I finished my Climate Change in Four Dimensions course at Coursera, and I got my certificate. You can see it here.
The course was meaningful and challenging, as MOOCs often are. One important thing is that I now know a lot more about the extent of greenhouse gas emissions and how the greenhouse effect works. But, equally importantly, I was introduced to the work of Professor Naomi Oreskes, whose book Merchants of Doubt (coauthored with Erik M. Conway) tells, as its subtitle indicates, "How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming." Review coming soon...
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“Edifice for the Unwanted" Sculpture at Tucson’s Los Reales Sustainability Campus Is an Artful Invitation to Learn About Our Landfill
I live on the west side of Tucson near the section of Shannon Road that dead ends not far from a steep hill. Hiking websites say that the ...
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It rained last night and temperatures this morning were in the 50s. Our desert birds consider this cold, and when I threw out seeds this mor...
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I put out seeds every day and make sure there's always water. As a result, we're visited by a lot of native birds. The Gila Woodpeck...
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Signs from September 21, 2014 Tucson Solidarity Protest, which coincided with the NYC People's Climate March (Photo by Greg Evans) ...
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