Climate
[Article] We Need to Stop Talking Like Climate Change Is Partisan
CECE Director Dana Fisher co-authored the piece “We Need to Stop Talking Like Climate Change Is Partisan” for TIME with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. The piece, which highlights what we all need to learn from climate communicators (and is based on our new landscape assessment), can be read here.
CECE Releases New Report on Climate Communication at Climate Week NYC
A team of CECE Researchers, including Director Dana R. Fisher, Assistant Director W. Chris Jayko, and collaborating researcher Lorien Jasny of the University of Exeter, have released “Mapping the Ecosystem of Climate Communication in the US and Canada: A Landscape Assessment.” The research was conducted in partnership with the Talking Climate Collaborative with funding from […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: Stop Worrying About AI Doomsday. Worry About This.
Big Tech frames generative AI as effortless digital magic, but the reality involves centralized power, hidden and exploited labor, and massive environmental costs. In this episode of the Apocalyptic Optimist, sociologist and AI ethics expert Dr. Alex Hanna joins CECE Director and host Dr. Dana R. Fisher to cut through corporate hype, expose the real-world […]
Data Centers and the Environment, Community, & Equity
Join us on Tuesday, October 13th from 4-6pm for a panel discussion on the impacts of Data Centers on environment, community, and equity. Panelists include: Samantha Bradshaw, Assistant Professor of New Technology and Security, SIS; Taylor Frazier, Community Advocate, No Landover Data Center Movement; and Saul Levin, Host of The Hum Podcast on Data Center […]
[Article] Are Cherry Blossoms DC’s Polar Bears? Investigating the Links Between Local Seasonal [...]
Dr. Rosalind Donald (SOC), Dr. Malini Ranganathan (SIS), and Aarushi Sahejpal (KSB) recently published a new study of DC’s local climate reporting asking how journalists cover climate change and to what extent they reflect the realities of those most exposed to its effects. This work was supported in part by their CECE Faculty Research Incubator […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: 1.6 million parents are fighting back!
How does Mom’s Clean Air Force connect with 1.6 million parents and keep them engaged during these challenging political times? In this episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist podcast, Dana R Fisher sits down with Moms Clean Air Force Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning for a conversation on how caregivers across the country are turning protective love and […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: This Meteorologist was Fired for Communicating Climate
When meteorologist Chris Gloninger linked extreme weather to climate change, he didn’t expect death threats—or orders to censor his science. Choosing integrity over the camera, Chris walked away from a 17-year television career. In this episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist, host Dr. Dana Fisher explores Chris’s journey from a silenced newsroom to the front lines […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: The Most Overlooked Climate Solution Isn’t Technological
In the latest episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast, best-selling climate writer and strategist, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, joins host Dana R. Fisher to unpack a critical, yet largely ignored, crisis in our advocacy networks: mass burnout and a loss of talent. Listen to the conversation and join us as we navigate the shift from climate […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: How to Break Through Big Oil’s Disinformation
Outarguing climate deniers with numbers and facts won’t work. Exposing the corporate puppet masters will. In the latest episode of The Apocalyptic Optimist, Harvard historian and legendary myth-buster Naomi Oreskes joins host Dana R. Fisher to discuss how we shatter corporate climate propaganda. The path forward does not live in arguing facts with bad-faith actors. […]
Apocalyptic Optimist: Why the System Wants You Doomscrolling (And How to Take Back Your Power)
Political power isn’t what you think…The algorithms thrive on your anger, keeping you stuck in a cycle of doomscrolling, posting, and feeling utterly powerless. Comedian, writer, and labor activist Adam Conover (creator of Adam Ruins Everything and The G Word) knows we’ve been looking at political change all wrong. For more optimistic empowerment and stories, […]
[Article] Aspirin and Preterm Birth Among Pregnant People With Increased Heat Exposure: Secondary [...]
In their new paper “Aspirin and Preterm Birth Among Pregnant People With Increased Heat Exposure: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial,” CAS Assistant Professor Gabriella Meltzer and colleagues examine if low-dose aspirin modify humid heat’s effect on preterm birth incidence? You can read the full article here.
[Event Recap] Finding Our Way Through Climate Uncertainty with Katharine K. Wilkinson
On April 14th, the School of International Service hosted a thoughtful conversation with Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson regarding her forthcoming book, Climate Wayfinding. Dr. Wilkinson shared a compassionate approach to navigating the “climate ache” of an uncertain future, suggesting that we find our way by shifting our orientation from a desire to “fix” the world […]