Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time, and Switzer Fellows are working on the problem from every conceivable angle. From energy experts who are researching solar, geothermal, and fracking technologies, to others analyzing the impact of solar installations on the environment to policy analysts advising state and the federal agencies move in a more sustainable direction, Switzer Fellows are some of the nation’s leaders on climate change and renewable energy.
Lauren Richter was hired as Research Scientist with Silent Spring Institute to lead a community-based participatory research project on highly fluorinated chemical contamination of drinking water in New England. Per- and polyfluorinated compounds (PFAS) are a pressing public health and...Read more >
Aquaculture is experiencing extremely fast growth in Maine, as it is in other parts of the country and around the world. Fishing is a critical part of Maine's economy; aquaculture is becoming more and more prevalent as commercial fishermen seek to diversify their income and new entrepreneurs enter...Read more >
New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association (NHSEA) hired Henry Herndon as its first Director of Local Energy Solutions with support from the Switzer Foundation. NHSEA, based in Concord, New Hampshire, is a statewide non-profit dedicated to the advancement of clean energy throughout the state...Read more >
Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time, and Switzer Fellows are working on the problem from every conceivable angle. From energy experts who are researching solar, geothermal, and fracking technologies, to others analyzing the impact of solar installations on the environment to policy analysts advising state and the federal agencies move in a more sustainable direction, Switzer Fellows are some of the nation’s leaders on climate change and renewable energy.
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