I have read a few blogs about how August should just be cancelled, and we should just skip straight from July to Sept. Part of me is in total agreement – Aug is hot. It seems to drag forever. School starts – so traffic returns to awful and I have…
Over the summer Science for Georgia, Dogwood Alliance, Center for Black Women’s Wellness (CBWW), and Emory’s Center for Children’s Health Assessment, Research Translation, and Combating Environmental Racism (CHARTER) hosted the Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference. Multiple organizations spoke about successful example community coalitions that are working to address environmental health and injustices. But…
Be a force in the movement to shape Georgia’s future and expand environmental justice. This third annual conference will connect you to environmental justice and climate conscious communities. The conference is tentatively scheduled to take place June 13 and 14, 2024 in Savannah, GA. The 2023 conference had over 185…
It’s August! School is starting. In other news – it’s really hot out. Feel free to find everyone who made this joke in January – “Global warming? HA! Why is it so cold?” And ask them how they feel about it now. Also – NOAA nailed this in 2019. Check…
The world is awash in plastic. In order to create a greener future, Georgians need to understand the dangers of plastic and plastic recycling so that legislators can use that understanding to implement informed policy on plastic usage. Georgia’s environment is being negatively impacted by plastic waste. Plastic is very…
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We are super excited that you are interested in sponsoring Sci.Tober Fest 2023. Please find more information about our sponsorship tiers. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please contact Amy Sharma (amy DOT sharma AT sci4ga.org) $10,000 – Force Multiplier – Individual thank you, feature, and reel on Social Media – before and…
The other day I was going through Sci4Ga’s pitch deck with a BOD member, who is not in the weeds with us daily, and she said, “It’s so fun to check in and learn what Sci4Ga is doing because – we are awesome!” I am so proud to be a…
On June 21, 2023 the Johns Creek Environmental Campus hosted a Scavenger Hunt to the Sea Day at the Stop. JCEC is a $138M state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility with an educational center that has offered award-winning educational programs to over 45,000 visitors. Visitors discuss various water topics, i.e., pollution, treatment,…
Communities and alliances need data compiled and interpreted into actionable recommendations to support their needs for action to address environmental injustices (EJ) that impact their health, well-being, economy, etc. Often, these groups do not have the time, expertise, and resources to make this happen. Often their needs are overlapping. There…