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Accomplishments

Richard Alley Receives First Annual Stephen Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication

Dr. Richard Alley of Penn State University received the first annual Stephen Schneider Award for Outstand Climate Science Communication at Climate One on December 6, 2011. Bestowed by Climate One and underwritten by the ClimateWorks Foundation and energy entrepreneur Michael Haas, the $10,000 annual award is “given to a natural or social scientist who made extraordinary scientific contributions and communicated that knowledge to a broad public in a clear and compelling fashion.” Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, is also host of the PBS documentary "Earth: The Operators Manual." Read more about the award and the event here.

Google and Microsoft

In their first public appearance together, arch rivals Microsoft and Google found common cause at Climate One on Friday, March 11 promoting the energy efficiency of the cloud. Efficiency alone won’t solve the climate crisis, Rob Bernard of Microsoft and Google’s William Weihl said, but smart IT can reduce emissions, help green the grid, and save companies and consumers money. Watch the videos here.