Video Archives

Spring 2024

MARCH 2, 2024

Climate Change: Our Response as Artists
Moderator: BaoBao Chen (Taiwan), Producer/Manager, Small Island Big Song
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MARCH 28, 2024

Core Conversations: Uncertainty
Mez Baker-Medard, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Middlebury College, Kathryn Morse, John C. Elder Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of History, Middlebury College
Alexis Mychajliw, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, Middlebury College
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FALL 2023

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Listening to a Changing World: What Soundscapes Can Teach Us
Megan McKenna, Academic Director of Study Away at Monterey, including California Coast and Climate Semester, Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Senior Data Scientist, affiliate with NOAA National Center for Environmental Information.
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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Beavers: A Tremendous Potential Ally
Skip Lisle, M.S. Wildlife, Habitat, and Beaver Biologist, and President of Beaver Deceivers, LLC.
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OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Texture of Landscape
Nancy Winship Milliken, Environmental Artist
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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Core Conversations: The Power of Not Knowing
Molly Costanza-Robinson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Chemistry and Biochemistry
Rebecca Gould, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Jon Isham, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies
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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Muddied Waters: The Supreme Court and Wetlands Protection under the Clean Water Act
Christopher Brooks, J.D., MELP, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy, University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.
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DECEMBER 5, 2023

ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: Inclusive Paths Forward: Navigating a Sustainable Decarbonized Future for All
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DECEMBER 7, 2023

ENVS 0401 B Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: Climate Vulnerability and Environmental Health Disparities
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SPRING 2023

MARCH 2, 2023

Following Nature: Ancient Philosophy on World Catastrophe
Christopher Star, Professor of Classics, Middlebury College
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MARCH 16, 2023

The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics
Jon D. Erickson, Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, University of Vermont
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MARCH 30, 2023

“Building a Soccer Club driven by Environmental Justice”
Sam Glickman & Patrick Infurna, Co-founders of Vermont Green FC, and Markus Gerke, Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, Middlebury College
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APRIL 6, 2023

“Climate Theatre: Stories of Kinship, Community, and Climate Justice”
Theresa May, Faculty of Theatre, Environment and Indigenous Studies at the University of Oregon, and Artistic Director of the EMOS Ecodrama Playwrights Festival
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APRIL 13, 2023

“Highways and Habitats – Road Ecology and Habitat Connectivity in Vermont”
Chris Slesar, Environmental Resources Coordinator, Vermont Agency of Transportation
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APRIL 20, 2023

“Empire of My Fireflies”
Ibiyinka Olufemi Alao, First-Place Winner of the United Nations International Art Competition and Nigeria’s Arts Ambassador to the United Nations and United States
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MAY 9, 2023

ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: How Vermont’s Environmental Justice Act informs equitable pathways for addressing community climate, energy, and health needs.
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MAY 11, 2023

ENVS 0401 B Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: Cultivating imagination and creativity in the face of intractable environmental challenges.
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FALL 2022

November 17, 2022

Community, as an Ecosystem, for Liberation
Liv Peña, Vice Chair of the Vermont Releaf Collective Board and Samantha Langevin, Network Manager for the Vermont Releaf Collective
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November 10, 2022

Student Panel on Climate Study and Activism
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November 2, 2022

Evolution of One Vermont Farm, the Meach Cove story
Christopher W. Davis ‘81, Meach Cove Farms, VT
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October 20, 2022

“Creating an Urgent and Inclusive Climate Change Narrative:  How We Get the Most Important Story On Track”
Frank Sesno ‘77, Professor of Media and Public Affairs, the George Washington University and Founding Director of Planet Forward and Alexander Cotnoir, Co-Founder and Program Coordinator for Planet Forward’s Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program
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October 13, 2022

“Ecology Against Empire: Spiders, Sex, and Feminist Field Science”
Ashton Wesner, Visiting Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Colby College
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October 6, 2022

“Why Should We Care About the High Seas?”
Kristina M. Gjerde, Adjunct Professor, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and Senior High Seas Advisor to IUCN’s Ocean Team
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September 29, 2022

Living in Relationship: An Abenaki View of Place
Melody Mackin, Associate Director Atowi Project
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September 22, 2022

MIDD-ES CORE PANEL DISCUSSION: Conflict Transformation
Dan Brayton, Julian W. Abernethy Professor of Literature
Jeff Howarth, Associate Professor of Geography
Jon Isham, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies
Monica Przyperhart, Visiting Laboratory Professor in Environmental Studies
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September 15, 2022

How Business Model Innovation is Working to Combat Climate Change
Pier LaFarge ‘10.5, CEO, Sparkfund
Phil Croker ‘16, Senior Director, Sparkfund
Kwame Mukasa ‘19, Program Manager, Sparkfund
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SPRING 2022

March 10, 2022

The Climate Action Landscape in Vermont: The Climate Council, Legislature, and the Grassroots
Johanna Miller, Energy and Climate Program Director at the Vermont Natural Resources Council
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April 7, 2022

Toxicology and Public Health in Vermont: PCB Testing in Schools
Sarah Vose, PhD, State Toxicologist, Vermont Department of Health
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May 10, 2022

ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: Environmental health disparities and climate vulnerability in Vermont
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May 12, 2022

ENVS 0401 B Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: Social and environmental justice in the built environment
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FALL 2021

October 7, 2021

The Case for Wilderness in a Rapidly Changing World
Jon Leibowitz, Executive Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust
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October 14, 2021

Environmental Justice in Vermont: Challenges and Opportunities in a Rural Context
Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Vermont State Senator
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November 4, 2021

How to Narrate the Watershed
Rachel Havrelock, Professor of English, University of Illinois at Chicago
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November 11, 2021

Adaptation, Resilience, and Transformation in Maine’s Coastal Communities
Heather M. Leslie, Director, University of Maine’s marine laboratory, Darling Marine Center, and Professor of Marine Sciences, UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences
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November 18, 2021

Middlebury ES Student Reflections on Learning
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December 7, 2021

ENVS 0401 B Community Engaged Practicum Student Presentations: Climate and Energy Justice
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December 9, 2021

ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Practicum: Shifting baselines on a changing planet: a collaborative past and future ecology of Vermont
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