Sr Mgr, Tech & Innovation @Publicservice. Prof @DukeGLS. Advocate and researcher of accessible, eco-sustainable, inclusive, responsible technology solutions.

North Carolina
Joined September 2008
"Growth mindset … creates a myth of meritocracy, that students who work the hardest, put in more hours, are the ones who do the best” 🎯@DrLukeWood quoted in 'Free Your Mind(set)' from @sesmith via @yesmagazine yesmagazine.org/issue/growth…
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Amanda Starling Gould, PhD retweeted
In the first piece in #MakeTechWork—a new weekly series with @SSIReview—Ford’s @RitseOnline and @ITforChange's Anita Gurumurthy examine how the digital economy has reversed generations of labor rights gains, and strategies to support worker-led movements winning back rights.

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"It just seems morally and politically problematic to have one group of people reaping so much benefit from emissions while the poorer groups in society are asked to disproportionately deal with the harms of those emissions” -scientist Jared Starr #climate washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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"even if we do everything right at this point, there’s already extraordinary quantities of human tragedy inexorably in motion. So along with new solar panels and new batteries, we need new/old ethics of solidarity" -@billmckibben #climateaction #solidarity billmckibben.substack.com/p/…
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#CleanEnergy as #PublicHealth Solution: "ER visits for heart problems plummeted after Pittsburgh coal processor shut down. Levels of one highly-toxic pollutant fell by 90% and ER visits for heart problems decreased by 42% immediately after the shutdown" ehn.org/air-pollution-er-vis…
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Any leader, presented with the devastating events of this summer, who continues to feel that rallying the public around a genuine climate emergency plan is too politically risky, is not a leader fit for these times.
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Happy #FedImplementationFriday! Did you know that most construction projects funded by the IIJA require payment of prevailing wages? This means you can utilize IIJA funding AND ensure the creation of high-quality construction jobs. More tips → localprog.org/FedImpMemo
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This article is a cheat sheet for the Inflation Reduction Act’s consumer incentives, including who they’re for, how to use them — and when they might be available if they’re not already: bit.ly/45j08QQ
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We also find bipartisan support for key climate provisions of the IRA, especially the fair wage and made-in-America standards as well as investments in clean energy technologies. dataforprogress.org/blog/202…
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NEW: The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one year ago today. Across nearly 70 weekly national surveys fielded over the last year, we find that a majority of voters in all 50 states support the landmark legislation. dataforprogress.org/inflatio…
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