In 1990, Gallop asked Americans if they thought more should be spent on protecting the environment. Democrats said yes 75% of the time. The number of Republicans saying yes? An identical 75%. Responding to the same question in 2012, Democratic support for more spending on the environment was still strong …
Having the opportunity to come to Oaxaca and closely study the region’s water crisis and reform process was a great experience. It gave me the chance to learn more about the politics of water but also to understand those politics in relation to how a lack of access to …
Author: Kevin Zhou Photo Credit: Gabrielle Weiss On our second day in Oaxaca, we were fortunate to have an INSO staff member, Vincent Aba, introduce us to the Intelligent Water Use Program (PIA). PIA is one solution to solve the shortage and cost of water for users in the city …
Author: Gabrielle Weiss, CEP Student Our class arrived in Oaxaca late on Monday the 25th and on Tuesday morning, we began our studies. We walked down the cobblestone streets of the colonial center of the Ciudad Oaxaca de Juárez (Oaxaca City) toward the central square, called the Zócalo. Flanked by …
Natural Gas: Not So Fracking Clean By Jessica Schug MS ’15, Judson Peck MS ’15, Violeta Borilova Mezeklieva MS ’15 Natural gas is promoted as a clean energy alternative to fossil fuel, providing energy that will reduce both global warming and the United State’s dependence on foreign oil. After being approached by …
Discounting the SCC: “Wait, this isn’t a sale!” By: Ashley Brinkman MS ’15 and Anna McKeigue MS ‘15 This week’s National Climate Seminar at the Bard Center for Environmental Policy focused on the social cost of carbon (SCC). The guest speaker, Laurie Johnson of the National Resource Defense Council, asked …
The Lost City of Miami By: Terence Duvall, MS ’15, and Molly Gilligan, MS ’15 We are currently experiencing a slow-motion catastrophe. The die is cast. We have emitted enough carbon into the atmosphere to guarantee climate change and rising sea levels. Some of our most precious real estate, our commercial …
BLOG: Is the oceans’ power to maintain life rivaled by our own power to destroy it? By Ashley Westgate MSEP ’15 and Keston Finch MSCSP ’15 In the wake of the recent IPCC AR5 report, scientists have highlighted the added stress that increased anthropogenic CO2 is placing on our world’s ocean systems. …
By Violeta Borilova Mezeklieva and Izabel Hoyos Ever wonder what your life would be like if you had water once a week? What solutions would you adopt to help your community? (Previous CEP Students in Oaxaca) At the Bard Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) students have the opportunity to address …
BLOG: Ecological Entrepreneurship: The Key to a Sustainable Future? By Buck Doyle, MSEP ’16, and Christina Wildt, MSEP/MBA ’15 We are in an unprecedented time of economic development and social change, which has led to better living standards worldwide. But despite our capacity for technological advancement, we are actively …
