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Best podcasts about environmental award

Latest podcast episodes about environmental award

Live95 Limerick Today Podcasts
Limerick Farm Wins Prestigious Environmental Award

Live95 Limerick Today Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 15:28


Joe is joined by Pat O'Sullivan, CEO of Master Chefs'. Master Chefs' Ellan Farm in Ballyneety won an Environmental Award at the 2025 Irish Food Writers' Guild (IFGW) Food Awards, in recognition of their commitment to sustainability and zero-waste farming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

QIC QPod
QIC Innovation Podcast with Port of Brisbane

QIC QPod

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 15:52


In our fifth episode of our Innovation in Infrastructure podcast series, QIC's Matt David chats with the Port of Brisbane's Head of Sustainability, Craig Wilson, and Manager Port Operations, Damien Garske about a pioneering vessel management system to reduce the port's emissions – aptly named ‘Project Green Button'. This innovative trial technology has been developed by Port of Brisbane in collaboration with Seaport OPX to reduce scope 3 carbon emissions through efficient vessel operation. Like many ports, at the Port of Brisbane more than 50 per cent of its scope 3 emissions are comprised of shipping emissions from the movement of over 2,800 commercial vessels annually through its nearly 90km shipping channel. The Port of Brisbane and DHI Seaport (Seaport OPX) recently won the Environmental Award at the Daily Cargo News 2024 Australia Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards for this innovation. Listen to the podcast to find out the remarkable results during the trial phase and the strong support it's receiving.

The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar
Target Field takes home prestigious environmental award.

The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 5:02


Gary Glawe , the Senior Director, Facilities for the Twins and Target Field, with big news, as the stadium becomes the 1st Major League Baseball Stadium to achieve LEED Platinum Certification! 

The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar
Target Field takes home prestigious environmental award.

The Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 5:02


Gary Glawe , the Senior Director, Facilities for the Twins and Target Field, with big news, as the stadium becomes the 1st Major League Baseball Stadium to achieve LEED Platinum Certification! 

BECBC: Where Energy meets Business
BECBC Awards 2022 Podcast - Morgan Sindall (Environmental Award)

BECBC: Where Energy meets Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 6:59


In this episode Jason, current Shadow Board Chair, speaks with Ursula Jordan, Senior Communications Officer at Morgan Sindall following their win of the Environmental Award at the BECBC Awards 2022.

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Cortes Currents
Bruce Harrison receives Jo Anne Green Environmental Award

Cortes Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 6:42


Max Thaysen/ Cortes Currents - This January, at the Friends of Cortes Island Annual General Meeting, Bruce Harrison was awarded the Jo Anne Green Environmental Award. The Jo Anne Green award is an honour for leadership in community-based environmental awareness, protection and restoration. Jo Anne Green was a founder of the Friends of Cortes Island and an inspiration for many on Cortes to care for this place and imagine a reciprocal relationship with our ecosystems. The letter that nominates Harrison reads as follows: “ Bruce has been a resident of Cortes Island for about 30 years. He has always exemplified what it means to have a small footprint in terms of his own lifestyle (he is often seen commuting on his bike between Whaletown and Manson's) and over the past few years he has made significant contributions through the work he has done constructing and maintaining access trails which are now widely used by the community. His work on the trails at the Ester Rd. beach access, the Whaletown Commons, and the adjacent Crown land have all been a great benefit to the wider community and in fact have helped to secure the Crown land as protected park land. The trail access in the Whaletown Commons area has made Whaletown into a very walkable neighbourhood which has significantly decreased the need for motorized vehicles.

The Boozebuddy Update
3/24/22 - Winery Etiquette, Golden Ale wins Environmental Award & Lagunitas is making Hard Tea #Winery #winelover #newdrink #Arizona #AZ #Environmental #award #Awards #Lagunitas #teatime #tealovers

The Boozebuddy Update

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 3:13


It's hard to go to a place you don't know, do something you've never done before, and not feel embarrassed. That's why it's great that Food & Wine put together a simple article on “How to Behave at a Winery, according to the Professionals”. I have a couple of tips to add too https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro/winery-etiquette Lagunitas is trying a different kind of drink - spiked teas. Disorderly TeaHouse will come in 2 flavors and sizes https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/north-bay/lagunitas-brewing-co-goes-beyond-beer-with-a-spiked-tea-drink/ Mother Road Brewing's Golden Ale has won the Environmental Excellence Award from a partnership with Arizona's Game and Fish Department Grab a Mother Road Golden Ale and read more about it at https://motherroadbeer.com/beers/conserve-protect/ or https://www.craftbrewingbusiness.com/news/mother-road-brewing-wins-environmental-excellence-award-for-collab-beer-with-arizona-game-and-fish-department/ Brought to you by Green Mountain Payments - helping small businesses, breweries, and independent business owners who need affordable merchant credit card processing solutions, point of sale solutions, and expertise. Go to https://greenmountainpayments.com/ Find out more about your host and voice over talent Mel Allen at The Real Voice - https://TheRealVoice.com Find me online - social media profiles & links at https://BoozebuddyUpdate.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boozebuddy/support

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Tanzanian Scholar to Receive Prestigious Environmental Award

Travelnews Online | Rebuilding Travel | Trending | eTurboNews

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 5:33


Cortes Currents
Roadside Camp closes down at Fairy Creek; Elder Bill Jones given environmental award

Cortes Currents

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 7:08


Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Roadside, one of the last remaining Forest Defender camps at Fairy Creek, officially closed down yesterday. In the end, it was severe weather rather than police actions that brought this about. An unknown number of Indigenous folks remain at a nearby watch camp. The last RCMP press release, posted on Lake Cowichan detachment page more than a month ago (on December 2nd), states 1,188 people have been arrested as they attempted to protect what is sometimes called the last remaining intact old growth ecosystem outside of a park. According to a Vancouver SUN expose, as of November 30th the RCMP spent $8.9 million opposing the protest. The Teal-Jones Group claims that activists put hundreds of jobs at risk and hampered it accessing $10 million worth of timber. On December 22nd, two days before the recent cold snap began, the occupants of Roadside posted a collection of video messages on their Facebook page in which: A schoolteacher explained why she feels she would not be doing her job as a teacher or a mother if she did join the protest at Fairy Creek A former loader describes the province's current logging practises as “just grabbing resources at the expense of the other peoples.” Another Forest Defender says, “I'm here because these blockades are the only thing keeping the NDP and John Horgan accountable to protecting old growth for us and committing the promises they made to the strategic old growth review report.” A series of posts on the Fairy Creek Facebook page chronicle the camp's closure: The photos from January 3rd show camp life: tents in the snow, people chopping wood, a truck that spun off the icy road Four days later a tree came crashing down beside the kitchen tent. The camp spokesperson wrote, “Snow, ice, and hazardous conditions slam Fairy Creek. As the rivers rise, the threat of flooding is imminent.” Yesterday, January 10th, pictures showing the last remaining inhabitants of Roadside packing their belongs into a U-Haul and close to a dozen other vehicles were added. The spokesperson wrote: “As we close up Roadside and start a new chapter, we reflect back on the year we've had. When we looked up at the towering cedars, spruce, and fir it gave us purpose in knowing that we protected what Elder Bill Jones refers to as our “Great Mother.” We sat in circles and ceremonies in reverence of their beauty as he reminded us that these places have always been meant for meditation and prayer. His grandfather once told him these forests should never be cut - in fact, it was his dying wish.” He added, “While it may no longer be logistically possible to block logging in such awful winter conditions, we choose to see an opportunity here. This ending also means the beginning of a new chapter – one that includes more local actions, in a city near you. The spring will bring new life; it always does. STAY TUNED FOR WHAT'S NEXT.” As Cortes Currents was completing this story, word came that the Wilderness Committee named Elder Bill Jones as this year's recipient of the Eugene Rogers award. Torrance Coste of the Wilderness Committee explained, “Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones has been a friend of our organization for almost a decade and a champion for old growth forests for much longer.” The 80-year-old former logger responded, “ I am so flattered to accept this. It's a blessing to us all to realize that we are indeed the servants and protectors of our great mother.”

Tiny Climate Challenge
028 Creating Community with Amanda Essoh & Jim Wang

Tiny Climate Challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 41:41


In this Tiny Climate Challenge episode, our Guest Challengers Amanda Essoh and Jim Wang discuss how they serendipitously met each other on a plane, spontaneously connected with folks in their local communities and organically created communities of their own to help elevate their voices and make a difference in our world. Guest Expert/Challenger Contact Information LinkedIn: Amanda Essoh LinkedIn: Jim Wang Expert/Guest Challenger Bio Amanda Essoh is a second-year Ph.D. student of Medical Sciences focusing on the intersection of stress and addiction. She joined a career in neuroscience research to contribute to burgeoning knowledge about mental health and illness. Her daily routine consists of conducting experiments to map the path of stress hormones across brain regions to measure their contribution to addictive behaviors. She ultimately plans to apply this foundation to an independent research career studying anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Aside from lab work, she is an enthusiastic participant in education outreach to local schools near her university and actively works to hone her science communication skills. Amanda is eager to complement her passion for unraveling biological mechanisms with improving the accessibility and quality of fundamental science education. She is confident that a strong tie between researchers and the community is vital to finding a unified solution to anthropogenic climate change.  Jim Wang is a California resident who is concerned about our environment, our communities, and our future. Working through the City of Encinitas' Environmental Commission, his city has acted to reduce plastic waste, adopted a Climate Action Plan committed to 100% clean electricity, created an Environmental Award, and declared a Climate Emergency. His academic background includes degrees in engineering and geoscience from MIT and University of California Berkeley. Links mentioned Eco Sustainability Peeps Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center Ashley Mazanec American Geophysical Union San Diego Community Power Ana and Mama Talk Climate Change The 48 Hour Film Project Climate Action Campaign Sierra Club I Love A Clean San Diego Association of Women in Water, Energy and Environment Women in Science and Engineering Patzcuaro Sustentable Climate Reality Project  Contact Us Mayela Manasjan TinyClimate.com We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation. 

Sarahs Country
Environmental award celebrates continuous improvement among deer community I Grant Charteris, Hawkes Bay

Sarahs Country

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 19:12


Evolving their farming around deer's natural browsing patterns and building shared values for the environment and financial sustainability. For information www.deernz.org Subscribe to Sarah's Country on the podcast and if you love us, please leave a review! Contact the show: sarah@sarahscountry.com Follow Sarah's Country on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahscountry  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahscountry

Monaco Daily News
NEWS.MC-018- Sir David Barclay dies, aged 86 and more

Monaco Daily News

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 2:21


Good Morning Monaco Thursday, January 14, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter Sir David Barclay dies, aged 86 Reclusive Monaco resident Sir David Barclay, twin brother of Sir Frederick Barclay, has died after a short illness, the Daily Telegraph reported overnight on Tuesday. 33 new coronavirus cases reported Thirty-three new cases of coronavirus among residents were reported on Wednesday, January 13. CMB renews "historic" partnership with Grimaldi Forum The renewal of the partnership between CMB, the most Monegasque of banks, and the Principality's Congress and Cultural centre, the Grimaldi Forum, was formalised at a ceremony in the Forum's Indigo Space on Wednesday, January 13. UIM invites entries for environmental award competition Inspired by past editions, the Union International Motonautique has launched the 2020 Environmental Award and Special Mentions. Copyright © 2020 NEWS SARL. All rights reserved. North East West South (NEWS) SARL. RCI: 20S08518 - NIS: 6312Z21974 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/monacodailynews/message

Irish Tech News Audio Articles
Earthshot environmental award backed by global figures

Irish Tech News Audio Articles

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 4:29


It’s time to be positive about beating Climate Change according to Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. His upbeat tone struck a chord with Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen, whose company has just pledged free aid to fight greenhouse gas emissions from cities – the world’s biggest contributors to Climate Change. The Prince has launched his £50 million ‘Earthshot’ environmental award, backed by major global figures such as naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough and media stars Cate Blanchett and Shakira, to encourage innovation in the climate battle. And he now realised that galvanising people with optimism was more likely to promote action. Earthshot: Looking to unite and galvanise “There has been lots of calling out and, quite rightly, saying ‘these are the problems, and this is what we’re going to face’. But there has been very little kind of, ‘well actually, we can fix this, we can provide those solutions and we can, as human beings, turn this around. The tools are there. “We have the data. So, let’s stop talking about it, collecting data, and let’s actually provide the action and I think that’s what’s going to be really needed over these next ten years.” The theme of Earthshot was taken up by Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen: “It was great to hear Prince William, with his global influence, talk about positivity, because we really do have the tools and data to change rather than accept the well-worn gloom and doom narrative around climate change. “By saying it’s time to ‘stop talking’ and ‘I don’t understand why those who have the levers, don’t (use them)’ he made me feel he could really unlock doors. Earthshot: Looking to challenge leadership The world’s inability to deliver a coordinated response to the persistent degradation of the planet is a testament to the failure of political leadership around this issue at many levels. Leaders need to get educated and understand that the tools and standards exist, as does the methodology, to push forward with a massive global climate resilience program that would fundamentally restructure and make more sustainable economies all over the world. “We too aim to reach the ‘movers and shakers’ who can work those levers: the Prince’s Earthshot scheme coincides with our Clean Cities – Clean Future TV ad campaign at Cityzenith and pledge to offer our SmartWorldPro Digital Twin 3D modelling tech for free to cities to help drive down their carbon emissions. “For a long time, the automobile has been the preferred scapegoat for crimes against the environment while the biggest villain, our cities, has hidden in plain sight. “The evidence has stacked up against cities: United Nations stats show cities produce more than 70%* of the Earth’s greenhouse gases and influencers like the Prince can reach governments and city fathers looking to transition them from ‘smog generators’ to clean cities.” “We have over the last decade evolved and matured our Digital Twin platform technology to serve the needs of advanced, sophisticated, large-scale real estate and infrastructure projects around the world. Some of those include the new Orlando Sports + Entertainment District, the East-West Rail high-speed bullet train project in the UK, and the new Greenfield city of Amravati in India design by Sir Norman Foster. We’ve been helping our clients reduce carbon emissions and set on a path towards carbon neutrality. It’s now time to unveil this technology to cities, and let them run with it to help their local building owner reduce their carbon emissions and become more sustainable.” We just need more doors unlocked at the top,” said Jansen. “Prince William has made a great start.” More about Irish Tech News and Business Showcase here. FYI the ROI for you is => Irish Tech News now gets over 1.5 million monthly views, and up to 900k monthly unique visitors, from over 160 countries. We have over 860,000 relevant followers on Twitter on our various accounts & were recent...

MBOT Radio
Todd Ernst - GTAA Environmental Award of Excellence

MBOT Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 8:59


Many people believe that Pearson Airport which sits squarely inside the borders of Mississauga is not an environmentally conscious corporate citizen. But the contrary is true. In fact Pearson has just won the 2020 Environmental Achievement Award for North America in the Environmental Management System Category. To tell us more about the award and update us on what Pearson is doing to make the airport an environmental safe zone is Todd Ernst. Todd is the Director Aviation Infrastructure, Energy & Environment. He has the responsibility to bring practical solutions to complex problems. Welcome Todd.

Let's Talk Small Business
TALKING CLEANING: Wendy Thomson and I talk cleaning and what businesses should be doing following COVID19

Let's Talk Small Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 19:21


Listen to Wendy Thomson and I talking about her cleaning business and what businesses should be doing following COVID19. This is what Wendy says on her Linked In profile Green cleaning guru using naturally powerful ingredients to improve your home and office living space. Developed own brand of natural cleaning products and methods of cleaning that save water and reduce waste trademarked 'Just Primal®'. My goal is to have a unit producing my range of green cleaning and well-being products and to get as many businesses, schools, care homes etc using green cleaning methods and products. Specialist: Green cleaning products and services and well-being products. Environmental Award winner Jul 2012 Stroud Life Awards for how my business focuses on saving water and using environmentally friendly own brand cleaning products. Training specialist with 20 years experience in identifying training needs, training opportunities and selecting the right training methods.

DoD News Daily
DoD News Daily - April 23, 2019

DoD News Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019


This is your DoD News Daily for April 23, 2019.

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Point of Inquiry
The Battle for Young Minds - Bertha Vazquez on Teaching Evolution in Schools

Point of Inquiry

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 38:08


As science standards across the country improve to include middle school standards on evolution, more and more teachers are teaching evolution for the first time and the battle to teach sound science moves into the individual classrooms themselves. The Teacher Institute for Evolutionary Science (TIES) is a program of the Center for Inquiry. TIES seeks to helps teachers teach evolution by providing them with the content and resources to do so effectively. In just three and a half years, TIES has grown from a powerful idea shared by Richard Dawkins and Bertha Vazquez to a network of over fifty teachers who have presented over 100 professional development workshops in over 40 states. TIES Director Bertha Vazquez has been teaching middle school science in Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 27 years. An educator with National Board Certification, she is the recipient of several national and local honors, including the 2014 Samsung’s $150,000 Solve For Tomorrow Contest and the $5,000 Charles C. Bartlett National Excellence in Environmental Award in 2009. Bertha sits down with one of Point of Inquiry's new hosts, Jim Underdown, to talk about her experiences with teaching science and evolution in the classroom, meeting Richard Dawkins, and her favorite TIES moment.

Save Family Farming Show
Whatcom dairy farmer wins prestigious environmental award

Save Family Farming Show

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2018 19:45


George Boggs, Whatcom Conservation District Executive Director, joins Dillon to talk about honoring Appel Farms' Rich Appel with the prestigious award. It's given to individuals who work within the arena of conservation to foster understanding and partnerships, through community collaborative efforts.

HerStoryToo
Award Winning Speaker and Author Marilyn .M. Gordanier Tonight on HerStoryToo!!

HerStoryToo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 46:00


Join us on todays share with special guest Marilyn Mosley Gordanier, M.Ed.  Who is Marilyn? Marilyn Mosley Gordanier, speaker, author, and founder of Laurel Springs School, has more than thirty-five years' experience in the field of online learning, She created Laurel Springs School, the first online school in the United State, and premier provider of personalized education for over 85,000 students in grades K through 12.  She cofounded Eikoh Web Internet High School, the first distance-learning program in Tokyo, Japan and South Korea. She designed the first online environmental curricula for grades 4 – 12 called Kids4earth, Leaders4earth and Meetings With Remarkable Men and Women. The United Nations Environment Program has endorsed these courses. Ms. Mosley Gordanier has received the following awards: Outstanding Leadership by an Individual in the Field of Distance Learning, Outstanding Service to Environmental Education, the Global 500 Environmental Award and is a Nobel Earth Prize Finalist. She serves on the board of the Vatican Committee on the Restoration of Clean Water, the UN Global 500 Environment Program, the Captain Planet Foundation, USA Club of Rome and Educate Girls Now. To learn more or help STOP forced marriage please visit: https://educategirlsnow.org/ Ms. Mosley Gordanierhas served as the keynote speaker at environmental and educational summits in: UK, Italy, Paris, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, Kenya and the United States.  Tune in, Call in, Skype in, Chat in and Lets Talk!  

America Meditating Radio Show w/ Sister Jenna
Inspiring Leaders - Andy Shallal - Restauranteur & Local Philanthropist

America Meditating Radio Show w/ Sister Jenna

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2016 35:00


Today, we are honored to welcome Andy Shallal to the America Meditating Radio Show as we feature Inspiring Leaders in the Washington, D.C. Area.  Andy Shallal, is an Iraqi-American artist, activist and restaurateur. He is best known as the proprietor of the Washington, D.C. area restaurants, bookstore, performance venue Busboys and Poets and Eatonville Restaurant and as a local philanthropist. Busboys and Poets is now located in six distinctive neighborhoods in the Washington Metropolitan area and is a community resource for artists, activists, writers, thinkers and dreamers. Andy has also founded or co-founded several peace and justice organizations and holds leadership positions in numerous others.  He has received numerous awards including the Mayor's Arts Award, the Mayor's Environmental Award, United Nations Human Rights Community Award, as well as leadership awards in employment and sustainable business practices and was named Man of the Year by the Washington Peace Center. Visit www.busboysandpoets.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.  

Carnegie Science Center Podcast
Q&A: Rain, Rivers, and Resources: How Watersheds Change Drinking Water

Carnegie Science Center Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2015 46:25


This is the Q&A portion of the talk. The full talk is available in the previous podcast.   Jeanne M. VanBriesen Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University         Rain, Rivers, and Resources: How Watersheds Change Drinking Water     How do everyday choices impact the water supply? Carnegie Mellon University professor and Carnegie Science Award winner Dr. Jeanne M. VanBriesen will discuss her research in ““Rain, Rivers, and Resources: How Watersheds Change Drinking Water” on Monday, Nov. 9, from 7 – 9 pm, at Carnegie Science Center.   Rivers teem with fish and plants, offer a space for recreation, and provide the source of the water we drink. Rain water, on its way to rivers, runs across watersheds. Watersheds are land surfaces that house activities such as mining, farming, producing electricity, and building homes. These activities pose a challenge to maintaining high quality water for ecosystems, recreation, and potable water supply. VanBriesen will talk about engineering systems that manage the quality and quantity of water resources. She’ll discuss how the choices people make around energy resources in our watersheds affect the options to treat drinking water.   VanBriesen, who serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board, is the Duquesne Light Company Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research is in environmental systems, including detection of biological agents in water systems and impacts of energy extraction.    She earned her bachelor’s degree in education and her master’s and doctorate degrees in civil engineering from Northwestern University. She is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Delaware and has served on the board of the Association for Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Earlier this year, VanBriesen was awarded the Environmental Award in the Carnegie Science Awards program for her water quality research.   Recorded Monday, November 9, 2015 at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

Carnegie Science Center Podcast
Rain, Rivers, and Resources: How Watersheds Change Drinking Water

Carnegie Science Center Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2015 48:49


Jeanne M. VanBriesen Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carnegie Mellon University       Rain, Rivers, and Resources: How Watersheds Change Drinking Water   Follow along with the slide show here. How do everyday choices impact the water supply? Carnegie Mellon University professor and Carnegie Science Award winner Dr. Jeanne M. VanBriesen will discuss her research in ““Rain, Rivers, and Resources: How Watersheds Change Drinking Water” on Monday, Nov. 9, from 7 – 9 pm, at Carnegie Science Center.   Rivers teem with fish and plants, offer a space for recreation, and provide the source of the water we drink. Rain water, on its way to rivers, runs across watersheds. Watersheds are land surfaces that house activities such as mining, farming, producing electricity, and building homes. These activities pose a challenge to maintaining high quality water for ecosystems, recreation, and potable water supply. VanBriesen will talk about engineering systems that manage the quality and quantity of water resources. She’ll discuss how the choices people make around energy resources in our watersheds affect the options to treat drinking water.   VanBriesen, who serves on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board, is the Duquesne Light Company Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research is in environmental systems, including detection of biological agents in water systems and impacts of energy extraction.    She earned her bachelor’s degree in education and her master’s and doctorate degrees in civil engineering from Northwestern University. She is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Delaware and has served on the board of the Association for Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Earlier this year, VanBriesen was awarded the Environmental Award in the Carnegie Science Awards program for her water quality research.   Recorded Monday, November 9, 2015 at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

Duke Today
Robert Redford Receives Environmental Award

Duke Today

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2009 1:47


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