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Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

Legal Planet

Climate educators from SEWA explaining solar power for salt gathering (L) and skylights that cool the interior of a house (R). They have neither employers to provide benefits nor political parties to represent their interests. The Climate School trains Climate Educators.

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What Makes the College-Educated More Likely to Vote?

Union of Concerned Scientists

It has been well documented for decades that higher educational attainment strongly correlates with a person’s higher likelihood of voting. A study investigating how much education affects voting rates from 1950 to 2004 found that this positive correlation has increased since 1980.

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6 Ways STEM Educators Can Enhance Student Engagement in Our Democracy

Union of Concerned Scientists

Educators in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) inspire students daily by revealing what we’ve discovered about the world around us and what we can do next with the latest innovations. There are many nonpartisan strategies STEM educators can take to foster political awareness and action in their students.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award [PaEN] -- Dept. Visit DEPs Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources. 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7 26 -- Sierra Club PA Hosts Oct. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 11 -- DEP Eligible For $1.7 26 -- Sierra Club PA Hosts Oct. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 2 -- Penn State GIS Day Nov. 15 [PaEN] -- Registration Open!

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Pay Raise For PA Governor, Lawmakers, Judges, Cabinet Secretaries -- Republican Herald: Tim Holden Retires As Head Of PA Liquor Control Board -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.06 Ohio- $3.03

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Rightwing Authoritarianism vs the Environment

Legal Planet

Thus, the reasons must relate to psychology or political science, not philosophy. This research is suggestive, but my impression is that there is a lot we still don’t know about political psychology. Rightwing authoritarians are hostile to higher education, as they are to any source of independent thinking outside their control.