College of the Atlantic’s environmental activism group Earth in Brackets and Mount Desert Island High School’s Eco Team join up to bring the annual Fridays for Future strike to Bar Harbor.
The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists, including COA professor of global environmental politics Doreen Stabinsky, have said in what is in effect a final warning for governments on the climate.
With the establishment of an endowed chair in environmental science at College of the Atlantic, benefactors Kim and Finn Wentworth aim to inspire a deeper love and respect for the natural world and give students the tools to achieve real discovery and novel solutions for positive change.
College of the Atlantic hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival, a curated program of short movies filled with front line environmental activism, ecological adventure, and stunning cinematography.
For the two different groups of impassioned student activists Dr. Doreen Stabinsky leads to the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the similarities are striking.
Co-Founder of Maine Outdoor School Hazel Stark ‘11 and Statewide Director of University of Maine 4-H Centers Ryder Scott ‘97 join adjunct faculty member and COA trustee Ron Beard to discuss the ins and outs of environmental education on WERU Community Radio.