Remembering Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist who pushed Mexico on clean energy -- and, recently, face masks
Molina, who died on Oct. 8, 'thought climate change was the biggest problem in the world long before most people did.' His research on man-made depletion of the ozone layer won the 1995 Nobel Prize.
Elena Delavega, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis
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Oct. 10, 2020 • ~6 min
Oct. 10, 2020 • ~6 min
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The green gig economy: precarious workers are on the frontline of climate change fight
During California's deadliest wildfire season, 2,000 prison inmates fought the flames on USD$1 a day.
Benjamin Neimark, Senior Lecturer, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University •
conversation
April 21, 2020 • ~6 min
April 21, 2020 • ~6 min
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