Heathack 2022 Reflections

I showed up to #HeatHack2022 without a team hoping to connect with others excited to integrating data and policy. I’m proud to say our team’s idea took 2nd place!

Andrew GeorgeApril 25, 2022Comment

The Climate Crisis: All Politics Are Local

The drivers of the climate crisis are clear; however, the cascading and compounding impacts are hard to overstate. The climate crisis will not spare anyone from its impacts. That said, the impacts will be felt most by those who can least afford hardship.

Andrew GeorgeFebruary 7, 2022Climate ChangeComment

Home for the holidays?

We watched as cases increased 5 times to over 200, while thankfully, there were no new deaths. In September, we decided to return to Washington D.C. feeling assured that the new cases would leave with the warmth of summer and the tourists that had flocked to the area. We promised to return in a couple of months, confident that then we could finally spend some much-needed time together. Unfortunately, in those short two months, the cases have increased by almost 5 times again (1,004 confirmed cases) and, deaths have followed suit, with 19 additional people dying.

Andrew GeorgeOctober 23, 2020CovidComment

Environmental Mitigation: A "This AND" Issue

This post is part of a series by the National Science Policy Network called SciPolBites. In this SciPolBite, I was one of four members that shared our perspectives on the connections, values, and responsibilities associated with environmental mitigation.

Andrew GeorgeOctober 21, 2020Environment, Climate Change, Policy, Adaptation, MitigationComment