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2014 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

Reframing the Dialogue around Environmental Issues

Student(s):

Rhia Johnston

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Lisa Remlinger

Partner(s):

  • Washington Environmental Council

Faculty advisor(s):

Karen Litfin, Department of Political Science, University of Washington

For my internship, I worked with the Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC.) We campaigned to close a tax loophole for oil refineries in Washington state in order to hold Big Oil accountable for climate impacts and provide more funding for education. This included various outreach activities online, over the phone, and in-person, as well as interviewing active citizens about why they are invested in the issues of climate change and education.