A Brief Report on the 8th Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law in Ghent, Belgium, by Prof. Victor Tafur During September 13-17, 2010, I visited the charming City of Ghent, in the Flemish region of Belgium, to participate in this year’s Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental …
Cross Post from RealClimateEconomics.org, a project of Economics for Equity and the Environment Network (E3). E3 Network is a national network of economists developing new arguments for the active protection of human health and the environment. E3 Network is an affiliate of Ecotrust. Plenitude: Can You Be Rich and Green? by …
Five years ago, green jobs were in nobody’s dictionary. This fall, these two magic words may keep critical climate legislation alive in California. One of the little-recognized victories of the climate movement has been a dramatic reframing of the debate around environment and economy. Right now, the fossil fuel industry …
I wanted to invite folks to join an on-line discussion of teaching environmental and natural resource economics. Wiley is releasing the 6th edition of my textbook, Economics and the Environment this fall, and have asked me to do a webinar on the challenges we are facing as teachers in a …
Crossposted from adjunct faculty member Dr. Eleanor Sterling’s NYTimes “Scientist at Work” blog I often wonder what life was like for military personnel who served on Palmyra Atoll during World War II. We see ghosts of their activities — whether abandoned buildings and ancient, odd-shaped light bulbs or structural changes …
CEP Professor Gautam Sethi just won an ARES 2010 award for Real Estate Sustainability sponsored by the NAIOP Research Foundation. Congratulations! The paper is titled, “Wind Energy Facilities and Residential Properties: The Effect of Proximity and View on Sales Prices” Authors of the Paper: Ben Hoen, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley …
Karen Corey ’13 is in CEP’s Master’s International program with the Peace Corps, about to start her Peace Corps assignment in Samoa. Today is the first day of my last week interning at Resources for the Future in Washington, DC. For those who don’t know, RFF is an environmental economics …
Did you know that Red Hook, the town in which Bard is located, has a Conservation Advisory Council? The CAC was established in 1976 after the Town Board recognized that “establishment of a Conservation Advisory Council is a necessary step in fostering unified action on environmental problems.” Molly Williams, Bard …
For the past seven months, I have been working in the municipal Department of Agriculture in. Since the Department of Agriculture is responsible for agriculture, livestock and coastal resource projects, it has been a challenge to find a focus for the specific projects that I am involved in. I work …
Hello Readers, I’m finally in Colombia! It’s been about three weeks now. I am in Bogota which is very much a city. It’s got a New York feel only the buildings aren’t as tall, some people go home for lunch, and taxis and manicures are much cheaper. But the hustle …