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From Practice to Action on Capitol Hill
What’s the point of learning new skills without putting them into action?
In early June, COMPASS led a policy engagement training in Washington, DC through a partnership with the ClimateWorks Foundation for scientists and experts in ocean carbon dioxide removal (henceforth referred to as ocean CDR). Over the course of the daylong training, ocean CDR speciali...
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"We can shift power when we appropriately value lived experience and knowledge as expertise"
The following is an excerpt from Climate Resilience by Kylie Flanagan, published by North Atlantic Books, copyright © 2023 by Kylie Flanagan. Reprinted by permission of North Atlantic Books.
About Amee Raval
Amee Raval is laying the foundation for more holistic climate resilience and adaptation work in so-called California. After reading some of Amee’s opinion...
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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: Using effective communication to bridge the gap between wildfire science and policy
Originally published in Federation of American Scientists
In an environment where fire seasons are turning to fire years, and summer skies across North America are filled with wildfire smoke from as far away as another coast, the need for scientifically accurate wildland fire policy has never been greater.
Over the past several months, COMPASS Science Communi...
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Cultivating Cross-boundary Collaborations
While environmental regulations and policies are often fragmented across geographical, political, and social borders, environmental risks and impacts are transboundary. To fully address this paradox, science needs to reach across borders too.
Wilburforce Leaders, Erin Sexton, Chris Sergeant, and Jonathan Moore, are doing just that.
Chris and Erin are both res...
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Coastal Conversations with Dr. Jenni Pollack (Video)
Science can have the greatest impact when scientists engage beyond the lab and field and build meaningful connections with the people who can most benefit from their work. But the path to connection isn't always clear or straightforward. What if there are existing challenges and tensions between different groups? How do we keep conversations from becoming polarized...
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A Look at PyClub - Dive Into Python with Oceanographers
Many of the people COMPASS works with are interested in engaging with young students about science topics, whether it’s sharing the excitement of scientific discovery with kindergarteners or the possibilities of a science career with high schoolers. We’re always interested in learning about how people are putting their engagement skills to use!
Recently, w...