Category: STEM
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David S. Cramer, NRG testifies in favor of the proposed regulations which would regulate NRG and other companies operating coal burning power plants in Maryland
David S. Cramer of NRG, testifies in favor of proposed MDE regulations on coal burning power plants. NRG is one of the companies operating coal burning power plants in Maryland.
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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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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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Learning on the Chesapeake Bay
Teachers learn about the environmental problems facing the Chesapeake Bay region during a course offered by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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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.
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Ruth Ann Norton On Reducing Lead Poisoning: “The political will isn’t theirs, it’s OURS!”
Ruth Ann Norton talks about the need to eliminate the lead hazards from Baltimore.
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The Other Bombardment of Baltimore
A recent study from MIT estimates that pollution from coal fired power plants kill 1885 people a year in Maryland. In Baltimore, the study estimates that we dig 475 early graves each year for those who succumb to pollution from coal plants. Oh, say, the number of Americans killed during the Battle of Baltimore? 28.…