Category: STEM
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The Coconut Weirdo Tree
Giving children a chance to name things in nature invites them to use their imagination and observation skills and to claim the right to categorize things. Anderson tells the children the common name so they can communicate with people outside the class, but which is the more memorable and descriptive name: Monkey Weirdo Tree, or…
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Rebecca Rehr, MEHN
Rebecca Rehr, Maryland Environmental Health Network, describes the health effects of pollution and urges the Maryland Department of the Environment to adopt regulations for coal burning power plants that are equal or better than the ones which Governor Hogan withdrew from publication when he took office.
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Rev. Bev Lewis testifies about the harm coal has wreaked on our health and environment.
Reverend Bev Lewis speaks about health and environmental problems that the coal industry has caused. “I got tired of funerals”
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Tricia Sheehan, Mom’s Clean Air Force, talks about how her child and thousands of other children fight for breath because of air pollution
Tricia Sheehan, Mom’s Clean Air Force Eastern Field Director, tells the Maryland Department of the Environment how her children have suffered from air pollution and urged the department to make emission limits more stringent than those they have proposed.
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George Alverson testifies on emission regulations for coal burning power plants in Maryland
George Alverson testifies before the Maryland Department of the Environment. He implored the Department to offer stronger regulations than those Gov. Hogan withdrew when he assumed office and to “reject the system averaging scheme.”
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11: Testimony for stronger emission regulations for coal burning power plants
David Rebstock testifies in favor of stronger emission regulations on coal burning power plants in Maryland to protect the health of our citizens. He testified as a hearing on proposed emission regulations at the Maryland Department of the Environment.
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Learning about the Real Stuff
In a room filled with scientists, researchers and government officials, two seniors from City College High School, Nil Walker and Cameron Potts are answering questions about their summer research project. They explain how they collected and counted mosquito larvae, tested the water quality and velocity in local steams and counted pollinators. Potts tells how they…
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Natural Learning vs School Training
Peter Senge details the difference between natural learning and the assembly-line training done at schools. Senge advocates for reforms which would make student learning more self directed and collaborative.