Climate Change

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Jessica Davenport

1997 Fellow
Jessica Davenport supports the creation of resilient landscapes for people and nature in the San Francisco Bay Area as Deputy Program Manager for both the California State Coastal Conservancy’s Bay Area Program and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
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Daniel Morris

2007 Fellow
Daniel F. Morris has spent the past decade and a half working to build economic and policy solutions powerful enough to adequately address the climate crisis. He is currently a Senior Climate Change Specialist and Clean Energy Lead for the...
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Kelly Sims Gallagher

1999 Fellow
Kelly Sims Gallagher is Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy at The Fletcher School. She is a faculty associate of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy’s (CIERP), and director of its Energy, Climate...
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David Kramer

2004 Fellow
Dave's a bridge builder and boundary crosser, currently serving as Director of Green Programs for Boston Green Academy (BGA). Through outdoor learning experiences, real world interdisciplinary projects, and diverse leadership opportunities...
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Brenda Zollitsch

2009 Fellow
Brenda Zollitsch, PhD works as a policy analyst for The Association for State Wetland Managers, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to integrate sound science into wetland and stream policy. Her work at ASWM allows her to...
Fellow Story

Climate Change and Biodiversity

A panel discussion sponsored by the Switzer Foundation with Switzer fellows Katrina Schneider (SYRCL), Dr. Amy Leurs (Google.org), Dr. Healy Hamilton (California Academy of Sciences), Steven Rothert (American Rivers) and facilitated by Dr. Elizabeth Soderstrom (American Rivers).
January 28, 2010
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Climate Change and Biodiversity

A panel discussion sponsored by the Switzer Foundation with Switzer fellows Katrina Schneider (SYRCL), Dr. Amy Leurs (Google.org), Dr. Healy Hamilton (California Academy of Sciences), Steven Rothert (American Rivers) and facilitated by Dr...
January 28, 2010
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Switzer Fellows reporting from COP 15 in Copenhagen

Several Switzer Fellows attended the COP 15 climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December through their various organizations. Some have contributed their experiences and thoughts on the proceedings. JASON DELBORNE, Assistant Professor at the Colorado School of Mines, attended the conference under an NSF grant studying process and outcomes. His blog entries are:
January 8, 2010
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Wind Versus Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in West Virginia

In parts of West Virginia and Kentucky, mountaintop removal coal mining is used to blast off the tops of mountains and bulldoze rock and dirt into adjacent headwater stream valleys creating “valley fills.” The goal: to efficiently access thin coal seams near the surface. The legality of this process has been hotly contested, and it has been the subject of numerous lawsuits, scientific studies, and protests.
January 5, 2010
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Jen Sokolove

2000 Fellow
Jen Sokolove leads the Water Foundation’s programs team, which drives grantmaking strategy to secure safe water for people, restore and sustain freshwater ecosystems, and build climate resilience. As a member of the senior management team...