Excerpted from the Spring 2015 issue of The Bardian. Since its founding in 1999, Bard CEP has promoted a science- based, holistic approach to environmental policy. Through a combination of theoretical study and empirical work, Bard CEP graduate students gain a deep firsthand understanding of how numerous academic disciplines …
[show_avatar email=267 avatar_size=200]We are thrilled to announce Bard Center for Environmental Policy grad Lauren Frisch ’14 has co-authored the study “Gauging Public Perceptions of Ocean Acidification in Alaska”, a continuation of her master’s thesis research work with faculty advisors Gautam Sethi and Jennifer Phillips using statistical tools and research methods she learned while at BardCEP. …
1963. I am three years old. My older sister, seven, is a plaintiff in the lawsuit integrating our grade school in south central Tennessee. There are three billion people in the world. One of them is named Chung Chungin. She is six and lives in Seoul, Korea. The atmosphere holds …
Post by Bard CEP Director Eban Goodstein Last fall, I took on a volunteer advisory role helping Chevy figure out how to spend $40 million on clean energy projects. I also met Lucy Van Hook, at the time, a new Master’s Student here at Bard CEP. Lucy came to us …
Bard CEP Director Eban Goodstein participated in a press conference announcing a major new green initiative by General Motors. Chevy’s $40 million project aims to reduce 8 million metric tons of carbon over the next few years through energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in communities across the country. Below are …
Last month we posted CEP adjunct professor Dr. Eleanor Sterling’s article on NYTimes.com’s “Scientists at Work” blog about her work in the isolated Northern Pacific atoll (a special kind of island) called Palmyra Atoll. A Q&A was recently posted on their blog, in which she answers readers’ questions about sea …
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 …
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 …
