Authors, scientists, professors, and experts share their insights every month!
Subject matter experts share their insights on topics impacting the Ohio Valley region and beyond!
Dr. Donald Wuebbles: "Climate Change and the Great Lakes"
Dr. Wuebbles was a Coordinating Lead Author on several international climate assessments led by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that resulted in IPCC being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. He led an assessment on the impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes that was published in March 2019 and co-led a special assessment of the impacts of climate change on the state of Illinois published in May 2021.
Big Oil's Dirty Secret
Presented on December 14, 2024
FaCT interns in the Toxic Brine Education Project will showcase the presentations they have been giving on three college campuses in Ohio- Kent State University, Kenyon College, and Marietta College. They will also share their experiences as presenters to these college audiences.
Dr. Ted Auch, FaCT President: The Use of Data in Evaluating Social Justice
Ted Auch of FaCT & FracTracker Alliance: "The Value of Data in Understanding Environmental Justice Across the Rural to Urban Divide." Ted explains the difference between quantitative data and qualiitative data. He demonstrates how the personal stories of Ohioans who have suffered from environmental depredations can have an impact on the public understanding of environmental threats caused by the fossil economy's impact health and safety of individuals and communities.
Jennifer Ackerman, author of "What an Owl Knows"
Jennifer Ackerman illuminates the rich biology and natural history of owls and reveals remarkable new scientific discoveries about their brains and behavior. She joins scientists in the field and explores how researchers are using modern technology and tools to learn how owls communicate, hunt, court, mate, raise their young, and move about from season to season.