The Bard-Yonsei Workshop gave me an opportunity to make my first trip to East Asia. The itinerary was very planned and included a workshop at Yonsei University, followed by trips into Korea’s countryside on both its east and west coasts. While the workshop was outstanding, I felt that the three …
Written by Kale Roberts MS ’16 Bard Center for Environmental Policy Just sharing NY energy news, particularly about solar. Following last week’s whirlwind panel discussion about REV’s goals and utility/service provider/regulator restructuring, I remained a bit mystified about what concretely is going on in New York. For fun, here are …
Featured on the homepage of the New York Times 410,000 peaceful protesters descended on New York City to demand world action on climate change as part of the People’s Climate March. Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability, including the MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy, were there to proudly support the March. Bard MBA students also interviewed marchers …
Recently, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy community had the exciting opportunity to hear firsthand what Pace University’s environmental law and animal rights scholar had to say about a proverbial hot button issue: factory farming. Professor David Cassuto indeed provided his unique perspective on the matter: he presented a strong case for …
This past week, Bard Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) first and second year students came together over dinner to both celebrate the start of a new semester and to take the opportunity to speak about a topic on everyone’s mind: the professional internship. For the second year students, having recently returned …
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 …
By Dr. Jennifer Phillips Over the coming decades, climate change will challenge regional, national, and global economies. Some regions of the world will see agricultural productivity drop by 50% by 2080, while regions will experience increased productivity. Part of the adaptation process will be to build resilience into …
By Karen Corey Love Canal. Chernobyl. Bhopal. Three Mile Island. Deepwater Horizon. Fukushima. Each of these is a place that has become synonymous with environmental disaster, provoking environmental regulation and concerns about large-scale environmental devastation. Few people argue with the necessity of investing money to rehabilitate Superfund sites or radiation-contaminated zones. But long-term, chronic environmental …
by Maxine Segarnick As the world’s population continues to expand over the next century, so will the need for energy production. The energy sources used predominantly around the world include coal, oil, and natural gas, all of which emit large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other air pollutants when …
The age of marketing a ‘quick sell’ to eager, faceless consumers is coming to an end. More companies are turning to the power behind values-based branding: using their customer’s personal ethics to create campaigns reaching beyond the cha-ching of registers. At the forefront of this marketing movement is Citizen Group, …
