Dr. Robert K. Musil, President and CEO
As the CEO of the Rachel Carson Council, Dr. Musil speaks and organizes nationwide at campuses and civic organizations, is a key advocate on Capitol Hill, and has increased RCC membership, budget, and staff while developing an extensive and growing grassroots and campus network. He has designed and led RCC organizing efforts in North Carolina, spoken and organized in Florida at campus and community events to oppose the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant in collaboration with Beyond Nuclear, and is the co-author of Pork and Pollution, Fowl Matters and Blast Zone.
Musil has been a leader, activist, educator, and author in the national environmental, environmental health, peace and social justice movements for over three decades. He is one of the most respected and senior public interest advocates in Washington. He serves as the President of the Scoville Peace Fellowship; Chairman of the Board of the Council for a Livable World (C)(4) and PAC; Chairman of the Board of the Population Connection Action Fund (C)(4) and PAC; a Board member of Beyond Nuclear; and an Advisory Board member of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI). Musil is also an environmental educator who is a Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University where he teaches American environmental politics. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut where he is involved in reviewing a new campus master plan and college endowment investments for sustainability and social responsibility. Musil also writes on climate, nuclear and justice issues for the Huffington Post and is the author of three environmental books: Hope for a Heated Planet: How Americans Are Fighting Global Warming and Building a Better Future (Rutgers, 2009); Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America’s Environment (Rutgers Press, 2014) and Washington in Spring: A Nature Journal for a Changing Capital (Bartleby Press, 2016).
Mackenzie Kirschbaum — Associate Director of Civic and Campus Engagement
Mackenzie Kirschbaum is the Associate Director of Civic and Campus Engagement for the Rachel Carson Council. An advocate for environmental justice, climate change and policy, Mackenzie works to combine science, justice, and policy to advocate for imaginative solutions to environmental challenges. She holds a B.S. and a Master of Science in Environmental Science and Geography from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Previously, Mackenzie was an environmental scientist for an engineering firm carrying out stream restoration and GIS projects. She has worked in a range of environmental disciplines, but her passion lies with environmental justice, sustainability, conservation, education, and civic engagement. When Mackenzie is not working, you can find her playing with her dog Duncan, hiking the trails around DC, or trying new restaurants!
Maya Cohn — Director of Policy and Programs
Maya Cohn is the Director of Policy and Programs for the Rachel Carson Council. Before joining RCC, Maya spent five years working on Capitol Hill, most recently as Senator Patrick Leahy’s Legislative Assistant for energy, agriculture, and environmental issues. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Skidmore College and is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree at Georgetown University. Maya is passionate about access to clean air, land, and water. In her free time, she enjoys jogging around DC, cooking, and brewing kombucha.
Claudia Steiner, Associate Director of Communications and Development
An environmental advocate around the clock, Claudia serves as the Associate Director for Communications and Strategic Development at the Rachel Carson Council. She is a graduate of the American University where she studied International Studies and Environmental Science. As an undergraduate, Claudia organized with the university’s student-led divestment movement, helping to secure full divestment from the fossil fuel industry in 2020. She is a believer in the power of messaging and hopes to inform strong climate and environmental policy through communications. She hails from the eccentric town of Maplewood, New Jersey. Outside of work, you can find Claudia reading in Malcolm X Park, cooking vegan food, or patronizing any of DC’s many falafel shops.
Theo Daniels, Research and Policy Associate
Theo Daniels is a graduate of Howard University with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a B.A. in Political Science. Theo has worked for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, the NASA Environmental Justice Research Support Team, and Sustainable Capital Advisors. He has also conducted research in La Paz, Bolivia as part of a Fulbright grant, with the Stanford University Mordecai Lab, at the University of Washington, and a myriad of climate science projects at Howard University. In his free time, Theo enjoys playing video games, watching new movies, and thrifting!
Ross A. Feldner, Publications and Web Consultant
Ross Feldner is the lead, with Bob Musil, of the RCC Bird Watch and Wonder Program. Ross is a life-long birder and photographer who is the editor of the Friends of Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge newsletter. Ross also serves as a guide at the Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge, a frequent birding spot for Rachel Carson who first learned about the health effects of DDT at the laboratory there. He is also the owner/art director of New Age Graphics, a full-service graphic design firm in Wheaton, MD.
RCC Special Correspondent, Lisa Mills
Lisa Mills is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville and has used her biology degree in various avian research studies across the United States and South America. She has conducted nestling research on Scarlet Macaws in Peru, banded birds in Ecuador, studied Pinyon Jays in Arizona, and monitored songbirds in Maryland. Her passion for environmental advocacy led her to start her blog, The Weekly Warbler, where she talks about her adventures as a field biologist, and ways we can help with immense issues such as plastic pollution and climate change. She believes that through community-based conservation and taking action on issues we are passionate about, we can help build a better future. When she’s not in the field, Lisa enjoys biking, kayaking, and looking for the next cool bird she can add to her eBird checklists.
RCC Senior Correspondent, Stephen Shick
Stephen Shick is the author of Be the Change and Consider the Lilies (Skinner Books). Shick has taught at the Harvard Divinity School and is the former head of the SANE Education Fund, the Unitarian Universalist Peace Committee, and Consider the Alternatives radio.
RCC Stanback Fellows 2023-2024
RCC Stanback Presidential Fellow – Molly Weiner
Molly Weiner is a rising junior at Yale University majoring in American Studies with a focus on politics and the environment and is pursuing a certificate in Advanced Spanish. She is an organizer with the Yale Endowment Justice Coalition, a movement of students, faculty, alumni, and community members who oppose the financialization of higher education and believe that Yale’s endowment is an inherently political force to be used for moral ends. In February 2021, Molly helped found the Fossil Free 5 coalition of divestment organizers at Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, and Vanderbilt; organizers filed legal complaints with the attorneys general in their respective states, arguing that endowment investments in the fossil fuel industry are illegal under state law. Their activism was featured in CNN, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Grist, among others. Molly also assists with research at the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, works for the Yale Sustainable Food Program, and edits for the Yale Politic.
RCC Stanback Presidential Fellow – Emma Brentjens
Emma Brentjens is a Master of Environmental Management student at Duke University studying Ecosystem Science and Conservation and Community-based Environmental Management. She is driven by her belief that science is for everyone and aspires to write about environmental topics in an accessible and engaging way. Growing up in northeastern North Carolina, Emma is deeply passionate about coastal environmental issues, particularly erosion, sea level rise, flooding, and harmful algal blooms. During the summer of 2020, she conducted research on the relationship between land use, water quality, and algal community composition in the Albemarle Sound. Before coming to Duke, she studied fluorescence response of cyanobacteria to algacidal chemicals and microplastic uptake by mammalian cells as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education research fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency in Durham, North Carolina. Her interests include painting, photography, and spending time outdoors.
RCC Stanback Presidential Fellow – Sasha Provost
Sasha Provost is a rising junior at Duke University pursuing a double major in Marine Science and Conservation and Public Policy. Additionally, she is a NOAA Hollings Scholar and a Duke Rachel Carson Scholar. She is passionate about the development of conservationist policy and the impact of effective resource management on marine ecosystems. At Duke, she is on the executive board of the Sustainable Oceans Alliance and writes for the Duke Chronicle. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and reading. She is looking forward to her time at the Rachel Carson Council and through her research and work, hopes to develop a deeper understanding of contemporary climate-oriented legislation.
RCC Stanback Environmental Health Fellow – Francesca Cetta
Francesca Cetta is a rising junior at Duke University majoring in Economics and Public Policy. Born and raised just outside of Washington, DC, Francesca is acutely aware of the potential that effective policy has to save our Earth. She is passionate about working to end climate injustice through collaboration, research, and evidence-based policies. She is excited to bring together sustainability, economics, and policy with her work at the Rachel Carson Council this summer. While at Duke, Francesca also enjoys coaching a local youth running team, researching at the Center for Child and Family Policy, and exploring the Duke Forest.
RCC Stanback Coastal Resilience Fellow – Ana Young
Ana Young is a rising junior at Duke University majoring in Public Policy Studies, minoring in Cinematic Arts, and pursuing a Policy Journalism & Media Studies certificate. A Chicago native, Ana has been engaged in the climate crisis conversation since she first understood its extent during the 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard. Ana later started her high school’s first sustainability club, through which she created an 18-lesson sustainable education program for elementary school students and an environmental blog called Climate Haven for her senior honors project. As a Stanback Coastal Resilience Fellow, Ana looks forward to researching the impact of climate change on coastal communities and ecosystems. In the future, she plans to pursue a career in the film industry and is particularly interested in narrative empathy, including those of individuals impacted by climate devastation.
RCC Stanback Renewable Energy Fellow – Isaac Bowlin
Isaac Bowlin is a Master of Environmental Management student from Princeton, NJ, studying energy and the environment at Duke University. He is passionate about ending fossil fuel dependence and ensuring equal access to clean air, water, and land. Before beginning his Masters, Isaac served with AmeriCorps, performing projects of ecological benefit in the State of Washington, and developing a deep appreciation for the natural world. At Duke, Isaac works for the Duke Carbon Offset Initiative, informing Duke’s offsetting strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2024. In his free time, he enjoys climbing, cooking, and spending time outdoors. With RCC, Isaac is eager to explore the challenges and opportunities involved in transitioning to a cleaner and more equitable energy future.
RCC Stanback Communications Fellow – Nicole Masarova
Nicole Masarova is a dual-enrollment sophomore at Duke University and Duke Kunshan University, Duke’s sister school in China, pursuing a major in Environmental Science with a concentration in Public Policy. She was born in California, with parents who immigrated to the US from Slovakia. Her development of a nonprofit, grassroots tutoring program in the wake of the pandemic inspired a passion in the intersection of law, equitable policy, and sustainability. Since freshman year, Nicole has been a writer for Duke’s undergraduate law magazine, Juris, has helped kick-start Duke Kunshan’s Pre-Law Society as Secretary, and has interned with the Business Innovation Center in Slovakia, working on research in the wind-energy division. In her free time, she can be found hiking or painting. She is incredibly honored and excited to bring her experience to the RCC’s mission of environmental advocacy and justice.
RCC Stanback Climate Justice Fellow – Lucy Goldman
Lucy Goldman is a rising junior at Duke University studying Public Policy and Computer Science. She is originally from the Bay Area, California where she developed her love for everything outdoors. She is passionate about climate justice, ocean health, and environmental legislation. Outside of the classroom, Lucy works with Duke’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Education group (SHAPE) and leads the club water polo team. She hopes to pursue a career in the environmental advocacy or climate tech space and is very excited about the opportunity to work as a climate justice fellow for the RCC this summer.
RCC Stanback Renewable Energy Fellow – Nagarajan Subramanian
Nagarajan Subramanian is from Bangalore, India, pursuing the Master of Environmental Management degree at Duke University. He is deeply passionate about the environment and nature, and his ambition is to find ways to reduce the environmental impacts of the energy sector and meet our energy needs sustainably. With a major in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Energy, he joined Duke to learn about the influence of other factors – economics, policy, business, management – on the energy sector. He is excited to work with the Rachel Carson Council to understand the influence of national-level policies. He is actively involved on campus as the treasurer of the Nicholas School Energy Club. which coordinates with the Duke University Energy Initiative and partner energy clubs at other schools. In his free time, he pursues an eclectic mix of hobbies, like listening to classical Indian and Western music, and learning about geology, paleontology, and linguistics. He also loves cooking and baking and finds them very therapeutic.
RCC Fellows, 2023-2024
RCC Fellow – Angela Zhong – Harvard University
Angela Zhong is a first-generation Asian-American and Harvard junior. She is studying economics, environmental science public policy, and a citation in Mandarin. Hailing from Houston, Angela has felt the impacts of natural disasters and climate change first-hand. She previously served as her school’s first-ever Minister for Climate and Sustainability on the Undergraduate Council Executive Cabinet. Angela is passionate about youth climate advocacy and was fortunate enough to represent youth at COP27, COP15, EarthX 2022, Stockholm+50, C40 Cities Summit, and many more. She also currently sits on the board for The Climate Initiative, ClientEarth’s NextGen team, as well as the UN Department of Global Communication’s Civil Society Unit Youth Steering Group.
RCC Fellowship Project: Angela will be working on designing a curriculum for colleges to prepare their student delegations for following and attending the international climate negotiations called UNFCCC COP, including COP 28 to be held in the United Arab Emirates..
RCC Fellow – David Novak – UNC Wilmington
David Novak is a senior at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) pursuing a degree in Computer Science. With over three years of professional coding experience, they have honed their technical skills and developed a deep understanding of software development principles. As an enthusiastic and dedicated programmer, David is passionate about leveraging his technical expertise to create effective solutions. He possesses a strong foundation in various programming languages and is adept at utilizing cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems.
RCC Fellowship Project: David’s project focuses on quantifying deforestation caused by the wood pellet industry. By employing geospatial data and algorithms, they will analyze satellite imagery, land cover data, and other relevant datasets to assess the extent of deforestation caused by the wood pellet industry. Through this project, David seeks to raise awareness about the harmful environmental consequences of this industry and contribute to informed decision-making for sustainable land use practices. David is excited work with the RCC and collaborate with stakeholders, researchers, and organizations in the Southern Forests Conservation Coalition to ensure the responsible management of forest resources and to advocate for sustainable practices.
RCC Fellow – Meghan Tinnea – Georgetown University
Meghan Tinnea is a sophomore at Georgetown University with majors in Science,
Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in Energy and Environment and double minors in International Development and Environmental Studies. After graduating, she sees herself contributing to the fight against climate change as an environmental consultant for corporate and legislative decisions, guided by a lens of intersectionality and equity. Meghan’s history in environmental activism traces back to her freshman year of high school, where she became involved in climate policy and education. At Georgetown, she became President of Georgetown’s Climate Justice Club, and founded a local chapter of Sunrise Movement. She has also held positions as the Environmental Justice Team Lead for the Georgetown Renewable Energy and Environmental Network (GREEN), Councilwoman for the Seattle Mayor’s Youth Climate Council, and Agenda Consultant, Promotional Alliance Coordinator, and Monitoring Team Member for the Washington State Climate Assembly. Meghan is excited about this opportunity with the RCC to continue her passion for a greener future by supplementing legislative change with local and individual action. She stands to uphold Rachel Carson’s legacy of compassion and determination in protecting the Earth and its inhabitants through intersectional environmental justice.
RCC Fellowship Project: Utilizing the Office of Sustainability and her colleagues at the GREEN, Meghan aims to implement composting services throughout Georgetown University, beginning with dining areas. Meghan also expects to increase awareness surrounding composting through educational trainings and activities for freshmen and informative signage. These actions will divert roughly 604,000 pounds of food from the landfill to a commercial composting facility in Maryland. This will significantly reduce methane emissions while also providing carbon sequestration, both beneficial to the battle against climate change. Additionally, the produced soil from composting will reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and has a high water retention, increasing agricultural productivity.
Ben Pluska – RCC Fellow – Appalachian State University
Ben Pluska is a Senior at Appalachian State University studying Sustainable Development with a focus on Community, Regional, and Global Development with a specialization in Visual Anthropology and minoring in Film Studies. Ben is also a research assistant for the Environmental Justice Co-Lab, a collaborative research/activist project spanning multiple universities and environmental justice non-profits in North Carolina. The Co-Labs’ research focuses on how disproportionately impacted communities are getting to justice in the face of industrialized agriculture and other extractive industries. Ben is also an intern at the Environmental Justice Collaborative Action Network in Clinton, NC where they are working on a documentary film of the toxic hazards faced by the community in Sampson County, North Carolina. They are also writing a multi-modal thesis that interrogates perceptions of environmental injustice through the senses focusing on communities in Eastern North Carolina.
RCC Fellowship Project: Ben will develop a campus-wide project about environmental justice in Eastern North Carolina to engage students in classes on sustainable development and environmental justice to develop a collaborative audio-visual exhibition. This project will bring awareness to the environmental injustices that are consuming communities in Eastern North Carolina, as well as equip students on campus with ideas and tools for how they can approach environmental injustice through the intersections of art, scholarship, and activism. With a collaborative media exhibition, research, and educational initiatives, Pluska will work towards building a multi-modal understanding of environmental justice while also invigorating the campus community to engage with EJ activism. This project will culminate in an audio/visual exhibition to be put on at Appalachian State University, as well as in the effected communities of Sampson and Robeson Counties.
RCC Fellow – Zach Yiannias – Rice University
Zach Yiannias is a junior at Rice University studying political science, environmental sciences, and history. Born and raised in Wisconsin, he is interested in local politics as well as environmental and energy policy. In addition to conducting political science research on school board elections, he has previously interned with the USDA Forest Service, writing articles for the agency’s southern region. He is currently researching hydrogen energy as a Gulf Scholar with the Carbon Hub and GTI Energy. After college, he would like to pursue a Ph.D. in political science.
RCC Fellowship Project: During the 2023-24 school year, Zach will create a local environmental policy database containing ordinance and resolution templates. After drafting and compiling the templates, he will share the database with communities and residents. By assisting residents with local legislation, he hopes to help communities address urgent environmental problems, including clean water access, wildfire prevention, and flood preparation.
RCC Fellow – Sophia Donskoi – University of Florida
Sophia Donskoi is a master’s candidate focused on climate communication at the University of Florida. She graduated from UCLA, summa cum laude, with a B.A. in Public Policy and Environmental Systems and Society and is the former Assistant General Manager of UCLA Radio, a student-run nonprofit, where she produced several environmental radio programs.
She is a first-generation American who speaks fluent Portuguese, Russian, and English.
For the past two and a half years, she served as the Communications Lead for Jaden Smith’s environmental nonprofit, 501CTHREE.org. Sophia has been a journalist from her elementary school’s morning announcements through college radio. She is experienced in writing, multimedia storytelling, audio production, story development, and scientific and technical communication.
In 2021-2023, she was recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of 100 Future Climate Leaders. She has written speeches for Jaden Smith and Al Gore, and produced content for Complex, Apple TV, YouTube, and NowThis. In the future, she hopes to broaden her impact as a professor of Environmental Communications, teaching others how to effectively tell empowering stories about our environment.
RCC Fellowship Project: Sophia’s project is focused on providing early-career communicators and creatives with a toolkit and course for climate communication. Nearly 30% of Gen-Z is interested in a career related to climate change, but few young people are exposed to opportunities for working in climate. As Gen-Z enters the communications workforce with purpose, it is important to equip them with the tools they need to get involved, as well as discuss climate change in an effective, powerful way. This resource aims to integrate climate action into popular culture by teaching young professionals how to effectively communicate with an aim to help bring climate communication tools to those who need it most: young people taking action in their communities.
RCC Fellow – Chrishma Perera – Virginia Tech University
Chrishma Perera is a master’s student at the Department of Geography, Virginia Polytechnic, and State University, (VT) reading for a master’s in Geography. She is passionate about climate change issues for the most vulnerable and indigenous communities. Her current research work at VT aims to identify characteristics of regional Indigenous health systems and develop indicators for future monitoring of health systems. Her work will collaborate with several countries such as Uganda, Namibia, Ghana, South Africa, Peru, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Kiribati, and the Canadian Arctic.
RCC Fellowship Project: Chrishma aims to develop a climate-neutral adaptation plan for the VT campus with three main objectives. First, to develop a “database on climate consciousness.” This will include mapping the individual-level climate-conscious, sustainable practices (using electric vehicles, using recyclable materials) and knowledge about climate change (taking climate change or sustainability-related courses). Second, to draft a “climate adaptation plan and quota” for the VT community based on information collected from the database on climate consciousness. And finally, she is looking forward to conducting a workshop for the VT community on future climate change adaptation options.
RCC Fellow – Suzanna Schofield – Wellesley College
Suzanna Schofield is a senior at Wellesley College, double majoring in Environmental Studies and Peace and Justice Studies with concentrations in water conservation, sustainable community development, and public health. She has always had a love for the environment, and specifically wildlife. With a passion for bridge-building, her focus is in reducing human-wildlife conflicts, and more broadly, human-environmental conflicts. Growing up in rural Maryland and being exposed to the world of conservation showed her that though agriculture and the environment are often at odds, neither one’s well-being is possible without the other. This passion then combined with principles of public health. Suzanna has seen firsthand what vector-borne diseases can do to a person as she experienced the long-lasting effects of chronic health issues, starting from a Lyme Disease diagnosis as a child. This journey has led Suzanna towards a career in One Health, or that the health of people is connected to the health of animals and our shared environment. The health of the world will continue to be affected more and more by climate change, and thus, this fuels her activism and advocacy, both on and off campus. Some of these efforts include involvement and leadership in EnAct, the environmental student organization at Wellesley, Fridays For Future Wellesley, the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs, World H2O Hub, Inland Ocean Coalition, Amboseli Wildlife and Communities, and more.
RCC Fellowship Project: Suzanna is working towards the establishment of the BOW EnActivists Coalition. Aiming to build a network of students working towards environmental action at Babson College, Olin College of Engineering, and Wellesley College (BOW), all three colleges have experienced recent hurdles regarding sustainability. Furthermore, each respective institution has their own environmental student organization, but these organizations do not collaborate. A coalition would establish a framework to collaborate, align priorities, and improve effectiveness of environmental initiatives, with a specific focus on divestment, climate justice, and more sustainable campuses through efforts like less single-use plastic. This initiative will have a One Health perspective, taking inspiration from Rachel Carson’s fearless
RCC Fellow – Salvatore Cottone – American University
Salvatore Cottone is a junior at American University (AU) pursuing a major in Political Science and a double minor in Environmental Policy and Italian Regional Studies. After graduation, he plans to work in climate policy in Washington, DC and help elect climate champions to federal and state office across the United States. He currently serves as a Senator for the Campus At-Large in American University’s student government and serves in the AU Faculty Senate for the Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum. Salvatore is also the Political Team Leader for the Sunrise Movement at American University. In student government, he authored and passed the Environmental Course Expansion Act in the Undergraduate Senate and helped get a campus-wide referendum for a Green New Deal on the ballot. It passed by 83%.
RCC Fellowship Project: Salvatore will continue advocating for the expansion of American University’s environmental science department but will also lead a campaign to transition AU to 100% renewable energy. In order to make American University a model campus for other universities to follow in renewable energy and sustainability, he intends to mobilize the Undergraduate Senate and Student Government as a whole to advocate for this goal, while launching initiatives to educate and mobilize the student body to become involved.
RCC Fellow – Eleanor Crone – Vanderbilt University
Eleanor Crone is a junior at Vanderbilt University double majoring in Public Policy and Climate Studies returning for a second RCC Fellowship. Growing up in the small town of Norfolk, Connecticut, she learned to cherish nature at a young age and became passionate about conservation through a GIS trail mapping internship and her volunteer work with the Sierra Club and local land trusts. Eleanor’s research positions in the Vanderbilt Climate, Health, and Energy Equity Lab and the Vanderbilt Drinking Water Justice Lab have furthered her interest in the intersection of environmental justice, social equity, and climate policy. On campus, Eleanor advocates for sustainable change and voting rights by serving as Co-President of DivestVU and President of Vandy Votes. Her internships with the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters and the Environmental Voter Project have offered her experience in political organizing, voter mobilization, and environmental advocacy. Aside from her activism work, Eleanor enjoys playing trombone in the University Concert Band and exploring the Nashville food scene.
RCC Fellowship Project: Eleanor will lead the fossil fuel divestment movement at Vanderbilt University to ultimately convince Vanderbilt’s administration to fully divest the university’s endowment from fossil fuels and reinvest in renewable energy. She believes that Vanderbilt has a responsibility to seek ethical investments and fully commit to maintaining a sustainable institution. As Co-President of DivestVU, a student-led fossil fuel divestment organization at Vanderbilt, Eleanor plans to continue mobilizing the university community through campus events and educational initiatives while focusing the movement’s efforts on climate justice. Furthermore, she hopes to create a website that will unite college fossil fuel divestment movements across the country and offer resources for new and existing divestment campaigns. Eleanor is excited for the opportunity to organize nationally for the RCC with other student activists and inspire others toward climate action.
RCC Fellow – Juana Eslava-Bejarano – San Diego State University
Juana Eslava-Bejarano is a second-year master’s student at San Diego State University (SDSU) in Women’s Studies. They are passionate about environmental justice and its connections with reproductive justice, food justice, critical race theory, critical gender studies, and the animal rights movement. During their undergraduate studies, they co-led the Environmental Committee of the Student Council at La Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia. Juana successfully created three groups on urban reforestation, recycling, and animal welfare, which resulted in growing and planting 300 Tecoma trees in Bogotá, Colombia. Their effort towards creating a community around ecological caring is shaped by how the climate crisis affects communities differently due to the systemic oppression they experienced because of their gender, race, class, and nationality, among other identities.
RCC Fellowship: Juana’s project includes creating a community garden with formerly incarcerated people in San Diego. Their proposal intends to contribute to climate justice initiatives to protect formerly incarcerated communities against the excesses of high temperatures in California, contribute to food security, and provide educational spaces around urban nature. Having the opportunity to grow our food within a community is a fundamental right that allows vulnerable communities to inhabit and be empowered in their own space.
RCC Fellow – Gianna Hutton González – Pomona College
Gianna Hutton González is a sophomore and Posse Miami Scholar at Pomona College where she studies Public Policy Analysis concentrating in Environmental Analysis. On campus, she currently works for the Sustainability Office and co-leads Pomona’s divestment campaign. In her hometown of Miami, Gianna previously served as GenCLEO strategist for the CLEO Institute, a non-partisan nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing climate literacy and empowering youth to find their voices within the climate movement. She was also co-president of the 2022 Miami Youth Climate Summit to increase climate literacy and inspire action in youth. The struggles her hometown, Miami, faces inspire her to advance climate justice across a multitude of perspectives.
RCC Fellowship Project: Gianna will continue to work with Pomona’s divestment and disclosure campaign to develop a variety of language resources to appeal to students and trustees propelling the campaign. In addition, to further collaboration and community with other campaigns, she aims to create a coalition-guided campus divestment guide and strategies for new and existing campaigns. Gianna also plans to build a curriculum for a class that would create a campus vulnerability assessment based on the UC Berkeley Climate Vulnerability Assessment. In communicating the need for Pomona College to combat climate change, there is little to no released data on our expected regional impacts and this report can give numerical weight and logic to the issue of divestment, appealing to Trustees and administration.
RCC – Yahaira Galan Cruzes – Catawba College
Yahaira Galan Cruzes is a junior at Catawba College majoring in Environmental Sustainability and Exercise Science. She has a passion for helping people, especially in the health policy and environmental justice field. She plans to increase student engagement through community workshops and environment-related events. During 2023-2024, Yahaira will work as a steward with staff and faculty members at the Center for the Environment at Catawba. As treasurer for the ECO club, vice president of the Spanish Club, and Social Chair for the Retreat Leadership Corps, she is working to connect clubs and organizations on campus through events to share ideas and increase awareness on becoming more sustainable and inclusive.
RCC Fellowship Project: The goal of Yahaira’s project is to showcase how proper land stewardship can be done on a college campus and how it can have a positive social impact on the surrounding community. Her work will include environmental justice community engagement workshops and the development of a pollinator-friendly, nontoxic space on campus that students, faculty, and community members can learn from and enjoy.
RCC Fellow – Valerie Washington – Virginia Commonwealth University
Valerie Washington is a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) studying Urban and Regional Planning with a concentration in Sustainability. She comes into this space with an intersectional lens and a strong sense of justice and liberation, exploring ideas of decolonization, building sustainable communities of color and reversing the effects of environmental racism. Prior to graduate school, Val worked as an adult educator teaching GED and ESL classes. She also worked as a case manager, supporting individuals experiencing homelessness in her hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia. Her community work includes voter registration, restoration of rights, and advocating for access to reproductive healthcare.
RCC Fellowship Project: Val is working on a sustainability plan for the Northeast neighborhood of Harrisonburg, Virginia, an historically Black neighborhood. She is using tenets of environmental justice and Black feminism to center the voices of residents while exploring green infrastructure in order to foster community cohesion and rebuild healthy neighborhoods.
RCC Fellow – Elinadav Frank – Princeton University
Elinadav Frank is a sophomore at Princeton University studying Religion with minors in Environmental Studies, Near Eastern Studies, and Arabic Language and Culture. He is involved in various campus sustainability efforts, including leading both the Green Dining Initiative and Jewish Climate Initiative in addition to being an active member of Divest Princeton and the Conservation Society. He is passionate about sustainable eating, environmental justice, and ecotheology, broadly defined as the intersection between religious practice and environmentalism. He strongly believes that in order to enact dramatic change in mitigating the climate crisis, there must be well founded spiritual and religious connections to caring for the environment. After completing his undergraduate degree, he plans on pursuing a career focused on environmental issues in the Middle East and their intersection with the varying religions in the region.
RCC Fellowship Project: For his project, Davi will continue to work and research for Divest Princeton. Even after the September 2022 partial divestment, Princeton has $700 million invested in private fossil fuel companies, many of which additionally fund Princeton’s flagship environmental research institutions, the Climate Mitigation Initiative, and the Adlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. He plans to educate the campus about this major conflict of interest in Princeton’s climate research. Further, he plans to create a podcast which interviews religious environmental activists across the spectrum about the influence of their religious practice on their activism and how try to galvanize other members of their faith groups to work for the betterment of the environment.
RCC Presidential Fellow – Molly Weiner – Yale University
Molly Weiner is a junior at Yale University majoring in American Studies with a focus on law, politics, and the environment and is pursuing a certificate in Advanced Spanish. She has been an RCC Stanback Presidential Fellow and is an organizer with the Yale Endowment Justice Coalition, a movement of students, faculty, alumni, and community members who oppose the financialization of higher education and believe that Yale’s endowment is an inherently political force to be used for moral ends. In 2021, Molly helped found the Fossil Free 5 coalition of divestment organizers at Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, and Vanderbilt; organizers filed legal complaints with the attorneys general in their respective states, arguing that endowment investments in the fossil fuel industry are illegal under state law. Their activism has been featured in CNN, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Grist, among others. Molly also assists with research at the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, works for the Yale Sustainable Food Program, and edits for the Yale Politic and the Yale Undergraduate Law Journal.
RCC Fellowship Project: As an Presidential fellow, Molly is working to spur divestment from non-profit organizations by engaging institutions in questions of fiduciary duty. She hopes to broaden the reach of her coalition, connect new organizers to this work, and expand RCC’s on-going divestment/reinvestment campaign. As a summer RCC Stanback Fellow, Molly produced a report on energy permitting reforms and advocated on Capitol Hill for the Environmental Justice for All Act.
RCC Fellow – Caroline Bower – Drexel University
Caroline Bower is a senior at Drexel University studying Environmental Studies and Sustainability with a concentration in Environmental Policy, as well as a minor in Philosophy. She is currently an undergraduate research assistant with one of her professors, helping to research and compile data on storm surge barriers and their ecological impact. She previously interned with EA Engineering where she worked closely with environmental regulation and monitoring. Caroline is passionate about environmental justice, wetland conservation, and biodiversity preservation. After college she plans on attending law school with goals of becoming an environmental lawyer working primarily in public-interest and class-action law. When she is not in school, she can be found exploring the tidal marshes and beaches along the East Coast.
RCC Fellowship Project: Caroline intends to research hydraulic fracking in Pennsylvania and how it affects the people who live there. She will use her connections at Drexel and in Philadelphia to raise awareness about the hazards associated with fracking. She will also work with politicians in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to educate them and act towards better regulation, management, and, ultimately, elimination of fracking within the state.
RCC Presidential Fellow – Molly Herring – University of Santa Cruz
RCC Presidential Fellow Molly Herring is pursuing a Masters in Science Communications from UC Santa Cruz. She recently graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a double major in Biology and Global Studies and a minor in Creative Nonfiction. Molly was born in the North Carolina Appalachian Mountains and raised between Richmond and the beaches of Sandbridge, Virginia, but has journaled from the kitchen tables and living room floors of host families all over the world. She has been published in Oceanographic Magazine, Coastal Review, The Marine Diaries, and Cellar Door.
RCC Fellowship Project: As an RCC Presidential Fellow, Molly will be writing regularly for RCC publications, especially creative non-fiction and nature writing inspired by Rachel Carson.
RCC Fellow – Karina Marinovich – Duke University
Karina Marinovich is a junior at Duke University studying Public Policy with minors in Psychology and Environmental Science. Being raised by an outdoorsy mother in Colorado instilled in her a deep appreciation for her natural surroundings. However, it was not long before she began to recognize the environmental injustices plaguing Denver. After studying the inequity and environmental degradation associated with industrialized animal agriculture through her high school internship with the Factory Farming Awareness Coalition (FFAC), she embarked on a lifelong pursuit of environmental justice. At Duke, Karina is a sustainability leader, including as chair of the Duke University Student Dining Advisory Committee (DUSDAC), lead content strategist of the Duke Waste Audit, and an independent study about carbon labeling for Duke Dining.
RCC Fellowship Project: As an RCC Fellow, Karina will deepen her exploration of carbon labelling on college campuses. She seeks to increase student awareness about the environmental impact of different foods and inspire her peers to adopt more sustainable dining choices. In order to accomplish this, Karina plans to provide her peers with the necessary information about the carbon impact of their dining choices through a Duke Dining menu labelling system that she will implement.
RCC Fellow – Dylan Cawley – Duke University
Dylan Cawley is a sophomore at Duke University, majoring in Environmental Science & Policy with a minor in Inequality Studies. He is passionate about exploring the intersections of climate change and environmental justice through an economic lens. Before Duke, Dylan spent a gap year fighting wildfires in Northern California for the California Conservation Corps and has since worked for the US Forest Service on an Interagency Hotshot Crew. On campus, Dylan is a member of Duke Student Government, an Ambassador for the Office of Sustainability, and a researcher in the Duke Economic Analytics Lab.
Project Description: Dylan’s project seeks to investigate current efforts to address food insecurity in Durham County, NC, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Home to more than one hundred food distribution centers and fifty-eight food pantries, Durham County has experienced growing rates of food insecurity since the late 2000s. Pandemic-driven stimulus expanded relief efforts and saw the creation of new food banks, distribution networks, and micro-financing systems. In the ensuing years, however, state-level funding for food assistance has diminished, placing greater pressure on independently-run local food pantries. Dylan’s project will interview local government officials, food pantry leaders, and their constituents to determine how to better synergize public and private food programs at the county level.
RCC Presidential Fellow – Joy Reeves – Duke University
Bio: Joy is a Duke University student from Frederick, Maryland, pursuing a Master’s degree in Environmental Management, returning for a second RCC Fellowship. Passionate about climate advocacy and scientific communication, she is the author of Growing Up in the Grassroots: Finding Unity in Climate Activism Across Generations (2020). Joy was previously an RCC Stanback Fellow and has also held internship positions at League of Conservation Voters, the Student Conservation Association, and the Wright Lab at Duke University, where she conducted research on the effects of saltwater intrusion and sea level rise on the coast of North Carolina. During her undergraduate career at Duke, she received her degree in Environmental Science & Policy with a minor in Visual Media Studies, as well as a Udall scholarship for environmental leadership and public service. She aspires to merge her background in visual communications with her passion for clean energy justice with a focus on solar energy policy.
RCC Fellowship Project: Joy’s project is to serve as an environmental writer and analyst for the RCC with an emphasis on climate justice. She writes blog pieces, Op-eds, produces resources in the areas of wood pellets, sea level rise, and topics of special interest. Joy also represents the RCC at key events in North Carolina.
Lily Riesett– St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Lily Riesett is a senior at St. Mary’s College of Maryland majoring in Political Science with a minor in Environmental Studies. She is a returning RCC Fellow interested in environmental justice and is passionate about educating and serving rural communities. She has also completed a fellowship, internship, and contractual position for Ballotpedia, a voting rights non-profit. Reaching communities that have been denied voting assistance due to proximity to resources is something Lily cares strongly about. On campus, Lily acts as Student Body President, the copy editor of her school paper, The Point News, an intern for the Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm, and a member of the Varsity Rowing team.
RCC Fellowship Project: Rural Maryland is known for its rich agricultural history; from oyster farms on Maryland’s coast to chicken production on the Eastern Shore, the state relies on its farming communities. Unfortunately, across Maryland, one group of farmers has been systemically left out of conversation regarding the history of food production in our state: women. In response, Lily’s project will develop a Resilience Garden at the Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm. The Kate Farm is where St. Mary’s students interested in sustainable agriculture and environmental justice are able to work on and institute agricultural projects. The Resilience Garden would feature a rotating variety of plants once cultivated by the working women of Maryland, as well as give students of all backgrounds an opportunity to farm them. The plot of land would be used each season to grow produce that would have been planted by the women who once lived and worked on this land. The Resilience Garden Project will honor the lives of forgotten women in agriculture by actively working the land they did, growing the things they grew, and understanding the connections between these concepts and today’s environmental justice issues.
RCC Fellow – Nathan Villiger – St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Nathan Villiger is a senior at St. Mary’s College of Maryland majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in Political Science. With a passion for agricultural and food systems sustainability and environmental storytelling, Nathan has interned with the University of Maryland Extension Service, gaining valuable experience in research, data analysis, and community outreach. On campus, Nathan edits the world news section of St. Mary’s College’s student paper, The Point News, and is a member of the Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm’s Management Co-Op.
RCC Fellowship Project: Today, Smith Island, Maryland is unique. It remains Maryland’s last waterlocked community, where, for almost four hundred years, the island’s resident watermen have plied the Chesapeake Bay in search of blue crabs, oysters, and rockfish. Smith Island is also notable for another, tragic reason. By 2100, rising sea levels will completely submerge Smith Island, making Smith Islanders among Maryland’s first climate refugees. How will we remember these casualties of anthropogenic climate change? The Smith Island Project endeavors to answer this question by blending photojournalistic depictions of life on contemporary Smith Island with oral accounts from the remaining islanders to effectively freeze a version of Smith Island in time, one that remains undrowned and unbowed. The Smith Island Project will be a series of photo essays, consisting of multiple photographs interspersed with prose, historical context, and – most importantly – the testimony of individual islanders. The aim is to create a profound cultural artifact that can serve as an epitaph for Smith Island, and, by capturing even a small amount of the spirit of place, reveal what has made the island unique.
RCC Fellow – Valeria Obregon – St. Lawrence University
Valeria Obregon is a senior at St. Lawrence University majoring in environmental studies and sociology and minoring in gender studies. She has studied abroad since she was seventeen having lived and studied in four different countries: Mexico, Singapore, Italy, and the United States. During her time at St. Lawrence University, she has been part of the Sustainability Program cohort of 2021-2022 and founded the club “SLU Close the Loop”, an environmental initiative to reduce waste on campus. In addition to her co-curricular activities, she has also interned at organizations which include Waterkeeper Alliance, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Benvenuti Arts. Valeria has a passion for the arts, especially protest art and muralism. She is involved as well in various social movements, specifically the feminist movement in Mexico, migration, and climate change.
RCC Fellowship Project: For project, Valeria will be working with the RCC to strengthen “SLU Close the Loop”, an initiative she started in 2021, to reduce waste and foster an exchange culture at St. Lawrence University through different activities such as swapping events, upcycling workshops, and environmental education in collaboration with other clubs on campus. This year she will focus on working on a consumption awareness campaign by developing indicators to quantify waste on campus, as well as recruiting passionate and committed students to take over when she graduates next year.
RCC Fellow – Rahul Inaganti – Drexel University
Rahul Inaganti is a sophomore at Drexel University pursuing a major in environmental studies and sustainability, with minors in biology and public health. His passion for the natural world stems from his family history in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where his relatives have maintained farmland for generations. As a result, Rahul has formed deep interests in ecology, sustainable agriculture, as well as human health and nutrition. He greatly enjoys research in both the social and natural sciences and has worked on several projects whose topics have ranged from integrated pest management to mitigating urban heat islands in Philadelphia.
RCC Fellowship Project: Rahul’s goal for the 2023 Rachel Carson Council is to bring an end to the use of toxic herbicides on Drexel’s campus. He will build upon the work of previous RCC Fellows to plan and execute a formal research project which aims to determine the efficacy of organic land management practices. To accomplish this task, he will recruit student volunteers to gather data relating to soil health and weed cover at two locations: Drexel Park (which became the pilot site of the organic transition in April of 2023), and Lancaster Walk (which still undergoes conventional land management). By compiling and analyzing this data, Rahul hopes to generate a comprehensive study which compares the costs and benefits of both land management strategies. He hopes this data can be used to justify organic transitions at other college campuses and eventually the rest of Philadelphia.
RCC Fellow – Aaditi Lele – Vanderbilt University
Aaditi is a junior at Vanderbilt University and returning RCC Fellow, majoring in Climate Studies and Political Science on the International Politics track, with a minor in South Asian Language and Culture. After graduation, she hopes to attend law school and focus on the intersection of climate justice and international migration law, sparked by her passion for the environment and her immigrant roots. Aaditi also serves as the Editorial Director for her campus newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler, the President of Vanderbilt Women in Government, and the Policy Director for the climate advocacy group Zero Hour. She also loves writing and has previously written for The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Truthout, and more. She is excited for this opportunity with the RCC to continue her work in fossil fuel divestment and push for equity and climate justice.
RCC Fellowship Project: As a leader in her school’s fossil fuel divestment campaign, Aaditi spent much of the last year writing and coordinating a legal complaint strategy against Vanderbilt, arguing that the school violated its fiduciary responsibilities as a non-profit institution because it refused to divest from its fossil fuel holdings. Through this work, Aaditi helped build out the Fossil Free 5 network, a coalition of student-led divestment campaigns that filed simultaneous legal complaints which were featured in the Guardian, the Washington Post, and more.
With the RCC, Aaditi now will be building out a resource hub to support emerging divestment campaigns at campuses nationwide. She hopes to create a space where college divestment organizers can share advice, skills, and tactics to unify the movement. She also intends to use the RCC campus network to create a series of resources and training guides for college organizers to help them educate their peers about environmental justice and the impact of fossil fuel divestment.


The growing season for most of our fish is over for the year, and they have all been either put in their winter homes in their overwintering ponds, or a few species are kept a watchful eye over the entire winter in several of our culture buildings. The staff has a very slight breather to begin maintenance on our streamside rearing units, nets and fish culture equipment, and then are hard at it again as our cold water species of fish eggs arrive at the hatchery in December and January. These join our lake trout eggs at the station in their perspective separate areas, an isolated to reduce the risk of cross species disease transmission. The lake trout have been on board since early October, arriving from New York and held in quarantine, being a relative unknown as far as fish health status is concerned. These eggs came from the wild and will remain here growing into 10-12 inch fish and experiencing 3 fish health exams before being safely moved to FWS captive broodstock stations. Here they will produce millions of eggs yearly to be stocked as fingerlings to restore lake trout in 4 of the 5 Great Lakes. Our brook trout eggs, received from Iron River (WI) National Fish Hatchery, will be grown to 9 inches and released in Lake Superior to help restore the “coaster” brook trout, which can grow much larger than the inland stream brook trout. Then follows the Rainbow trout, a great sport fish in its own right. Most of the Rainbows are stocked in Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy Army Base and tribal waters to increase sport fishing opportunities. We also save some back for our Youth Fishing and Veterans and Differently-Abled Fishing events. So much for a winter break. The fish keep coming, and we are thankful for the opportunity to contribute to the FWS mission of Conserving the Nations Aquatic Resources for the Continuing Benefit of the American Public.
By: Doug Aloisi
Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout and Lake Trout eggs in a jar and container. Photo credit: USFWS


Some groundwater users in the Eastern Snake River Plain may see curtailments this irrigation season due to lower runoff.
Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Gary Spackman on April 30 issued an order predicting 40,500-acre-foot shortfall to senior surface water rights in the Eastern Snake Plain for the 2021 irrigation season.
The department will issue a subsequent order identifying which junior groundwater users are subject to curtailment.
Idaho has prioritized replenishing the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer for more than a decade. Some recovery has occurred due to state-sponsored and private recharge, and by groundwater users reducing demand. But senior right holders often still experience shortfalls because the aquifer needs further replenishment.
Spackman at the start of each season issues an order determining any shortfall to senior surface water right holders and obligations of junior groundwater pumpers to curtail usage or mitigate for depletions. The order reflects snowpack, runoff, reservoir carryover storage and aquifer condition.
Water managers predict 2.6 million acre-feet of runoff through July at the Heise gauge on the Upper Snake River, 80% of normal. Certain groundwater users may be subject to curtailment this irrigation season if they are not participants in, or in compliance with, an approved mitigation plan with a groundwater district, IDWR said in a release.
The established ESPA surface-water delivery call is the subject of a 2016 settlement agreement between groundwater users and a coalition of surface-water users. It protects groundwater users from curtailment and litigation if they are tied to a groundwater district or municipal mitigation plan.
Groundwater districts each year supply water to the coalition and reduce their own consumption under terms of the settlement, Idaho Ground Water Appropriators Executive Director Lynn Tominaga said in an interview. The settlement provides safe-harbor protection to participating groundwater or irrigation districts that are in compliance and good standing.
“By law, we have to keep people with senior water rights whole,” Deputy Director Matthew Weaver said. “We want to make the junior groundwater pumpers aware that despite the settlement agreements between the Surface Water Coalition, IGWA and the participating cities, if junior groundwater pumpers are not participating in an approved mitigation plan such as IGWA’s or the participating cities’ they could be subject to curtailment this year.”
Tominaga said 95-98% of groundwater users belong to a groundwater district or are protected under a city mitigation plan. Users that do not belong face curtailment risk — the extent of which depends on water conditions, demand and an IDWR reassessment each August.


India cannot achieve energy security by renewable energy sources alone as solar power is not available round the clock and wind energy is intermittent. To meet its requirements, the nation needs to add capacity that can provide round-the-clock power, said RK Singh, union minister for power and new & renewable energy, recently.
The minister shared that large-scale integration of variable and intermittent renewable energy resources with the grid requires power sources that can act as base load and balance the grid for grid stability. Hence, dependence on coal-based generation is likely to continue till cost-effective energy storage solutions are available.
Power demand in India is increasing rapidly with the rapid growth of the economy. The peak demand has increased to 243,000 MW during the current financial year (till Nov. 2023), from 1,35,000 MW in FY 2013-14. The projected peak demand as per the 20th Electric Power Survey will be 277,200 MW in FY 2026-27 and 3,66,400 MW in FY 2031-32.
During the period 2014-15, India added 97,501.2 MW of conventional power capacity and 96,282.9 MW of renewable energy capacity, transforming from a power deficit to a power surplus nation in the past decade. The nation’s electricity generation capacity has increased by 70% from 248,554 MW in March 2014 to 425,536 MW in October 2023.
As per the National Electricity Plan, the installed power capacity requirement for the year 2031-32 is likely to be 9,00,422 MW, comprising 2,84,467 MW of fossil-based capacity (coal and lignite 2,59,643 MW, gas 24,824 MW) and 6,15,955 MW of non-fossil-based capacity (nuclear 19,680 MW, large hydro 62,178 MW, solar 364,566 MW, wind 121,895 MW, small hydro 5450 MW, biomass 15,500 MW, pumped storage projects 26,686 MW) along with battery energy storage system capacity of 47,244 MW/236,220 MWh).
To ensure an uninterrupted power supply for the nation’s growth, a cumulative 132,148.5 MW of power generation capacity is under construction and the total anticipated power capacity addition by 2031-32 is likely to be 517,403 MW. Details of the anticipated capacity addition between 2023-32 are given below:
- 27,180 MW of thermal capacity is under construction and the total anticipated thermal capacity addition by 2031-32 is likely to be 87,910 MW
- 18,033.5 MW of hydro capacity (including stalled projects) is under construction and the total anticipated hydro capacity addition by 2031-32 is likely to be 42,014 MW.
- 8,000 MW of nuclear capacity is under construction and the total anticipated nuclear capacity addition by 2031-32 is likely to be 12,200 MW.
- 78,935 MW of renewable energy capacity is under construction and the anticipated RE capacity addition by 2031-32 will be 375,279 MW.
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With that thought, consider this: when your business is ticking along – so is the meter, meaning your energy costs could be adding up when they don’t need to be.
Understanding your energy consumption and running costs may seem like learning a foreign language, but for Yasmin Guner, there was light at the end of the tunnel.
For Yasmin, 30 years’ experience in small business didn’t stop her from seeking new ways of being more efficient. And her drive to cut energy costs has certainly paid off. Yasmin owns an eat-in and takeaway business on the Central Coast of New South Wales. As a food business, energy costs are high. There’s fresh produce to keep cool, drinks to keep chilled, burners for cooking and that’s just for starters.
Yasmin used the free government Business Energy Advice Program (BEAP) to evaluate her energy consumption and find ways to be more efficient. BEAP provided an energy specialist consultant who assessed her energy consumption and provided a report with tailored recommendations. The service included advice on checking how the fridge motors were running, so everything would be at an optimum temperature for produce to remain fresh without excessive electricity being used.
Yasmin’s key takeaways
Being a Monday to Friday operation meant there were opportunities to save on energy outside of trading times. One BEAP recommendation was to stop running the drinks fridge outside of business operating hours. By investing in a $29 timer, Yasmin was able to save on electricity usage across the whole weekend and 13 hours of electricity usage on weekdays. Based on past bills, the efficiency savings are estimated at $260 a year, for implementing one simple initiative.
Yasmin says BEAP was “awesome”, adding “I took his advice… (he) showed me really smart ways of looking at things. It was great!”
By reducing her energy consumption, Yasmin has saved on running costs and contributed to workplace sustainability.


I ran off to Alaska at 23. Blinded by love I set roots in a small coastal fishing town on a slender strip of rainforest landlocked by mountains, glaciers and the largest contiguous wetland on the Pacific coast of North America. I learned how to smoke salmon in the traditional ways, forage for wild berries, mushrooms, climb mountains, kayak open waters and hunt island deer. If you knew where I grew up you’d say I was pretty far from home… Except that home never leaves you. As they say, home is where the heart is.
I didn’t fall in love with another human if that’s what you were thinking… l fell in love with the Copper River, and the untamed spirit of its wilderness. I fell in love with the highly prized salmon way of life . I fell in love with slow living, with periodic endless rainy days and with breathtaking scenery that is so rugged it pierces the heart. Basically I moved to summer camp.
The Copper River and its tributaries make up an impressive watershed of wilderness. It supports more wild critters than can be counted. The Copper River is a highly productive ecosystem in a broken world. It is a reminder of the past, only it is intoxicatingly present and a prescient reminder of a future that heeds our attention. Wild salmon and the web of life they weave is delicate. We need only look along the Pacific coast to see the frail balance of salmon rivers and sad story of wild salmon’s survival in the face of unbridled development.
Alaskans are a salmon culture. Salmon feeds us in all sorts of ways. When the salmon go, our spirit goes with them.
I was raised with conviction – not necessarily religious or dogmatic, but ideological. I was raised to give voice to people and issues that didn’t have a voice. I was raised to have empathy and social responsibility. I was also repeatedly encouraged to follow my heart by my father who had an entrepreneurial spirit. At age 12, I was employing my sisters in a small jewelry making business.


Be aware though that the bones in the head of the larger lionfish are very strong and it can be difficult to pull the fish back off of the spear if there are large or many barbs from the spear tip stuck in the lionfish head.
Are lionfish invasive florida?
Lionfish are an invasive species that have a potential negative impact on native species and habitat. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourages people to remove lionfish from Florida waters to help limit negative impacts to native marine life and ecosystems.
Do reef sharks eat lionfish?
Reef sharks are thought to be one of a few animals that can choke down a lionfish. To avoid the toxic spikes on its back and tail fin, said Antonio Busiello, they eat the fish starting at its mouth.
Does lion fish have fins and scales?
They have no scales, which makes them easier to filet. 4. Lionfish makes a delicious meal! The fins of the Lionfish are venomous.
How many offspring can a lionfish have?
A female Lionfish can shockingly release between 10,000 and 30,000 unfertilized eggs every 4 days year around, approximately 2 MILLION eggs per year, in South Florida and warmer Caribbean waters but possibly only spawn 3 to 4 months a year in colder waters.
How often should you feed a lionfish?
In the wild, a lionfish will consume from one to more than 10 small- to medium-size prey items per day. In the aquarium, it is preferable to feed your lionfish two or three times a week, depending on the temperature of the aquarium (at lower water temperatures, you will not need to feed them as much).
Is a lionfish good to eat?
Yes, lionfish are yummy, but eating them also raises a few concerns. Most notable are the long needle-sharp spines that rise from their backs and sides like tournament flags. Such spines can deliver a painful sting, from venom glands in the fish’s fins. Fileting takes a delicate touch, to avoid pricking a finger.
Where is the green crab native to?
Invasive European Green Crab. The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) is a small shore crab whose native distribution is in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea, ranging along coasts from northern Africa to Norway and Iceland.
Why are people hunting lionfish?
They have no predators to keep their numbers in check due to their aggressive behavior and venomous spines. In the journal Ecological Applications, scientists report that even though lionfish cannot be completely eradicated, controlling their population through hunting can help re-establish native fish species.
Can you eat scorpion venom?
Scorpions are packed with protein, abundant in certain areas, and relatively easy to find and catch; scorpions may save your life.
Can you eat a scorpion tail?
Scorpions are a common street food in China and can be found in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other Southwestern states. They taste a bit like crab. If you decide to dine on scorpion, make sure that you cut the stinger off first. Usually the venom is produced and stored in the top two or so segments of the tail.
Are scorpions healthy to eat?
Among the nutritional benefits of eating insects, Entomo Farms says that they’re rich in protein and iron, and high in omega-3 fatty acids while being low in fat and calories.
Are lobsters and scorpions?
Anatomy of a Scorpion You might have noticed that scorpions have some of the same characteristics as a lobster or crab. Their pinchers are one of the similar features. It might not surprise you that both scorpions and lobsters are in the same group. They are both part of the Phylum Arthropoda.
Are scorpions fireproof?
When his mask is on, Scorpion mostly resembles an ordinary human. The only recognizable differences are the demonic inflection in his voice, his glowing and pupilless white eyes, and his ability to emit (as well as withstand) fire.
Are there bugs in ketchup?
And it’s not just tomato sauce — canned tomatoes, tomato paste, ketchup and tomato juice can be made with fly and maggot parts and still be considered safe.
Can you eat rolly pollies raw?
Not only are they edible but from my experience some of them do in fact taste similar to shrimp. Any bug should be cooked before eaten, but some people eat them raw. They make a great sauce, or they can be added to soup.
Can you eat bark scorpion?
Scorpions Are Edible They are an essential source of protein. In rural areas, adults and children will go hunting for them. In more urban areas, scorpions are bought and sold as snacks. Although scorpions are hard to find during the day (you may find them under rocks, bark, etc.), they are nocturnal and hunt at night.
Can you eat the stinger of a scorpion?
It’s up to you. Many people do eat the stinger but bit is also common practice for chef’s to chop the stinger tip off.
Can you eat wild scorpions?
Scorpions are a common street food in China and can be found in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other Southwestern states. They taste a bit like crab. If you decide to dine on scorpion, make sure that you cut the stinger off first.
Can you sip tequila?
Drinking Tequila on It’s Own Many tequila connoisseurs will swear that the best way to drink tequila is to sip it on its own. If you do this, you can order your tequila chilled, on the rocks (ice) or straight up, but most prefer it chilled. Do not order it with salt and lime, that is only for shots.
Can you still get stung by a dead scorpion?
Homeowners are then stung when attempting to pick them up. The muscles that administer a sting can actually fire in a dead scorpion, under certain circumstances. If you find a dead scorpion, use a broom and dustpan to pick it up.
Do cockroaches poop and pee?
What’s Inside Cockroach Droppings And dead insects, including the carcasses of other cockroaches. Cockroaches don’t pee (a not-so fun fact), but instead secrete solid and semi-solid waste. All of which varies in appearance, depending on the size, age, and species of roach you’re dealing with.
Do people eat live scorpion?
Yes. People eat this. It’s safe to say that the items for sale were creatures that make most Americans on first blush say, “Ick!” Our mission: to find scorpions, a delicacy in China.
Do roaches have mouths?
Cockroaches do have mouths, of course, but they prefer to use them to eat soft things like fruits and meats.
Do they still put worms in tequila?
Even today, with mezcal making a strong, high quality comeback in the spirits world, bottles complete with a worm (and a tiny packet of worm-flavored salt) are still out there. Meanwhile, it’s said the Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (the Mexican Standards authority) actually prohibits adding insects or larvae to tequila.
Does jose cuervo have a worm in it?
TEQUILA DOES NOT HAVE A WORM IN ITS BOTTLE.


Plant Amaryllis in Summer Fora Flower Surprise
Every winter holiday we garden enthusiasts go absolutely bonkers for Amaryllis as houseplants. I love them passionately and have been growing them for years. Having some blooming sunshine in mid-winter is a joy in itself and this Amaryllis ‘Apple Blossom’ was the light of my life for several weeks while it was flowering. The flowering heads are so large I tend to think of them as a part of the family. Of course, while amaryllis is known primarily as a houseplant that is exchanged near Christmas, it is far more versatile than that and can be grown year-round and even in your outdoor garden beds.
After the initial bloom during the holidays, clip off the greenery and store it in a cool dark place. Once the bulb has rested a few months, bring it out after the last frost and replant either in a container or in-ground for a second rebloom display as an outdoor plant. Repeat the process of storage and bring the bulb out again in the winter as a houseplant.
How to Plant Amaryllis in a Container for Summer
1. Fill the container ¾ full with organically fertilized potting soil. I used Kellogg Garden Organics Organic Select Potting Mix formulated with BioCharMax (see below), which is an excellent well-draining organic potting soil filled with nutrients.
2. Place the bulb on top of the potting soil, then nestle the bulb down about a quarter inch. Make sure to leave the top of the bulb exposed. For Amaryllis, there should be one bulb for a 6-inch pot.
3. Water so that the soil is moist. Do not over-water as Amaryllis prefers good drainage. Display outside in your garden or in a sunny location in your home.
Amaryllis Outdoors in Bedding Plants
It is easy to grow Amaryllis outdoors in your summer planting beds as well (see photos). When the danger of the last frost passes, amend the ground soil with an organic amendment to increase drainage and nutritive value of the planting area. Organic soil will do such as Kellogg Garden Organics Organic Select Potting Mix formulated with BioCharMax, then plant the Amaryllis directly in your garden bed with half the bulb above ground. A sunny spot is best, but partial shade will do. Use organic fertilizer to stimulate green growth, however, fertilizer is not necessary for the plant to flower. Before the fall frost sets in, dig up the bulbs and place them in a cool, dry spot to over-winter and start the process again.
Special thanks to Kellogg Garden Organics for providing soil to me this season – the soil worked very well with my herbs, vegetables, and flowers. Happy Amaryllis gardening!
These flowers is so beautiful, specially red one.
Thanks for sharing this post.
It’s adorable! If I plant them now, will they blow until autumn?
They bloom a week or so after the buds fully develop. They will not “bloom until autumn”, but they will grow as a green plant during that time.


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Collaborations with industry aim to boost solar energy technology
Arizona State University engineers Mariana Bertoni and Stuart Bowden will have roles in partnerships with industry on projects that boost ASU’s growing research activity in photovoltaic technologies for solar energy generation. Photo by Jessica Hochreiter/ASU.
Arizona State University engineers Mariana Bertoni and Stuart Bowden will have roles in partnerships with industry that are part of an effort by the U.S. Department of Energy to aid photovoltaic manufacturing and supply-chain companies to advance their technologies.
Their projects are among research and development endeavors the Department of Energy is supporting through its SunShot Solar Manufacturing 2 program, which is providing more than $24 million to 10 solar energy technology manufacturers based in the United States.
The program supports development of innovative technology for novel manufacturing equipment and processes that will reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Bertoni is an assistant professor and Bowden is an associate research professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, one of ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. They both are also are senior sustainability scientists in the Global Institute of Sustainability,
Bertoni will work with SolarWorld Industries America Inc. to develop technology for a novel silicon ingot growth, the process by which the material for solar cells is manufactured. Funding from the Department of Energy will help transition SolarWorld’s proprietary NeoGrowth manufacturing process from pilot stage into early-stage production.
SolarWorld is the largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer and one of the world’s largest solar-technology producers, headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.
The project will upscale the NeoGrowth production capacity to 300 megawatts of high-quality silicon wafers at a cost that is competitive with wafers on the open market.
Bertoni will identify the most detrimental defects present in the new crystals grown by SolarWorld and analyze the impact of the crystals on the performance of solar cells. The results will help SolarWorld optimize growth conditions to minimize as-grown defects and maximize the power-conversion efficiency of the final solar cells.
“This technology has the potential to revolutionize the wafer manufacturing industry by increasing throughput and quality when compared to current market technologies,” she said.
Bowden will work with Technic Inc. to eliminate the use of silver in the manufacturing of solar energy cells, and replace it with copper, a more abundant and less costly material. The goal is to develop a copper-plating technique that will reduce the cost of making solar cells without a decrease in performance quality.
Technic Inc. has established a global reputation for technical excellence in the electro-deposition of precious metals. It has more than 20 global facilities in 14 countries and is headquartered in Cranston, Rhode Island.
The solar photovoltaic industry presently uses 15 percent of the world’s silver supply. Replacing it with copper will allow the industry to grow by a huge magnitude and work at terawatt levels, Bowden said.
For his project an ASU research facility will house the first installation of machinery for the new copper-plating process that will enable production of industrial-scale solar cells that do not require silver.
The two projects “demonstrate ASU’s leadership in collaborating with industry partners to bring new technologies out of the lab and into the market,” Bowden said.
A grant of $4 million to SolarWorld Industries America includes $400,000 for Bertoni’s research.
A $900,000 grant to Technic Inc. allocates $400,000 for Bowden’s research.
The projects boost ASU’s growing research activity in photovoltaic technologies for solar energy generation.
The largest part of that research portfolio is the Engineering Research Center for Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies – or QESST – supported by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy to solve technological and economic challenges to harnessing solar power on larger scales. Read more.
Bertoni and Bowden are part of the QESST research team.
Joe Kullman, [email protected]
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering


Did you know?
This shark is a specialist in capturing bottom-dwelling prey in caves and crevices, feeding mainly on octopus, lobsters and crabs.
Along with a down-slanted mouth, the prominent brow ridges give this shark a permanent “disgusted” expression to its face.
They live in the Pacific and Indian Ocean. During the day they rest on the sandy reef bottom or in caves, usually in groups.
It's relatively harmless to humans due to its easy going disposition and small teeth. It avoids close contact with humans, swimming off when approached by swimmers and divers. However because of their slow reproduction rate, late age maturity and limited habitat, any human interference has a big effect. So even though there are low levels of Whitetip reef shark fishing, it is enough to hit population levels.
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Looking For Lamprey
PLATTSBURGH CITY - Sept. 28, 2012
A man wades through a shallow pool near the mouth of the Saranac River, the boxy device strapped on his back emitting distinctive electronic sounds. He appears to be a cross between a fisherman and a Ghostbuster: cap, waders, rubber boots, and what appears to a crude knock-off of a proton pack cabled to a long white pole he uses to probe the water.
Wading next to him is a woman wearing sunglasses, her dark hair up in a bun, holding a plastic bucket in one hand and a pole topped with a mesh net in the other. When there's a long beep, the woman scoops up something from the water and dumps it into the bucket.
|(Left to right) George Maynard, Alex Sotola and Aude Lochet net another baby lamprey in the Saranac River.|
Aude explains later that she's working on a project involving sea lampreys, an invasive lake species that spawns upriver.
According to my online research the offspring from those aquatic honeymoons work their way downstream into Lake Champlain, later becoming adults to continue the cycle.
Also from my online research I learn that adult lamprey die after spawning but the thousands of eggs laid by the female -- up to 100,000 -- drift downriver and burrow into the riverbed, feeding on algae, microscopic organisms and detritus, growing into wormlike larva.
An adult lamprey -- which can grow up to 24 inches long -- looks like an eel with a circular sucker mouth ringed with teeth. The parasite attaches itself to a fish, boring in to drink its blood and fluids. Most victims are species like trout which have commercial value.
Aude and her companions are looking for young lamprey as part of her study. The pack that Alex is wearing emits a shock similar to the charge given off by an electric fence. The long beep is a warning that current is being generated and that no one should reach into the water during that time.
The purpose of the shock is to jolt the young lamprey to the surface from their ensconced safety in the muck at the bottom of the pool. Aude will take the lamprey back to the lab to determine where they have originated from upstream. George explains that a water source can be tagged by the chemicals (pollution) and minerals peculiar to that source.
|A baby lamprey looks cute but it will grow up into a blood-sucking multi-fanged killer. At this point this one is a transformer -- so-called because it's transforming into an adult, developing eyes and a round disc of teeth.|


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Cellulose insulation is one of the most effective, affordable and environmentally-friendly building products on the market today. It’s produced from 75% to 85% recycled paper products that are combined with fire retarding boric acid or ammonium sulphate; which also helps prevent the formation of mold by improving air flow and serves as an excellent deterrent to insects and rodents. It can be used as wall insulation and attic insulation in existing homes and in new home constructions.
Dense Pack Insulation
Dense Pack insulation is when cellulose/fiberglass is blown into wall cavity effectively sealing the whole cavity providing excellent thermal resistance, sound proof walls and greatly retarding air flow.
There is no better way to seal your home from moisture and air, strengthen the structure of your home, save on energy bills and protect your family’s health from dangerous pollutants than spray foam insulation. Spray foam insulation is a popular choice in insulation.
Applied as a liquid, spray foam expands to 100 times its volume in seconds it fills every crack and creates an air barrier to minimize air leakage and create an airtightness seal. Spray foam is used as wall insulation and as attic insulation.
You’ll be surprised on how many holes, gaps, and cracks are found around the doors, window frames, pipes and plumbing lines, electrical outlets, attics and basements in your home or building. Adding up these small openings can be equivalent to having a window or door open. In older un-weatherized homes, it is estimated that 20-50% of heating and cooling bills are wasted on air leakage (source: Michigan Energy Options).
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