiations: What’s on the Table Nov 18 Recap of COP26: Key Outcomes and What Comes Next The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing to explore cross-cutting challenges—climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, and pollution—facing the United States and countries around the world, and how policymakers are finding and implementing solutions to these challenges. This briefing kicks off EESI’s Congressional briefing series, What Congress Needs to Know in the Lead Up to COP26. To sign up for the briefings in the series, visit www.eesi.org/1021cop26. Distinguished Speakers: Sir Robert Watson, lead author of the U.N. Environment Programme’s report Making Peace with Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity, and pollution emergencies, will discuss the current and projected changes in climate and biodiversity and share the range of solutions that emerge when these issues are considered together in policy design and implementation. He is the former chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Former U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres will discuss the opportunity presented by the upcoming U.N. climate change conference (COP26) and will dive into ways governments and leaders can take meaningful action on climate change globally—an urgent need underscored by the findings of the Making Peace with Nature report. Ms. Figueres is a Founding Partner of Global Optimism, co-presenter of climate podcast Outrage + Optimism, and co-author of The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis. Co-moderated by Daniel Bresette, Executive Director, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, and Rosina Bierbaum, Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; School of Public Policy, University of Maryland. This briefing is part of a series made possible by our partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

In this issue of Com d'Archi, after presenting their agency, COSA talks about its conception of the EESI, an art school decarbonated, conceived as an open space, whose resources are put at the service of the students. On behalf of Anne-Charlotte, Esther reads this very good text by Cosa.Image teaser DR © COSASound engineering : Julien Rebours___If you like the podcast do not hesitate:. to subscribe so you don't miss the next episodes,. to leave us stars and a comment :-),. to follow us on Instagram @comdarchipodcast to find beautiful images, always chosen with care, so as to enrich your view on the subject.Nice week to all of you ! Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Our live webcasts will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing about the current state of the climate workforce and the job creation potential of key climate policies. Decarbonization provides an opportunity for job growth in multiple sectors, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, transmission and storage, and clean transportation. As businesses and government agencies seek to understand and mitigate their climate risks, climate adaptation and resilience are likewise rapidly emerging as attractive career options. EESI's recent Climate Jobs fact sheet examines 2020 climate employment and provides further context for the briefing. Climate policies currently being considered in Congress--including a clean energy standard, tax policies for renewable energy, and the Civilian Climate Corps--have potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience to a changing climate, strengthen environmental justice, and contribute to job creation. Panelists will discuss the state-of-play for climate jobs and explore the benefits that could come with well-designed and durable climate policies. Civilian Climate Corps Danielle Owen, Director of Government Relations, The Corps Network Hannah Traverse, Communications Manager, The Corps Network Rural Energy Savings Program Kate LaTour, Director of Government Relations, National Cooperative Business Association Clean Energy Tax Incentives Uday Varadarajan, Principal, Carbon-Free Electricity, RMI Clean Electricity Payment Program Yvonne McIntyre, Director of Federal Electricity and Utility Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council

Our live webcasts will be streamed at www.eesi.org/livecast The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for a briefing about the current state of the climate workforce and the job creation potential of key climate policies. Decarbonization provides an opportunity for job growth in multiple sectors, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, transmission and storage, and clean transportation. As businesses and government agencies seek to understand and mitigate their climate risks, climate adaptation and resilience are likewise rapidly emerging as attractive career options. EESI’s recent Climate Jobs fact sheet examines 2020 climate employment and provides further context for the briefing. Climate policies currently being considered in Congress--including a clean energy standard, tax policies for renewable energy, and the Civilian Climate Corps--have potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience to a changing climate, strengthen environmental justice, and contribute to job creation. Panelists will discuss the state-of-play for climate jobs and explore the benefits that could come with well-designed and durable climate policies. Civilian Climate Corps Danielle Owen, Director of Government Relations, The Corps Network Hannah Traverse, Communications Manager, The Corps Network Rural Energy Savings Program Kate LaTour, Director of Government Relations, National Cooperative Business Association Clean Energy Tax Incentives Uday Varadarajan, Principal, Carbon-Free Electricity, RMI Clean Electricity Payment Program Yvonne McIntyre, Director of Federal Electricity and Utility Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council

In French in this CDA S3#9 (Monday online), " The equation and beyond ", an interview of Benjamin Colboc and Arnaud Sachet, architects, presidents of COSA Architectures. In English in CDA S3#10 (Wednesday online), "EESI, the high European Poitiers school of image", by COSA Architectures.En français dans le CDA S3#9 (lundi en ligne), " L'équation et au-delà ", une interview de Benjamin Colboc et Arnaud Sachet, architectes, présidents de COSA Architectures – En anglais dans CDA S3#6 (Mercredi en ligne), "EESI, l'École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image à Poitiers (86) ", par COSA Architectures.___L'agence d'architecture COSA représente une équipe d'une vingtaine de personnes. Elle est implantée à Paris 20e et a, à son actif, une diversité de programmes réalisés : des bâtiments d'enseignement, de l'habitat, de la mixité, de l'hôtel, des bureaux. Elle est dirigée par Benjamin Colboc dont la maturité est largement digne de la lignée, composée d'architectes reconnus en France, de l'autre Arnaud Sachet autodidacte précoce, amené par les vents marins, à l'esprit ingénieux, contrebalançant sans difficulté le « pétrissage » de l'héritage intellectuel Colboc.Dans ce numéro de Com d'Archi, et comme il est d'usage dans le podcast, les associés de COSA évoquent l'émergence de la discipline architecturale dans leurs parcours personnels respectifs. Puis ils évoquent les projets de l'agence et leur philosophie. Aujourd'hui, où le poids de la mondialisation à tendance à effacer les mémoires géographiques, où le désir d'inventer un nouveau monde occulte l'enracinement des cultures, où les écoles d'architecture ont quelques facilités à rejeter l'académisme au sens constructif du terme, où plus simplement, le sens se perd en faveur des idées primaires, les voix rationnelles des architectes de COSA font du bien à entendre. Elles démontrent qu'il est possible de construire en « pérennité », dans l'esprit et les préoccupations de son temps, sans pour autant mettre à mal la ou les mémoire(s) constructive(s). Portrait teaser Arnaud Sachet et Benjamin Colboc © Cécile SeptetIngénierie son : Julien Rebours____Si le podcast COM D'ARCHI vous plaît n'hésitez pas :. à vous abonner pour ne pas rater les prochains épisodes,. à nous laisser des étoiles et un commentaire, :-),. à nous suivre sur Instagram @comdarchipodcast pourretrouver de belles images, toujours choisies avec soin, demanière à enrichirvotre regard sur le sujet.Bonne semaine à tous ! Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

For our final episode in Season 1, we wanted to take a minute (or twenty) to introduce you to our newest team members, Savannah Bertrand and Emma Johnson! Emma and Savannah both joined EESI in the spring and are bringing an immense amount of expertise to our communications and policy teams. Listen to learn what brought them both to EESI and what gets them up in the morning!

This week, host Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham head out to the West Coast to look at coastal management in the Golden State. Joining the show is Dr. Charles Lester, the director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine Science Institute at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Lester previously worked for the State of California and the California Coastal Commission for twenty years, including serving as the agency’s fourth executive director from 2011 to 2016. Charles is an expert in integrated coastal management and California coastal law and policy. He has extensive experience in California, including managing or directing hundreds of coastal planning and regulatory projects for the Coastal Commission. In 2015, he led the agency's completion of California's first comprehensive land use guidance for addressing sea level rise and coastal protection on the outer coast (Sea Level Rise—Adopted Policy Guidance). Charles speaks regularly on coastal management, adaptation and resilience, including recently as part of a Congressional briefing on “west coast resilience” (Charles Lester at EESI).

Diplomée de l'EESI à Poitiers puis de la Poudrière, Jumi YOON a depuis contribué à de nombreuses productions développées à la Cartoucherie de Bourg lès Valence. Décoratrice, animatrice, storyboardeuse, cette professionnelle éclectique s'adapte aux styles des artistes avec lesquels elle collabore depuis une dizaine d'années. On pense entre autres à "La Bible" de Hefang Wei et Serge Bloch, "La Traversée" de Florence Miailhe, "Vaudou Miaou" d'Osman Cerfon ou encore "Beach Flags" de Sarah Saïdan. Elle a également réalisé plusieurs courts métrages, dont le poignant "Contes de faits" qui voyagera à travers de nombreux festivals en 2011, ou "L'Horizon de Bene" co-réalisé en 2016 avec Eloïc Gimenez. Agnès Patron demandait de ses nouvelles, et voici le message qu'elle a laissé. Retrouvez-la sur :Son site officiel

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our fourth session will look at a suite of climate solutions that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience to climate impacts. Briefing speakers will discuss how these solutions also advance environmental justice, job creation, and conservation. EESI's Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:05 PM Coastal Nature-Based Solutions Dr. Bhaskaran Subramanian, Ph.D., Chief, Shoreline Conservation Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2:25 PM Solutions from the Agriculture Sector Dr. John Quinn, Associate Professor of Biology, Furman University 2:45 PM Mass Timber – Sustainable Buildings as Carbon Sinks Russ Vaagen, Founder and CEO, Vaagen Timbers 3:05 PM Achieving Efficiency and Resilience Through Building Codes Kim Cheslak, Director of Codes, New Buildings Institute 3:25 PM Ensuring Win-Wins Advance Environmental Justice Jacqueline Patterson, Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policy to Decarbonize High-Emission Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Public Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our fourth session will look at a suite of climate solutions that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience to climate impacts. Briefing speakers will discuss how these solutions also advance environmental justice, job creation, and conservation. EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:05 PM Coastal Nature-Based Solutions Dr. Bhaskaran Subramanian, Ph.D., Chief, Shoreline Conservation Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources 2:25 PM Solutions from the Agriculture Sector Dr. John Quinn, Associate Professor of Biology, Furman University 2:45 PM Mass Timber – Sustainable Buildings as Carbon Sinks Russ Vaagen, Founder and CEO, Vaagen Timbers 3:05 PM Achieving Efficiency and Resilience Through Building Codes Kim Cheslak, Director of Codes, New Buildings Institute 3:25 PM Ensuring Win-Wins Advance Environmental Justice Jacqueline Patterson, Senior Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast — Briefing Backgrounder — Toward an Evidence-Based Nuclear Energy Policy: Gaps in Research, Regulation, Policy, and Practice in the U.S. Nuclear Industry, and What Policymakers Can Do to Bridge Them (PDF) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join an online briefing on nuclear energy issues, including the current economics of the U.S. nuclear power industry, how to approach decommissioning as more civilian reactors shut down, and what to do with their high-level radioactive waste. In particular, the briefing will assess the impacts of extending the licenses of existing nuclear plants and pursuing “advanced reactors” as a way to fight climate change. As U.S. nuclear plants age out or become unprofitable, the growing number of shuttered reactors has spawned a new decommissioning business model which promises to remediate sites quickly, but also raises new questions about safety, financial assurance, cleanup standards, and waste disposition. Decommissioning companies want to ship highly radioactive spent fuel through 75% of Congressional districts to their proposed consolidated interim storage facilities (CISFs) in New Mexico and Texas, which overburdened residents there oppose. Congress will likely be asked to change basic provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act this year to enable CISFs. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to lengthen the duration of license extensions for operating nuclear plants, potentially allowing them to keep running and generating radioactive waste for more than 80 years. To help inform major decisions on nuclear energy policy facing Congress, the briefing will point out gaps in current research and data, federal policy, and regulatory oversight, and what can be done to fill them. It will examine how some other countries safeguard their radioactive waste, and offer practical recommendations to help make pending U.S. policy and regulatory decisions about nuclear energy more evidence-based, and better aligned with science and environmental justice. This is the fourth EESI briefing on nuclear plant decommissioning and radioactive waste issues. It will be a moderated discussion with leading experts and advocates, including:

A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast — Briefing Backgrounder — Toward an Evidence-Based Nuclear Energy Policy: Gaps in Research, Regulation, Policy, and Practice in the U.S. Nuclear Industry, and What Policymakers Can Do to Bridge Them (PDF) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join an online briefing on nuclear energy issues, including the current economics of the U.S. nuclear power industry, how to approach decommissioning as more civilian reactors shut down, and what to do with their high-level radioactive waste. In particular, the briefing will assess the impacts of extending the licenses of existing nuclear plants and pursuing “advanced reactors” as a way to fight climate change. As U.S. nuclear plants age out or become unprofitable, the growing number of shuttered reactors has spawned a new decommissioning business model which promises to remediate sites quickly, but also raises new questions about safety, financial assurance, cleanup standards, and waste disposition. Decommissioning companies want to ship highly radioactive spent fuel through 75% of Congressional districts to their proposed consolidated interim storage facilities (CISFs) in New Mexico and Texas, which overburdened residents there oppose. Congress will likely be asked to change basic provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act this year to enable CISFs. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to lengthen the duration of license extensions for operating nuclear plants, potentially allowing them to keep running and generating radioactive waste for more than 80 years. To help inform major decisions on nuclear energy policy facing Congress, the briefing will point out gaps in current research and data, federal policy, and regulatory oversight, and what can be done to fill them. It will examine how some other countries safeguard their radioactive waste, and offer practical recommendations to help make pending U.S. policy and regulatory decisions about nuclear energy more evidence-based, and better aligned with science and environmental justice. This is the fourth EESI briefing on nuclear plant decommissioning and radioactive waste issues. It will be a moderated discussion with leading experts and advocates, including:

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our third session will look at past legislative efforts to establish climate policy and the current political and public opinion environment on climate change, in order to explore the forces that are shaping current Congressional work to address the climate crisis. EESI's Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:05 PM Key Turning Points in Climate Policy History Kathleen McGinty, Vice President of Global Government Relations, Johnson Controls 2:30 PM Climate Policy Then and Now: An Advocate's Perspective Tina Johnson, Principal, Johnson Strategy & Development Consultants; Director, National Black Environmental Justice Network 2:55 PM Current Attitudes, Polarization, and Environmental Policy Dr. Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Associate Professor, Northwestern University 3:20 PM What Congressional Staff Should Know about Climate Policy Dr. Ana Unruh Cohen, Staff Director, House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Congressional Climate Camps Find out more about the briefings in this series below: Jan. 29 Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus Feb. 26 Federal Policy to Decarbonize High-Emission Sectors Mar. 26 Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Public Attitudes on Climate Apr. 30 Federal Policy for Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins May 21 Understanding Budget Reconciliation Overview of the Climate Camp series A live webcast will be streamed at 02:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our third session will look at past legislative efforts to establish climate policy and the current political and public opinion environment on climate change, in order to explore the forces that are shaping current Congressional work to address the climate crisis. EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:05 PM Key Turning Points in Climate Policy History Kathleen McGinty, Vice President of Global Government Relations, Johnson Controls 2:30 PM Climate Policy Then and Now: An Advocate’s Perspective Tina Johnson, Principal, Johnson Strategy & Development Consultants; Director, National Black Environmental Justice Network 2:55 PM Current Attitudes, Polarization, and Environmental Policy Dr. Laurel Harbridge-Yong, Associate Professor, Northwestern University 3:20 PM What Congressional Staff Should Know about Climate Policy Dr. Ana Unruh Cohen, Staff Director, House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Throughout Women's History Month, EESI is committed to highlighting trailblazing women in the climate, energy, and environmental fields. This week, Sydney and guest host, Anna, sat down with global hydropower leader (and EESI board member) Linda Church-Ciocci to discuss her career in clean energy and thoughts on the future.

This episode reflected on EESI's most recent Congressional Climate Camp! Dan and Sydney brought in a special guest to review the briefing and featured key takeaways from each speaker, condensing the 2-hour briefing into just 20 minutes. Perfect for people who missed the briefing but still want to catch up with it on the go!

Following the debut of EESI's most recent briefing series, Congressional Climate Camp, Dan and Sydney discussed the key takeaways from the briefing, condensing the 2-hour briefing into just 24 minutes. This episode is perfect for people who missed the briefing but still want to catch up with it on the go!

A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our all-new, start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our first session will bring you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2022. Presenters will draw on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Then, the session will dive into how stimulus packages take shape, the role of climate action in stimulus, and what to expect in the upcoming months as the new administration and the 117th Congress work to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. EESI's Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:10 PM Nuts and Bolts of Budget and Appropriations Corrie Clark, Energy Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service 2:45 PM On the Ground with Budget and Appropriations Franz Wuerfmannsdobler, Senior Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center 3:20 PM What You Need to Know About Stimulus Karen Wayland, CEO, kW Energy Strategies 3:55 PM Conclusions and Resources for More Information

A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast Ready to make a difference in climate policy? But not sure where to start? We have you covered. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for our all-new, start-of-the-new-Congress Climate Camp online briefing series. We will go over the basics of the legislative process, highlighting key areas and opportunities for achieving near-term and long-term carbon reductions through policy. Our first session will bring you up to speed on the budget and appropriations process already underway for fiscal year 2022. Presenters will draw on examples of funding for climate, energy, and environment programs to bring the process to life and show how it plays out in practice. Then, the session will dive into how stimulus packages take shape, the role of climate action in stimulus, and what to expect in the upcoming months as the new administration and the 117th Congress work to address the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. EESI’s Congressional Climate Camp is designed for you to get the information you need, so join us for the full session or jump in and out. 2:00 PM Welcome from EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette 2:10 PM Nuts and Bolts of Budget and Appropriations Corrie Clark, Energy Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service 2:45 PM On the Ground with Budget and Appropriations Franz Wuerfmannsdobler, Senior Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center 3:20 PM What You Need to Know About Stimulus Karen Wayland, CEO, kW Energy Strategies 3:55 PM Conclusions and Resources for More Information

This week, Dan and Sydney sat down with Dr. Saleem H. Ali, member of the UN International Resource Panel, Distinguished Professor of Energy and Environment at the University of Delaware, and Senior Fellow at Columbia University to discuss the recently released UN Environment Programme Emissions Gap Report. Dr. Ali has been very involved with the emissions gap reports, so EESI wanted to discuss the role of the report, what the report's findings are, and why the report is important for policymakers.

Happy New Year! This week, Dan and Sydney looked back at 2020 through the experiences of our interns! We invited three 2020 interns back to EESI to give listeners a sneak peek into the inner workings of our organization. Our guests, Uma, Abby, and Karen, reflected on the work they did at EESI and how this work translated into their careers. If you are interested in joining EESI as an intern, please apply at eesi.org/about/internships

A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for an online briefing about pending nuclear waste legislation, including amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and other bills, which would radically alter the way radioactive waste from civilian nuclear power plant is handled and stored. The nuclear waste issue is coming to a head as more and more nuclear plants shut down and enter decommissioning. Irradiated nuclear fuel (a.k.a. “spent” fuel) is currently stored in fuel pools and dry storage canisters on reactor sites, but these systems are unhardened and subject to leaks, failures, and attack. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the process of licensing two private “consolidated interim storage facilities” (CISFs) in New Mexico and Texas, which would store the waste indefinitely in surface-stored or shallowly buried casks that are also subject to leaks and failures. Opening CISFs would trigger thousands of shipments of irradiated fuel over decades, crossing through most states and Congressional districts. All these approaches are fraught with feasibility problems and risks that could profoundly impact public safety, the environment, and the economy. The briefing will discuss the status of pending bills and amendments and how they propose to deal with these problems and risks. While most Hill watchers expect few bills to move in this Congress after the election, it is worth noting that in the past, when legislation that changed how the United States handles nuclear waste was enacted, it occurred during the lame duck session, and therefore could again. But whether current bills dealing with nuclear waste move in this Congress or the next, the issue is pressing. Key decisions about what to do with nuclear waste from decommissioned plants are imminent, CISF licensing is moving ahead quickly, and Congress may soon be asked to vote on legislation that would change procedures and liability for storing nuclear waste at reactor sites, and enable it to be transported across the country to CISFs. This is the third EESI briefing on nuclear plant decommissioning and radioactive waste issues. It will be a moderated discussion with leading experts and advocates.

A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EST at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for an online briefing about pending nuclear waste legislation, including amendments to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and other bills, which would radically alter the way radioactive waste from civilian nuclear power plant is handled and stored. The nuclear waste issue is coming to a head as more and more nuclear plants shut down and enter decommissioning. Irradiated nuclear fuel (a.k.a. “spent” fuel) is currently stored in fuel pools and dry storage canisters on reactor sites, but these systems are unhardened and subject to leaks, failures, and attack. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the process of licensing two private “consolidated interim storage facilities” (CISFs) in New Mexico and Texas, which would store the waste indefinitely in surface-stored or shallowly buried casks that are also subject to leaks and failures. Opening CISFs would trigger thousands of shipments of irradiated fuel over decades, crossing through most states and Congressional districts. All these approaches are fraught with feasibility problems and risks that could profoundly impact public safety, the environment, and the economy. The briefing will discuss the status of pending bills and amendments and how they propose to deal with these problems and risks. While most Hill watchers expect few bills to move in this Congress after the election, it is worth noting that in the past, when legislation that changed how the United States handles nuclear waste was enacted, it occurred during the lame duck session, and therefore could again. But whether current bills dealing with nuclear waste move in this Congress or the next, the issue is pressing. Key decisions about what to do with nuclear waste from decommissioned plants are imminent, CISF licensing is moving ahead quickly, and Congress may soon be asked to vote on legislation that would change procedures and liability for storing nuclear waste at reactor sites, and enable it to be transported across the country to CISFs. This is the third EESI briefing on nuclear plant decommissioning and radioactive waste issues. It will be a moderated discussion with leading experts and advocates.

A live webcast will be streamed at 3:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for the launch of our new report, A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: Federal Policy Recommendations from Solutions in Practice, and a discussion of federal actions that can improve coastal resilience along our ocean and Great Lakes shorelines. The report highlights policy levers available to Congress, with 30 policy recommendations and case studies gathered from EESI's year-long, 16-part briefing series on regional coastal resilience. The series featured 42 policy experts and coastal resilience practitioners from nearly every coastal state, from Maine to Wisconsin to Hawaii, covering topics from data-gathering to living shorelines to coastal retreat. This online briefing will be conducted as a moderated discussion of coastal issues and policy solutions with four expert speakers from the briefing series.

A live webcast will be streamed at 3:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to join us for the launch of our new report, A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: Federal Policy Recommendations from Solutions in Practice, and a discussion of federal actions that can improve coastal resilience along our ocean and Great Lakes shorelines. The report highlights policy levers available to Congress, with 30 policy recommendations and case studies gathered from EESI’s year-long, 16-part briefing series on regional coastal resilience. The series featured 42 policy experts and coastal resilience practitioners from nearly every coastal state, from Maine to Wisconsin to Hawaii, covering topics from data-gathering to living shorelines to coastal retreat. This online briefing will be conducted as a moderated discussion of coastal issues and policy solutions with four expert speakers from the briefing series.

In our debut episode, EESI Executive Director Daniel Bresette and Communications Associate Sydney O’Shaughnessy speak with their colleagues about EESI’s recently released report on coastal resilience, A Resilient Future for Coastal Communities: Federal Policy Recommendations from Solutions in Practice. Join us as we discuss how coastal communities across the United States—from Alaska to Puerto Rico, Hawaii to the Great Lakes, New York to Louisiana—are dealing with the resilience challenges posed by climate change. Download EESI's Coastal Resilience report and see dozens of coastal solutions in place around the United States: https://www.eesi.org/rfcc Sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter, Climate Change Solutions, for insight on the latest innovative climate solutions and environmental policy in action: https://www.eesi.org/signup

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.10.12.336271v1?rss=1 Authors: Zhao, Z., Woloszynek, S., Agbavor, F., Mell, J., Sokhansanj, B. A., Rosen, G. Abstract: Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) with memory (e.g. LSTMs) and attention mechanisms are widely used in natural language processing because they can capture short and long term sequential information for diverse tasks. We propose an integrated deep learning model for microbial DNA sequence data, which exploits convolutional networks, recurrent neural networks, and attention mechanisms to perform sample-associated attribute prediction---phenotype prediction---and extract interesting features, such as informative taxa and predictive k-mer context. In this paper, we develop this novel deep learning approach and evaluate its application to amplicon sequences. We focus on typically short DNA reads of 16s ribosomal RNA (rRNA) marker genes, which identify the heterogeneity of a microbial community sample. Our deep learning approach enables sample-level attribute and taxonomic prediction, with the aim of aiding biological research and supporting medical diagnosis. We demonstrate that our implementation of a novel attention-based deep network architecture, Read2Pheno, achieves read-level phenotypic prediction and, in turn, that aggregating read-level information can robustly predict microbial community properties, host phenotype, and taxonomic classification, with performance comparable to conventional approaches. Most importantly, as a further result of the training process, the network architecture will encode sequences (reads) into dense, meaningful representations: learned embedded vectors output on the intermediate layer of the network model, which can provide biological insight when visualized. Finally, we demonstrate that a model with an attention layer can automatically identify informative regions in sequences/reads which are particularly informative for classification tasks. An implementation of the attention-based deep learning network is available at https://github.com/EESI/sequence_attention. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Hélène Giannecchini, Voir de ses propres yeux, Seuil, La Librairie du XXIe siècle, le 7 mars 2020.Comment vivre avec nos morts ? Une femme est entourée de défunts qu’elle a aimés et dont les noms s’effacent. Pour réinventer son lien à ces présences, elle choisit de les inscrire dans une histoire, celle de l’art et des sciences, qui abolit leurs singularités mais permet de s’adresser à eux. Là où il est écrit « dissection », « cadavre », elle dit secrètement « tu » ou « vous » et fait place à ses fantômes muets et bienveillants. L’anatomie et son cortège de figures sont les supports d’un récit qui explore les possibles de la mort, son extraordinaire pouvoir d’invention et ses liens étroits avec l’image.
 Jalonnée de tableaux, de sculptures et de photographies, cette quête traverse la France, l’Italie, le Danemark et la Suisse. On y croise Vésale, l’un des plus grands anatomistes du monde, Fragonard et ses écorchés, une mystérieuse femme en vert et l’Inconnue de la Seine. La narratrice remonte la piste de ces apparitions et les déploie parce qu’elles contiennent le drame de la perte et sa consolation. Elle serait sinon restée muette, ne parvenant pas à déceler la nécessité, la générosité aussi de la mort. En parcourant une histoire du corps et de ses représentations, elle sort de la sidération et fait du deuil une aventure.Hélène Giannecchini est née en 1987. Docteure en littérature, elle est spécialiste des rapports entre texte et image. Elle enseigne la théorie de l’art contemporain à l’École européenne supérieure de l’image (EESI) de Poitiers-Angoulême. Pensionnaire de la Villa Médicis (2018-2019), elle a publié Une image peut-être vraie. Alix Cléo Roubaud, en 2014 dans « La Librairie du XXIe siècle ».

When can/can't you blame your problems on Ambien? Who in the NFL will stand up & sit down during the National Anthem? Hear more (along with references to old pop songs from Gwen Stefani, Owl City & John Mayer) in this weeks episode! Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is dedicated to promoting sustainable societies. Their primary goal is to accelerate the transition to a new, low-emissions economy based on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Learn more: https://www.wedandwoke.com/blog/eesi 

Milline on meie teraviljakasvatuse olukord ja rahvusvaheline konkurentsivõime,mida arutasid aiandustootjad omavahel ning maaeluministriga,mida näitab Eesi esimene mahekaart, millised on 85 aastase taluniku kevademärgid ja kuidas selgusid parimad toiduained? (Madis Ligi.)

Hervé Jolly, artiste-enseignant-chercheur à l'EESI (École européenne supérieure de l'image) Fabien Zocco, artiste-chercheur, diplômé du Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains et de l'EESI

Before we can compare electric rates in New England, we have to first understand what's actually on your electric bill every month. We introduce the podcast and hear from energy industry expert Doug Hurley. Podcast © Synapse Energy Economics and EESI.us Music © Spencer W Fields

Now that we know what's on our electric bill, how does it compare to other parts of the country? And what about New England makes our electric rates so unique? We discuss electric rates and bills throughout the country with Tyler Comings and a couple of the reasons that New England is unique electrically with Paul Peterson. Podcast © Synapse Energy Economics and EESI.us Music © Spencer W Fields

Given all we've learned about electric rates in the first two episodes, we ask the question of what comes next? Where do electric rates go from here? We cover the future of natural gas prices throughout the country with Paul Peterson, discuss one of the proposals for bringing more natural gas into New England with Dr. Liz Stanton, where rates might go from Tyler Comings, and how some of the smaller aspects of your bill can increase energy efficiency and renewable energy from Doug Hurley. Podcast © Synapse Energy Economics and EESI.us Music © Spencer W Fields

New Phase in Climate Crisis Raises Demand for Clean Energy by MFlowers We speak with Dr. Michael E. Mann, esteemed climate scientist, about the latest science regarding the climate crisis – the rise in global temperature, sea level rise, the impact of glacier melting on ocean currents and weather and what we can expect in the next few decades. Then we speak with Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson who has developed a 50-state plan for 100% renewable energy in the United States. Relevant articles and websites: Earth Enters New Era of Extreme Weather Caused by Global Warming, Michael Mann interviewed by Sharmini Peries 100% Clean and Renewable Wind, Water and Sunlight (WWS) All-Sector Energy Roadmaps for the 50 United States by Mark Jacobson et alia. RealClimate.org The Solutions Project  Skeptical Science Solutionary Rail   Guests: Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). He is also director of the Penn StateEarth System Science Center (ESSC). Dr. Mann received his undergraduate degrees in Physics and Applied Math from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. degree in Physics from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Geology & Geophysics from Yale University. His research involves the use of theoretical models and observational data to better understand Earth’s climate system. Dr. Mann was a Lead Author on the Observed Climate Variability and Change chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report in 2001 and was organizing committee chair for the National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science in 2003. He has received a number of honors and awards including NOAA’s outstanding publication award in 2002 and selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. He contributed, with other IPCC authors, to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geosciences Union in 2012 and was awarded the National Conservation Achievement Award for science by the National Wildlife Federation in 2013. He made Bloomberg News’ list of fifty most influential people in 2013. In 2014, he was named Highly Cited Researcher by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and received the Friend of the Planet Award from the National Center for Science Education. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Meteorological Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Mann is author of more than 190 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books including Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines. He is also a co-founder of the award-winning science website RealClimate.org. Mark Z. Jacobson is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University where he is also Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is a Senior Fellow for both the Woods Institute for the Environment and the Precourt Institute for Energy. He received a B.S. in Engineering, a B.A. in Economics and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He received an M.S. and a PhD in Atmospheric Science from UCLA. The main goal of Jacobson’s research is to understand better severe atmospheric problems, such as air pollution and global warming, and develop and analyze large-scale clean-renewable energy solutions to them. To address this goal, he has developed and applied three-dimensional atmosphere-biosphere-ocean computer models and solvers to simulate air pollution, weather, climate, and renewable energy. In 1993-4, he developed the world’s first computer model to treat the mutual feedback to weather and climate of both air pollution gases and particles, and in 2001, the first coupled air-pollution-weather-climate model to telescope from the global to urban scale. In 2000, he applied this model to discover that black carbon, the main component of soot pollution particles, might be the second-leading cause of global warming in terms of radiative forcing, after carbon dioxide. This and subsequent papers provided the original scientific basis for several laws and regulations on black carbon emission controls worldwide. His findings that carbon dioxide domes over cities and carbon dioxide buildup since preindustrial times have enhanced air pollution mortality through its feedback to particles and ozone served as a scientific basis for the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 approval of the first U.S. regulation of carbon dioxide (the California waiver). With respect to solvers, in 1993, he developed the world’s fastest ordinary differential equation solver in a three-dimensional model for a given level of accuracy. He subsequently developed solvers for cloud and aerosol coagulation, breakup, condensation/evaporation, freezing, dissolution, chemical equilibrium, and lightning; air-sea exchange; ocean chemistry; greenhouse gas absorption; and surface processes. With respect to energy, in 2001 he published a paper in Science examining the ability of the U.S. to convert a large fraction of its energy to wind power. In 2005, his group developed the first world wind map based on data alone. His students subsequently published papers on reducing the variability of wind energy by interconnecting wind farms; on integrating solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric power into the grid; and on wave power. In 2009, he coauthored a plan, featured on the cover of Scientific American, to power the world for all purposes with wind, water, and sunlight (WWS). In 2010, he appeared in a TED debate rated as the sixth all-time science and technology TED talk. In 2011, he cofounded The Solutions Project, a group that combines science, business, and culture to develop and implement science based clean-energy plans for states and countries. In 2013, his group developed individual WWS energy plans for each of the 50 United States. To date, he has published two textbooks of two editions each and ~150 peer-reviewed journal articles. He has testified three times for the U.S. Congress. Nearly a thousand researchers have used computer models he has developed. In 2005, he received the American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award for “significant contributions to modeling aerosol chemistry and to understanding the role of soot and other carbon particles on climate.” In 2013, he received an American Geophysical Union Ascent Award for “his dominating role in the development of models to identify the role of black carbon in climate change” and the Global Green Policy Design Award for the “design of analysis and policy framework to envision a future powered by renewable energy.” In 2016, he received a Cozzarelli Prize from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences for “outstanding scientific excellence and originality” in his paper on a solution to the U.S. grid reliability problem with 100% penetration of wind, water, and solar power for all purposes. He has also served on the Energy Efficiency and Renewables advisory committee to the U.S. Secretary of Energy and was invited to talk about his world and U.S. clean-energy plans on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Please RSVP to expedite check-in A live webcast will be streamed at 2:30 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing about energy efficient, “green” affordable housing and how it is improving health and safety in distressed communities while providing economic and environmental benefits to states. This is the second in a series of EESI briefings examining environmental justice as it relates to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Clean Power Plan (CPP), the nation's first-ever regulation limiting carbon pollution from power plants. This briefing will show how sustainable affordable housing can save money for low-income families and strengthen community resilience while serving as a CPP compliance strategy. Speakers will showcase sustainable affordable housing developments in Pittsburgh, PA, as well as a retrofit in Washington, DC, and will discuss the national movement to “green” affordable housing. Pittsburgh-based affordable housing developer ACTION-Housing has partnered with Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) to introduce “passive building” standards into its projects and reduce energy usage by 80-90 percent over conventional construction. The briefing will also feature the passive building retrofit of Weinberg Commons, a multifamily housing complex for low-income families in Southeast DC. The nation's capital uses Enterprise Community Partners’ Green Communities Criteria as the baseline green building standard for its public and publicly-financed projects.

Please RSVP to expedite check-in A live webcast will be streamed at 2:30 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing about energy efficient, “green” affordable housing and how it is improving health and safety in distressed communities while providing economic and environmental benefits to states. This is the second in a series of EESI briefings examining environmental justice as it relates to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Clean Power Plan (CPP), the nation's first-ever regulation limiting carbon pollution from power plants. This briefing will show how sustainable affordable housing can save money for low-income families and strengthen community resilience while serving as a CPP compliance strategy. Speakers will showcase sustainable affordable housing developments in Pittsburgh, PA, as well as a retrofit in Washington, DC, and will discuss the national movement to “green” affordable housing. Pittsburgh-based affordable housing developer ACTION-Housing has partnered with Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) to introduce “passive building” standards into its projects and reduce energy usage by 80-90 percent over conventional construction. The briefing will also feature the passive building retrofit of Weinberg Commons, a multifamily housing complex for low-income families in Southeast DC. The nation's capital uses Enterprise Community Partners' Green Communities Criteria as the baseline green building standard for its public and publicly-financed projects.

Please RSVP to expedite check-in A live webcast will be streamed at 2:30 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing about energy efficient, “green” affordable housing and how it is improving health and safety in distressed communities while providing economic and environmental benefits to states. This is the second in a series of EESI briefings examining environmental justice as it relates to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Clean Power Plan (CPP), the nation's first-ever regulation limiting carbon pollution from power plants. This briefing will show how sustainable affordable housing can save money for low-income families and strengthen community resilience while serving as a CPP compliance strategy. Speakers will showcase sustainable affordable housing developments in Pittsburgh, PA, as well as a retrofit in Washington, DC, and will discuss the national movement to “green” affordable housing. Pittsburgh-based affordable housing developer ACTION-Housing has partnered with Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) to introduce “passive building” standards into its projects and reduce energy usage by 80-90 percent over conventional construction. The briefing will also feature the passive building retrofit of Weinberg Commons, a multifamily housing complex for low-income families in Southeast DC. The nation's capital uses Enterprise Community Partners’ Green Communities Criteria as the baseline green building standard for its public and publicly-financed projects.

Please RSVP to expedite check-in A live webcast will be streamed at 2:00 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) Join the conversation on OurEnergyPolicy.org, where EESI is moderating a discussion about the Clean Power Plan. The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing examining key policy and legal issues associated with the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants, which account for 38.7 percent of domestic carbon emissions. According to the EPA, its proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) would lead to a 30 percent cut in carbon emissions from the power sector by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. How will these cuts be implemented? And will the CPP hold up in court?

EPISODE 64 The town of Cottage Grove, Oregon is known mainly as a place where timber barons made their fortune, and prospecting for gold was a way to change your fate forever. It is also in this small home town "Todd" became aware of strange stories that came down from these forested mountains. Stories that told of something watching, communicating and teaching them...that they are now in Sasquatch country. Join us as we once again go down the impossible but true road of Extended Experiencers of Sasquatch Interaction.

EPISODE 46 This Pod-Castle pub talk surrounds the world of *Extended Experiencers of Sasquatch Interaction* , and *Skin Twins*. To define Extended Experiencers of Sasquatch Interaction :The ongoing visitation and communal communication between humans and Sasquatch, usually in a particular property of or home. To define Skin Twin : A specific place or zone that mimics similar attributes as the Sherman Ranch or Skinwalker Ranch. This episode was recorded in the historically haunted Manresa Castle located in Port Townsend, Washington. Join the guest; philosopher Sonya Zohar and ex-deputy Rich Germeau as we sit down in the castle pub for drinks and candid conversation re: the nature EESI & SKiN TWINS As an added bonus for Patreon Members a 2 hour vide was recorded and is available now FOR PATRONS AT http://www.patreon.com/strangebrauradio Our Patreon members get exclusive video and audio content for a minimal monthly contribution. These contributions in turn keep the show going and growing. http://www.patreon.com/strangebrauradio http://www.strangebrauradio.com Thank you to our members.

EPISODE 46This Pod-Castle pub talk surrounds the world of Extended Experiencers of Sasquatch Interaction, and Skin Twins. To define Extended Experiencers of Sasquatch Interaction:The ongoing visitation and communal communication between humans and Sasquatch, usually in a particular property of or home. To define Skin Twin: A specific place or zone that mimics similar attributes as the Sherman Ranch or Skinwalker Ranch.This episode was recorded in the historically haunted Manresa Castle located in Port Townsend, Washington. Join the guest; philosopher Sonya Zohar and ex-deputy Rich Germeau as we sit down in the castle pub for drinks and candid conversation re: the nature EESI & SKiN TWINSAs an added bonus for Patreon Members a 2 hour vide was recorded and is available nowFOR PATRONS AT http://www.patreon.com/strangebrauradioOur Patreon members get exclusive video and audio content for a minimal monthly contribution. These contributions in turn keep the show going and growing.http://www.patreon.com/strangebrauradiohttp://www.strangebrauradio.comThank you to our members.

EPISODE 64The town of Cottage Grove, Oregon is known mainly as a place where timber barons made their fortune, and prospecting for gold was a way to change your fate forever. It is also in this small home town "Todd" became aware of strange stories that came down from these forested mountains. Stories that told of something watching, communicating and teaching them...that they are now in Sasquatch country.Join us as we once again go down the impossible but true road of Extended Experiencers of Sasquatch Interaction.