This post summarizes the first half of Chapter 7 of the book ‘Climate Change for Astronomers’, involving a discussion of energy sources available to us in the present day, in order to understand the way forward for solutions to climate change.
Today we interview co-chairs of COMPASSE, Dr. Aparna Venkatesan at University of San Francisco and Dr. Teznie Pugh at UT Austin McDonald Observatory, two of this year’s #AAS244 plenary speakers!
Astronomy and academia are not always kind to those of marginalized cultures, but Dr. Mehrnoosh Tahani is working to change that!
This bite gives a summary of a discussion with Bridget Kimsey, who is of Lenape descent, on Indigenous science and Western science for Earthweek in 2024.
Introducing the forthcoming book led by Dr. Travis Rector titled “Climate Change for Astronomers: Causes, consequences, and communication.” This book will serve as a resource for astronomers to better their climate change advocacy.
Today’s paper investigates the prospect of using renewable energy in the extreme environment at the South Pole Station in Antarctica