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Meet Angel Chung Cutno
April 25th, 2018
What is your education and career background? Over the last decade, I have not strayed far from education nor non-profits because of my driving motivators of working with youth and developing community. Why are you passionate about New Harmony? I […]
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Redesigning 21st Century Pumps
April 22nd, 2018
When a pump was designed to control flooding in New Orleans in the 20th century it was a feat of engineering. It created new patterns of settlement and segregation in the city. However, after August’s floods it is clear that […]
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Diesel Fuel Spill in the Mississippi River
April 12th, 2018
New Orleans is experiencing an incredible spring day. People are out by the thousands at French Quarter Fest. But there is a diesel fuel spill in the Mississippi River. Read more on nola.com.
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Meet Aaron Frumin
April 9th, 2018
What is your field of work? I’ve spent the last 12 years working in nonprofit construction, education and youth development with organizations like the Red Cross, AmeriCorps, Habitat for Humanity and more. Today, I’m the the Executive Director of unCommon […]
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Community Organizing
April 4th, 2018
A recent Bloomberg article discusses the uncertainty for people living in a large area along the Louisiana coast. The Louisiana government is working on a plan to relocate or increase taxes for people in high flood-risk areas. The program is called Louisiana […]
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Meet Richie Blink
April 2nd, 2018
What is your field of work? I work in the fields of outreach and engagement around coastal restoration and resiliency issues. Why are you passionate about New Harmony? New Harmony High fills the missing space between real world challenges and […]
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Building Resilient Homes
March 30th, 2018
New Harmony is interested in ways that people can live more harmoniously near water. Water can cause devastating property loss, however some groups are finding ways to lessen the damaging effects of flooding. When a Baton Rouge home not in […]
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Meet Amanda Murray
March 26th, 2018
What is your education and career background? I graduated with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale University. Since college, I have worked in a charter school teaching math, science, and special education as well as worked with […]
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The Worst Flood Before Katrina
March 23rd, 2018
New Harmony loves drawing connections between history lessons and relevant current events! Back in the 19th century there was a terrible flood in New Orleans, however citizens took action to try to prevent future disasters. Listen to this podcast from Tripod about […]
