Reporting the Science, Impacts, and Solutions to Climate Change Across the United States Department of Anthropology Program in Environmental Studies Program in Film Ruthie Nachmany ‘12

Maryland  Could it be that one day the only place to find a Baltimore oriole in the state of Maryland is in a baseball stadium? Scientists say the state bird gradually is moving north, as a warming planet affects the seasons and the birds’ habitat. Scientists say

Mississippi  Storms and floods due to a warming planet may have casinos in the Mississippi Delta rolling snake eyes. Casinos in Mississippi must operate on barges or near the high water line. Extreme weather has forced the closure of these casinos. And a shuttered casino generates no revenue. closure

South Dakota  You’re listening to…wind power. Reservations such as Pine Ridge and Rosebud have embraced wind energy, and 90.1 KILI FM, “The Voice of the Lakota Nation” is now powered entirely through the Pine Ridge turbine. Wind has propelled partnerships among eight separate tribes to develop wind farms in South Dakota as well as North Dakota and Nebraska.KILI FM

Conferences  America’s Sustainable Future  Sustainability Media Roundtable on Effective Energy Management

Alternative Energy Engineering in Michigan  Dr. Robert Fletcher: “This is a phrase I always tell my students: the challenge is to take these alternative energy technologies from an emotionally and philosophically desirable state to a technological and economically viable state.”  People have complained to Yeh that “getting into your shockhorse [alternative energy training] is harder than getting into a rock concert.”

I learned to…  Identify the problem and my solution  Find my voice  Be multidisciplinary  Be flexible  Be confident  Say yes