Category Archives: In the News

Why Climate Communicators Are Turning Talking Points into Punchlines

Posted on May 15, 2020 by prometheus

Apple PodcastThe Weather Channel Join Kait Parker as she interviews Beth Osnes and Maxwell Boykoff about their research on humor and climate change. Listen on Apple Podcasts

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The Environment After the Pandemic

Posted on May 7, 2020 by prometheus

by Fernando Briones, CSTPR Faculty AffiliateNexos, Spanish version The new coronavirus pandemic has prioritized health and economic crises, despite the fact that we should already be thinking about our long-term survival, not only as a country but as a species. The … Continue reading →

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More Protections Needed to Safeguard Biodiversity in the Southern Ocean

Posted on April 22, 2020 by prometheus

CU Boulder Today Current marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean need to be at least doubled to adequately safeguard the biodiversity of the Antarctic, according to a new CU Boulder study published today, Earth Day, in the journal PLOS ONE.  Proposals … Continue reading →

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Bear Witness: The Ubiquitous, Imperfect Signifier of Climate Change

Posted on April 14, 2020 by prometheus

Columbia Journalism Reviewby Eva Holland In late summer 2015, I stood on the deck of a small cruise ship in the Canadian Arctic and saw a polar bear. It was my first time encountering one up close. The bear was … Continue reading →

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Successful Climate Communication Based On Science w/ Max Boykoff

Posted on April 10, 2020 by prometheus

You’ve Been Warmed Max Boykoff – Director of CSTPR at CU Boulder – joins the show to discuss how to communicate successfully on climate change, the different types of strategies that can reach different audiences in different contexts and combining … Continue reading →

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Steal This Joke: Uplifting Climate Comedy Celebrates Earth Day 2020

Posted on April 10, 2020 by prometheus

Mediumby Beth Osnes Actually, you can’t steal these jokes on climate change because we’re giving them to you for free. In fact, we’re going out of our way to encourage you to give climate comedy a try. If anything in … Continue reading →

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5 Takeaways from Colorado Climate Education Webinar

Posted on April 9, 2020 by prometheus

CU Boulder Today Getting people to care about climate change as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe is tough—but not impossible, several Colorado political and environmental leaders said during a webinar Tuesday hosted by CU Boulder. “Power Dialog: Climate Solutions … Continue reading →

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Climate Researchers Fear the Coronavirus Pandemic Could End Up Politicized

Posted on March 31, 2020 by prometheus

CPR Newsby Sam Brasch It’s been a strange few weeks for academics who study the climate debate.  Benjamin Hale, an ethicist and an associate professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, started paying attention to the coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Move to Online Learning Mostly Smooth

Posted on March 20, 2020 by prometheus

by Katie LangfordBoulder Daily Camera More than 30,000 University of Colorado Boulder students and their professors have transitioned from traditional, in-person classes to all online classes within a matter of days. Every CU class switched to remote, online learning Monday, … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound Alumni Speaks on Gender Issues in Antarctica

Posted on March 12, 2020 by prometheus

CU Independentby Mairead Brogan Cassandra Brooks, an assistant professor in Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, spoke to students and community members Monday night in the CU History Museum on her experience leading Homeward Bound, a global women’s … Continue reading →

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