Thomas Edison established the first direct current power system in 1882. It distributed electricity to 59 customers on Wall Street in New York City. Today, the electric grid includes more than 6 million miles of transmission and distribution lines designed primarily with centralized controls, supplying over 143 million residential, commercial, …
Life Cycle Assessment A Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an attempt to evaluate all environmental impacts associated with a product, process, or activity. This includes considering impacts at all stages of the product, including raw material extraction, production, product use, and disposal/reuse. A LCA can be particularly important when dealing with …
By Judson Peck, M.S. Environmental Policy ’15 “Mitigating and adapting to climate change is entirely compatible with pursuing development.” – Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator UNDP and Climate Change Efforts to tackle climate change have largely been focused on isolated, distinct, and often competing goals and actions on mitigation (lowering emissions) or adaptation …
Written by Suolang Dongcuo (Master’s in Environmental Policy Candidate 2015) After finishing the first year of my master’s degree at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy, I decided to go back to Tibet where my knowledge is mostly needed. After a long and tedious search and application process, I …
By: Molly Gilligan, M.S. Environmental Policy ’15 IUCN Global Gender Office IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, is the world’s oldest and largest international environmental organization. IUCN is a member organization with members such as national governments, departments and ministries, non-governmental organizations, and citizen groups. With headquarters in …
A typical picture of a forest is one full of lush, green landscapes, never ending rows of trees, and wildlife only found in wooded areas. Well, the forest I am working in this summer is full of people, buildings, and roadways. Trees have existed in cities for centuries, and it …
When I told my classmates and friends that I was going to do my environmental policy internship at a brewery, I received one of two reactions: incredulity or laughter. It was evident that, to my peers, the connection between environmental policy and brewing beer seemed tenuous at best. I am …
Scenic Hudson believes that the Hudson Valley is an irreplaceable national treasure that must be preserved for all residents and visitors to enjoy. Since kickstarting the grassroots environmental movement in 1963, the organization has dedicated itself to promoting the Hudson Valley’s environmental health and sustainable economic growth. One of Scenic …
After finishing the first year of my master’s degree in Climate Science and Policy (CSP) at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (Bard CEP) in Annandale on Hudson, NY, I changed from the landscape of the Hudson Valley to the wonderful city of Washington, D.C. and couldn’t be happier. As …
Written by Meredith Murray (Master’s in Environmental Policy Candidate 2015) Driving into the Lake Tahoe Basin you are surrounded by sapphire blue water varying in colors and parts of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is no wonder why they call the lake “the Jewel of the Sierras”. Lake Tahoe …
