Climate Change

Fellow

Nicole Heller

2004 Fellow
I am a conservation ecologist and science communication professional. My research explores the interactions of anthropogenic global change, ecological communities and human stewardship. I am most interested in critically evaluating...
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Dipti Vaghela

2008 Fellow
Dipti Vaghela focuses on decentralized renewable energy solutions for marginalized, rural communities. Since 2006, in Odisha and other regions of indigenous India, Dipti's dual role as a researcher and practitioner has helped to synergize...
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Barb Bamberger

2001 Fellow
Ms. Bamberger is the lead staff on the U.S. Forest and Urban Forest Protocols and is a core staff of the Cap-and-Trade program at the California Air Resources Board. She has been with ARB since the inception of the Climate Change Branch in...
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Nicole Robillard Wobus

1999 Fellow
While pursuing her Master's degree in environmental policy at Tufts University, Nicole Robillard focuses on the link between energy use and the environment. Building on her experience as an Account Manager for EPA's Energy Star Buildings...
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Randy Turner

2009 Fellow
With degrees in Biology (marine) and Zoology from Humboldt State University, Randy went on to serve in the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Program, assisting fishery and watershed restoration non-profits in rural northern California...
Foundation News

Climate Change and Biodiversity

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

Climate Change and Biodiversity

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

Switzer Fellows reporting from COP 15 in Copenhagen

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

Wind Versus Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in West Virginia

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

Science Links Carbon Project, Year 2

To continue funding for Will Yandik on the Science Links Carbon Project with the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF), allowing Will to complete the policy and outreach components of the project. This grant will extend Will's position...
November 17, 2009