Environment & Sustainability

The History of Energy and Environment: Academic Research vs. Investigative Journalism

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Science & Activism Tour

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Water Tour

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The Roadside Apocalypse

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The Scariest Paradise on Earth

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The Naked Shibboleth

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Friends of the Wissahickon Features Guest Blog Post by Institute’s Curatorial Affairs Director

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The Tragedy of the World’s First Seed Bank

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Biting Words

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Mechanochemistry

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Science History Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Wins 2022 AASLH Award of Excellence

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Grid: Award-Winning Exhibit Explores Water Analysis and Protection

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Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, and the Irish Giant

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The Bird with Four Sexes

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The Simple Usefulness of the Secchi Disk

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Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Receives PA Museums Award

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The Toll of the Road

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The Unsung Heroes of Darwin’s Evolution

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Stuck Inside

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River Gods, Lake Monsters, and the Abiding Power of Myth

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Chemistry International: Downstream

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Matthew Carey Lea and the Origins of Mechanochemistry

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Science History Institute Announces Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold Will Present 2022 Ullyot Lecture

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Ruth Patrick’s Lovely Creatures

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Family Day

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Mario Molina, left, and F. Sherwood Rowland at the University of California, Irvine, January 1975.

HISTORY This Week: The Sky Is Falling

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Institute Awarded Turning Points in History Grant from Villanova’s Lepage Center

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Science History Institute Mounts New Outdoor Exhibition

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Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Featured in Multiple Media Outlets

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How Two Outsider Scientists Saw Inside Climate Change

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The Philadelphia Inquirer: Must-See Museum Exhibits in Philly This Fall

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Research curator Jesse Smith shows off Downstream exhibition

WHYY: Exhibition Traces a 200-Year History of Water Pollution in Philadelphia

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Miners Hauling Electronics Amidst Pollution

C&EN: Rare Earths’ Magic Comes at a Cost

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Take a Watery Journey through History and Science with Institute’s New ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Opening September 14

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Paradise Is Burning

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The Death of the Lord God Bird

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Inverse: Netflix’s Sci-Fi Epic Reveals a Real-Life Cosmic Danger

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The Case of Rare Earth Elements

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The Instrumental Chemist

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Illustrated portraits of Hoyt Hottel and Maria Telkes

The Sun Queen and the Skeptic: Building the World’s First Solar Houses

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Consultant to Medical Device Makers

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Philadelphia Earth Week, Fifty Years On

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Distilled #13: An Environmental Cowboy from the 1970s

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How Philadelphia’s Water Pollution Problems Shaped the City

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References for Activists

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References for Consumers

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References for Manufacturers

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References for Producers

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References for Stewards

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Instructor Manual (PDF)

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Student Journal (PDF)

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Tracking Sheet (PDF)

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Statement of Guiding Values

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Owner of a Catalytic Converters Company

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Chief Sustainability Officer for a Major Automaker

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VP for a Defense Contractor

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CEO of a Wind Turbine Manufacturer

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VP for Environmental and Social Initiatives at a Consumer Electronics Maufacturer

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Goals and Recommendations

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Manufacturers Case Study

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Playing Guide

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Small-Business Chemical Entrepreneur

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Government Official Working to Stop Smuggling in China

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Chinese Supplier of Rare Earth Elements

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Assistant Manager of a Metal Mining Company in Brazil

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Director of an International Mining Company

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Director of Corporate Communications for an American Mining Corporation

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Goals and Recommendations

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Producers Case Study

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Playing Guide

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Materials Scientist

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Environmental Engineer

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Chemist

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Social Scientist

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Executive Director of a Wildlife-Focused Environmental Advocacy Organization

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President of a Market-Oriented Environmental Nongovernmental Organization

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Goals and Recommendations

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Stewards Case Study

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Stewards Playing Guide

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References

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Executive Director of a Prominent International Environmental Advocacy Organization

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Environmentalist with an American Climate-Change Organization

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Environmental Activist Based in Malaysia

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Environmental Activist Based in China

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Environmental Activist Based in Eastern California

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Spokesperson for an Indigenous Rights Organization in Brazil

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Goals and Recommendations

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Activists Case Study

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Playing Guide

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Famous Inventor

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Technology Writer

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Ethical Consumer Journalist

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CEO of an Ethical Consumer Electronics Manufacturing Firm

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U.S. Defense Department Official

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Chief Merchandising Officer for a Large Electronics Retailer

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Goals and Recommendations

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Consumers Case Study

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Playing Guide

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Science of Rare Earth Elements

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History and Future of Rare Earth Elements

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Instructions for Game Play

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