Blogs are an opening into conversation.
Finding Earth Works is a commitment to discuss and imagine the ecosystem role that each of us can play to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate. The assumption is that all work can share in supporting the well-being of the Earth.
Each week will bring thinking and occupational examples of how we can all participate.
Project Drawdown – What is it, and what can it tell us about climate savvy work?
Tags: finding earth works, green economy, green jobs, sustainability, transferable skills, workforce development
This is a five part series on what we can forecast about jobs from the research done to identify Project… Read more
Envisioning Our Climate Advocacy and Climate Savvy Work Under A New Federal Administration – a three part exploration
Tags: adaptation, adult learning, Alex Risley Schroeder, climate change, climate savvy workers, finding earth works, green economy, green jobs, millenium assessment, sustainability, transferable skills, workforce development
The premise of Finding Earth Works is that all work can contribute to the adaptation needed in the face of… Read more
Does the Weather Forecaster on TV have a Green Job?
Tags: adaptation, adult learning, Alex Risley Schroeder, climate change, climate science, finding earth works, green economy, green jobs, meteorology, workforce development
I don’t have a TV in the kitchen. I wonder, when you see the weather forecaster over the first cup of… Read more
This Bear Crosses Here, Often
Tags: adaptation, adult learning, Alex Risley Schroeder, animals and humans, climate change, finding earth works, green economy, green jobs, infrastructure jobs, mitigation, Orion magazine, People's Way, workforce development
“This bear crosses here, often,” is a sign that stands along the side of Route 66 in Northampton, MA. It… Read more
Finding Earth Works – Working Our Way to Climate Adaptation
Tags: adaptation, adult learning, climate change, finding earth works, green, green economy, green jobs, mitigation, solstice, sustainability, workforce development
On the Summer Solistice, the day with the most light in the Northern Hemisphere, a re-launch of the Finding Earth… Read more