2025 Rose-Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism Recipient
Environmental Defense Fund
EDF is working with partners around the world, and across the public and private sectors, to use the power of markets and technology to drive down pollution quickly and affordably - and to shift the world to clean energy as fast as possible. Their areas of focus include methane from fossil fuel production, clean electricity, transportation, and fuels and feedstocks. To achieve their goals, they seek reforms in law, regulation, and/or business practice through a mix of strategic corporate partnerships, direct engagement with policymakers, and mobilizing investor and public sentiment in favor of change.
EDF Executive Director Amanda Leland accepts the 2025 Rose-Walters Prize for Global Environmental Activism from Dickinson President John E. Jones III '77, P'11. Photo by Dan Loh.
Dickinson will welcome leaders of the Environmental Defense Fund to campus for a residency in October 28-30, 2025. Contact the Center for Sustainability Education for more details or to get involved at sustainability@dickinson.edu.
Their residency will include the following events:
Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition to Low-Carbon Solutions
A conversation with staff of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Wednesday, October 29, 7:00 pm
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
360 W. Louther Street, Carlisle, PA 17013
Free and open to the public with livestream and recording available.
Panelists:
- Jon Goldstein, Associate Vice President, Energy Transition, EDF
- Dr. Natasha Vidangos, Associate Vice President, Innovation and Technology Policy, EDF
- Morgan Rote, Senior Policy Director, Fuels and Feedstocks, EDF
Moderator: Neil Leary, Director of the Center for Sustainability Education, Dickinson
Accelerating the Clean Energy Transition to Low-Carbon Solutions: A Conversation with Leaders of the Environmental Defense Fund Poster
MAPPING METHANE SKILL BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR ANALYZING SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS OF METHANE EMISSIONS
A workshop for students from spatial analysts at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Tuesday, October 28, 1:30-3:30 pm
REGISTER TODAY
Pre-registration and pre-work IS REQUIRED, space is limited
Prior knowledge of Google Earth Engine, QGIS, and Python are not required
Contact sustainability@dickinson.edu for more information
Methane emissions are powerful greenhouse gases. Knowing the spatial patterns of methane emission sources is critical for monitoring and controlling these important drivers of global climate change. Students will gain skills needed to continue to independently explore and analyze satellite-based methane emissions data for climate research, environmental monitoring, and policy evaluation.
Workshop Leaders:
Anthony Himmelberger is the Senior Geospatial Analyst for the Environmental Defense Fund’s MethaneSAT project. Anthony specializes in analyzing satellite and airborne imagery to detect and quantify methane emissions from the global oil and gas sector. His work supports the development of high-resolution emissions maps and spatial models that inform mitigation efforts and public policy.
Amina Naliaka is the Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental GIS at Dickinson College. She specializes in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), hydrological modeling, and climate change impact analysis, with a focus on groundwater sustainability and human–environment interactions. Her work develops spatial tools and models that inform water resource management and environmental policy.