Activist Resources

If your community is facing decisions about fracking, this toolkit is for you. Use it to help you make sound decisions on fracking.

Fossil fuel companies and their trade associations have been peddling climate disinformation for decades. Here are 40 key moments of fossil fuel industry climate denial.

A toolkit for scientists looking for ways to use their expertise for the good of their community. Includes tips, tools, and other resources.

As part of our Summer Symposium series, we host webinars on arms control and international security topics. View past lectures here.

A distinguished group of experts from across the United States—including agricultural powerhouse states such as Iowa and California—have called for increased public investment in agroecological research.

At a June 2015 meeting and community forum in Minneapolis, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and students shared ideas and experiences on what it takes to forge trusted, equitable, and respectful partnerships to advance food policy reform.

Our Lewis M. Branscomb Forum, "Community Connections," explored new ways for scientists and communities to work together to meet challenges like chemical hazards, climate change impacts, or access to healthy food.

Learn how to navigate the food policy system and join in efforts to make healthy, affordable food part of your community's landscape.

Examples of resources, blogs, fellowships, training programs, and jobs sites that may be useful to early career scientists searching for careers or engagement opportunities in science policy.

The 2014 Lewis M. Branscomb Forum brought together experts, advocates, and engaged community members to explore how science can help advance healthier food environments.

Tips and information about how to reduce your household's emissions of heat-trapping (or global warming) gasses, through ten simple steps.

The 2013 Lewis M. Branscomb Forum convened big thinkers from academia, industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and citizen groups to delve into some of the most complex challenges around fracking.