Rural Georgia Trust & Transparency Toolkit
A guide written by a lifelong rural resident to learn some tips and tricks for effective engagement with rural communities.
Universities Breaking Up with Plastic
The movement away from plastic and other single-use items has ranged in venues from city councils, state houses, workplaces, and universities. Science for Georgia has written extensively on Breaking Up with Plastic; including The Science Of Plastic Recycling, Single Use…
A Day at the Capitol
In January of 2023 I went to the Georgia State Capitol. This may seem ordinary, but what you don’t realize is that I am just some person. I am not a politician. I barely call my representatives, but I do…
Duverger’s Law: The Math Behind a Two-Party System
As a swing state, Georgians know very well the entrenched voting battle that is our two-party system. Aside from the anomalous example of Ross Perot in the 90s, third party votes are extremely rare. When we consider the amount of…
Hazardous Site Designation and Money Allocation
The current system accounts only for the site itself, not the burden on the local community. There are hundreds of hazardous waste sites in need of clean-up all over Georgia. Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) designates and manages these sites…
Theory vs. Law
Because science has specific terms for things and law is not a measure of goodness or finality. A law is a set of observed facts and theory explains why those observed facts happen. A LAW If X happens then Y…
2024 Year in Review
Its that time of year again where we reflect on the past, plan for the future, and run our end-of-year campaign. Because the facts have shown that at least 30% of annual giving occurs in December. And, here at Science…
About Georgia’s 2024 Clean Energy Plan
The state of Georgia is investing approximately $273M in energy efficient improvements for its state and local governments, as well as clean energy improvements for small businesses. Atlanta and Athens (as well as Savannah, Clarkston, and Augusta who have not…
GSJ: Are AI and Crypto a sustainable future?
In current practice, Artificial Intelligence and Crypto Mining algorithms are very power hungry. The in-use and near-term planned data centers in Georgia will draw about 4000 MW (Megawatts) of power, which is enough to power about 1.8M homes (40% of Georgia’s housing units). As our power bills keep rising, and average humans look for ways to lower their energy consumption, will Crypto and AI gobble-up the gains we are making? Fortunately, researchers are working on new, energy-efficient algorithms.
Off-the-charts October
Thank you to everyone who supported us in October! We beat our fundraising goal. We had five successful community events. We can't wait to have an equally impactful November.