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The TREES Program at UPenn: Rigorous Mentorship for Aspiring Teen Environmentalists

October 5, 2022 This summer I had the incredible privilege of participating in the Teen Research and Environmental Education (TREES) program at the University of Pennsylvania. I and six other students were invited to work directly under the tutelage of Dr. Jeffrey Field, Professor of Pharmacology at the Perelman School of Medicine and a world-renowned …

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Fossil Fuels to the Rescue?

February 27, 2022 Earlier this week, I watched an intriguing video published by TED in which climate science scholar Myles Allen suggests that the fastest and most realistic way to significantly reduce carbon emissions and slow the rate of global warming is to “decarbonize” the fossil fuel industry. Modern knowledge and technology would allow oil …

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Vivian Palmer, Author Spiro-Spero
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Vivian Palmer is a student whose goal is to investigate the science and culture of climate change while redressing its impact on vulnerable wildlife and humans. She is also a co-founder of the non-profit
Plastic Free Peninsula

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