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Efficiency Expert Talks Women in the Energy Workforce
A short discussion by Maria Vargas of EERE – Department of Energy that fits our Ladies Monday articles. Department of Energy Maria Vargas has been with the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) since 2011, but she’s been in the federal government for more than 30 years; previously at the Environmental Protection Agency. As a leading woman in energy, she has seen many changes in the efficiency arena and believes saving money on energy efficient buildings is just the beginning. Vargas has seen Americans (both at home and at work) become much more aware – and interested – in energy efficiency. Through the Better Buildings Initiative, …
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Fascism & the Christian Right
Editors Note: The topic of Fascism & the Christian Right is a valid and worrying topic. The view of Abby Martin and Chris Hedges adding President Trump into the discussion is foolish because it is based on nothingness. I understand some of the issues and complaints regarding certain appointments that President Trump has made but the leap to the administration backing Fascism is not based on facts or alternative facts. In spite of this issue, the discussion is awesome and it will be a good watch. For the first time in modern history, a fringe wing of Christian extremists have obtained the highest seats of power in the US government—from…
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Listening to the Universe
Katherine Dooley, a University of Mississippi assistant professor of physics and astronomy, worked in collaboration with researchers across the globe to detect gravitational waves in a monumental effort to prove Einstein’s last theory, today she will discuss LIGO and how scientific discoveries are truly a team effort. Katherine is from Poughkeepsie, NY where she attended Vassar College, graduating with a B.A. in Physics. She earned her doctorate in Physics from the U. of Florida in 2011 for her contributions to improving the Initial LIGO gravitational-wave detectors. She then moved to Hannover, Germany for a position as a postdoctoral scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational-wave Physics / Albert Einstein…
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Flexibility is the Future of Feminism – Annie Dean & Anna Auerbach
Although 57% of college graduates are women, there are more CEOs named John than all female CEOs put together, and only 19% of seats in the House and Senate are held by women. Understanding that this inequity is a direct result of antiquated working structures developed specifically with men in mind, Dean and Auerbach launched Werk, a marketplace of flexible work opportunities for ambitious women. Listen to their impassioned explanation of why keeping and advancing women in the workforce matters. Dean and Auerbach recognized that women could not possibly “do it all” or “have it all” in work environments that were not designed for their success. In 2016, they launched…
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Identifying Successful Socio Ecological Initiatives
By dwelling on the possibility of a dystopian environmental future, we run the risk of making the prediction self-fulfilling. We need more inspirational visions – but which are realistic and believable. Elena Bennett, Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at McGill, is collecting examples of “bright spots” from around the world in a bid to change people’s meta-narratives about the direction of the world. http://www.weforum.org/ Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your Article" page.More Posts - Website
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Do You Know How You Want To Die?
Ashley Evdokimo discusses the importance of Advance Directives and stresses the point of having the conversation earlier rather than later. We have been conditioned to see the end of life as something that isn’t a part of life – and that needs to change. An Advance Directive is a great way to START the conversation about end of life care, and Ashley encourages each and every one of you to STOP waiting to have these conversations. Ashley Evdokimo is an MBA student at UNR working for St. Mary’s Hospice. She strives to inspire the people around her everyday and has certainly inspired us with her talk on death and dying,…
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Teaching for 21st Century
Have you ever wondered what it is like to not only teach, but to teach in a way that impacts your students? Have you had relationships with your fellow students and teachers? With our virtual world in the 21st century, how can we maintain these elements while opening borders, exchanging ideas and starting companies? Karin has a solution or two that might help change the trajectory of teaching forever… Karin is very fortunate in that the things she is passionate about are also the things that pay her bills. Namely, creating experiences people love, constant learning, and bringing people together with a shared goal. She has 10+ years of design…
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Post-Soviet Russia, Made In The U.S.A.
The increased aggression towards Russia from US politicians and media is made more clear when taking into account the real history of the post-Soviet period. The hidden story of Boris Yeltsin’s presidency explains how deeply the US government, along with Western capitalist institutions, cheered, shaped and exploited the country after the fall of the Soviet Union, paving the way for the political system they all condemn today. To uncover just how much the US Empire has interfered in Russia’s political evolution, Abby Martin interviews Mark Ames, an American journalist who spent a decade reporting from Yeltsin’ and Putin’s Russia and witnessed the country’s transformation from an American “colony” to it’s…
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Davos 2017 – Disrupting The Status Quo Of Gender Roles
http://www.weforum.org/ While gender roles are shifting, women still face many barriers to fulfilling their potential. How can we challenge stereotypes and institutional inertia to achieve gender parity within our lifetimes? Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your Article" page.More Posts - Website
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US-Russia Relations in “Most Dangerous Moment”
Leading scholar on US-Russia relations addresses the claim being trumpeted by politicians and media on both sides of the political spectrum that Russia is now the “number one” threat to the United States. Given the proxy wars in Syria and Ukraine, Dr. Cohen tells host Abby Martin that the real alarming danger today is “a new, multi-front Cuban missile crisis.” Dr. Stephen Cohen is Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and New York University where he taught Russian Studies. He has been a noted author and commentator on US-Russia policy for decades. https://videosenglish.telesurtv.net/v… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To…
