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Koalas, Under Pressure From Wildfires and Development, Are Beloved But Undefended

The cuteness of the fuzzy koala appears not to be winning it special protection in its native Australia, despite dwindling numbers, per a new volume on the endangered marsupial. BookShelf contributor Melody Kemp offers praise for “Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,” with a review that begins amusingly with bodily functions but ends dispiritedly with yet more koala habitat lost to housing tracts and wildfire.

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Eco-Muckrakers, Dig In — Writing for Nonprofit Ecology and Conservation Magazines

Freelancers looking to explore complex environmental issues may want to consider magazines published by … environmental organizations. Despite the caveats, like ensuring a publication’s editorial independence and guarding against organizational self-promotion, long-time environmental writer Francesca Lyman makes the case in the latest Freelance Files that the pros of such gigs outweigh the cons. Plus a sampler of pubs to approach.

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"Report: Companies’ Climate Targets Not What They Claim To Be"

"Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem. A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments."

Source: AP, 02/13/2023
February 22, 2023

WHOI Webinar: Hydrothermal Vents! Exploring Hot Springs on the Deep Seafloor

Join Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to hear what scientists have learned about hydrothermal vents that form in volcanic regions on the ocean bottom and the surprising organisms that thrive there — and what they can teach us about the origins of life on Earth. 7:30-8:30 p.m. ET.

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April 22, 2023

ECH 2023 Climate Solutions Symposium: Texas, the Energy Capital of the Planet, Can and Should Lead

The Engineering, Science and Technology Council of Houston (ECH) will host this half-day symposium virtually and in person at the University of Houston Student Center Theater, 1:00-4:00pm, followed by a Meet-and-Greet in the Student Center’s Ballroom, 4:00-5:30pm. $10 cost.

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March 1, 2024

DEADLINE: The Uproot Project Environmental Justice Fellowship

To help underrepresented journalists shed light on undercovered topics, this fellowship will offer funding up to $2,000 to seven journalists to pursue reporting projects (highlighting how the climate crisis and key environmental issues of our time are linked with other forms of inequity) over the course of a year. Deadline: Mar 1, 2024.

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"How Tensions With Russia Are Jeopardizing Key Arctic Research"

"With the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and governance have been strained or broken off. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from shrinking sea ice to pollution."

Source: YaleE360, 02/08/2023

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