Students in the “Challenges of Sustainable Development” course presented their solutions for the problem of air pollution and haze in Singapore at Bard College’s Third Annual Asia and the Environment Research Conference. From left: instructor Jason Wong, Annie Block, Chelsea Jean-Michel, Marchelle Lundquist, Francesca Merrick, Elsie Platzer and Bennett Smith. …
My family moved to Waycross, Ga when I was 6 years old. Waycross, Ware County is in the southeastern tip of Georgia, about an hour away from Florida. Not long after my mom began teaching in the Ware County school system, she started hearing stories of young children and …
It feels like a challenging time to be working on environmental issues here in the United States as a wave of populism and climate change denial seems to be sweeping the country. To gain some perspective on working toward sustainability goals, I spoke with Professor Sue Hartley. Professor Hartley is the Director of …
Every time I drive down to New York City, the village of New Paltz and the Wallkill River show up on my GPS. Along highway I-87, you can see marvelous mountain views and amazing apple trees. I always think that I should tour and try the hiking trails in this …
An important component of being an environmentalist is helping people connect with nature who are otherwise not keen about the ecological beauty in and near their surroundings. Particularly in urban settings, residents can easily fall out of touch with the natural environment that is often sparsely preserved in densely populated …
Passionate about Environmental Education? The Bard Center for Environmental Policy and The Bard Masters of Arts in Teaching Program announce the launch of a new M.Ed in Environmental Education degree program at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley, beginning Fall 2018. Distinctive program features include: Integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum. Unmatched …
“You could say this nation runs on two dark liquids — petroleum and coffee,” Professor Bob Thompson of Syracuse University once said. We’re constantly reminded of the social and environmental costs of our reliance on fossil fuels, but what about that other fuel? Conventional coffee: value without values Americans drink …
Heal 50 years of manmade damage to the largest freshwater body on Earth. Restore 64,000 acres of wetlands. Add $12 million to the New York State economy annually. Obtain unprecedented bipartisan support from diverse stakeholders, including New York towns and counties, outdoor and environmental agencies, businesses, national and international policy …
Bard CEP kicked off Earth Month with Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi, former Goldman Sachs Director of Risk Management Dr. Bob Litterman, and other panelists focused on pricing carbon. On Wednesday, April 5th CEP hosted a national screening of “Priceless”, an episode from the National Geographic Series, Years of Living Dangerously. The one-hour show, …
Bard CEP Director Eban Goodstein spoke on Climate Change and the Economy: Sorting Fact from Fiction, at Drew University on March 21st. See the talk here. The event was sponsored by the Network for Responsible Public Policy. Scroll down to the video labelled March 21, 2017; the talk begins at …
