Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network Newsflash

January 24, 2024

Announcements from CLEAN

Teaching about Climate and Energy with CLEAN

This webinar introduces the Climate and Energy Literacy Principles and how they are integrated with the CLEAN collection of climate and energy resources. These principles provide the foundation for understanding the science behind climate and energy concepts. Presenter: Karin Kirk, Geologist & Science Writer.

February 7, 2024, 6:30-7:00 PM ET/5:30-6:00 PM CT/4:30-5:00 PM MT/ 3:30-4:00 PM PT

Register Now!

Resources

Teaching activity on measuring carbon storage in trees

PRI's climate change activity, "Photosynthesis: Calculating Biomass and Carbon Storage in Trees" just landed on Earth@Home's Teach Climate Change page!

The activity gives students a chance to make measurements of trees; practice reading graphs and other math skills; and learn about forests as climate change solutions.

Shift in climate change denier arguments

From POLITICO Long Game (January 16, 2024):

"A new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate has found that YouTube content containing climate change denial claims or downplaying global warming impacts and solutions has doubled since 2018."

Read more here.

Events

Science in the Pub

On Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 pm ET, Science in the Virtual Pub opens its spring season with a town hall meeting on New York's comprehensive, interdisciplinary Climate Education bill (S.278A/A.1559A).

Learn more about the Climate & Resilience Education Task Force's (CRETF) here.

Register here!

Webinar: Parenting in the Climate Crisis: Self Care, Connections, and Support

Join Climate Mental Health Network, Moms Clean Air Force, EcoMadres and Climate Psychology Alliance-N. America for an interactive event to learn more about parenting in the climate crisis on January 30 at 8pm ET.

RSVP here!

Building a Water Resilient Los Angeles County

Join Generation Earth for a FREE workshop

exploring current water issues in Los Angeles

County and learn how environmental action

projects can empower students to address

these challenges.

When: Feb. 29, 2024 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Where: Virtual, via Zoom

Who: This workshop is for teachers, administrators and 6th - 12th grade students in Los Angeles County.

Register here!

Climate and Equity Education: A Summer Institute for Learning and Teaching 

TERC, in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, invites high school teachers to apply for a one-week, all-expenses-paid intensive on the beautiful coast of Maine, Sun 21-Sat 27 July 2024.

Application deadline: March 4^th 2024

Apply here!

Job Opportunities

Project Scientist I at NSF NCAR - Future Climate Change over North America

The Research Applications Laboratory (RAL) at NSF NCAR is hiring a Project Scientist to work on actionable climate science projects related to future climate change and its uncertainty over North America. This role will help create a decision-relevant climate dataset by performing high-resolution dynamical climate simulations over North America. They will also contribute to the development of an actionable climate science program in RAL.

Apply here!

NAS GRP Fellowship Opportunities

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) is currently accepting applications for three fellowship opportunities. Please help share this opportunity within your network.

Learn more about the Gulf Research Program’s Science Policy Fellows (SPF) here.

Learn more about the Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF) here.

Postdoc Opportunity in Higher Education Research

The postdoctoral fellow will be part of a multi-institutional collaborative team working on a National Science Foundation funded project. The job is focused on describing the landscape of current and historical change projects within academic departments in the U.S. across a wide variety of STEM disciplines and institutions.

Learn more & apply here!

Events from the CLEAN Network

Climate Ed. Week: A Webinar with Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network

The CLEAN team will provide an overview of our work and help you explore how you can utilize this resource during Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week and throughout the year during other educational activities and initiatives.

This VIRTUAL event takes place on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 9:00 AM ET

Register here!

On Call with CLEAN

Attend CLEAN's Weekly Teleconference

For Network Members each Tuesday, 1:00pm ET/12:00pm CT/11:00am MT/10:00am PT

This Month's CLEAN Calls are featuring:

• January 30th: Informal Conversation
• February 6th: Climate Literacy in California with Eric Havel
• February 13th: Ten Strands' Data Initiative for Environmental and Climate Action in California's TK-12 Schools with Andra Yeghoian and Stephanie Seidmon 
• February 20th: Informal Conversation
• February 27th: The Nature Lab with Nelson Melendez
• March 5th: Informal Conversation

Featured CLEAN Post

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Dive into the fascinating world of climate change & its intricate interactions.

This activity from @ucarscied will take you on a data-driven journey, comparing various climate forcing mechanisms like sunspots & volcanoes w/ the impact on climate variability using tree growth as an indicator.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the "whys" behind our weather patterns. Find the #CLEANResource at the link in our bio!