Solar Power Has a Diversity Problem. People of color face the highest risk of pollution from fossil fuel production, and yet an industry set to lower pollution is overwhelmingly white. The solar power industry workforce was 73% white in 2019, despite a skyrocketing job growth rate in the past few years. Julia Pyper highlights recent efforts by solar companies to turn the tide, including new hire incentives, diversifying boards and leadership, hiring subcontractors with diverse backgrounds or minority-owned firms, and other solutions.
—Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer
A Virtual Ice Sheet Expedition.
Instead of disappearing from Twitter for fieldwork for the next 35 days, I’ll guide a virtual expedition, with an ice-sheet post every day for the next 35 days.
Day 1/35 – Stepping off the C-130 at Camp Raven skiway. Ah, the feeling of walking on squeaky snow! pic.twitter.com/fROhHZn1lP
— William Colgan, Ph.D. (@GlacierBytes) April 21, 2020
The pandemic may have shut down most research trips, but that doesn’t mean we can’t explore Earth from the safety of our homes. Glaciologist William Colgan is taking people on a monthlong virtual expedition to explore the world’s (shrinking) ice sheets. Bundle up!
—Kimberly Cartier, Staff Writer
Scholastic’s Celebrate Earth Day. This compilation of resources collected over the past 10 or so years is aimed mostly at K–8 students and includes activities for kids to do in their classrooms and communities, as well as ideas for relevant reading and for learning about ecosystems, pollution, and the three R’s (reducing, reusing, recycling).
—Timothy Oleson, Science Editor
It’s Not Easy Being (Consistently) Green. Good, short read from a fresh perspective (behavioral science and marketing). How do we encourage “positive spillovers” among environmentalists? We make green behaviors observable, set a high bar for having a “green reputation,” and (I love this) prime the threat of reputation loss.
—Caryl-Sue, Managing Editor
Citation:
(2020), This week: Green reads for Earth week, Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO143315. Published on 24 April 2020.
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