Dr. Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Media Studies and Human Rights of Bard College at Simon’s Rock was a recent facilitator at the C2C Fellows Workshop at Bard College. The weekend long workshop inspired her to write this blog post. Reposted from her blog: bethechange You …
by LeAnne Harvey The Human Impacts Institute is a non-profit organization that uses creative approaches to bring environmental issues to the surface in communities. They motivate individuals, organizations, and communities to take action to mitigate climate change and promote sustainable lifestyles. Through experiential education, creative engagement, and collaborative partnerships they …
About a month ago, I completed my internship at the Center for Neighborhood Technology in Chicago. I really loved my time at CNT; from day one I was treated as a member of a team and not as an intern. I worked with people of varying backgrounds and from different …
by Kristin Kokal I recently finished my science internship with the Center for Biological Diversity’s San Francisco office (the Center). Although my internship focused mainly on research and writing, I was also able to write petitions, make connections with people inside and outside the organization, and become an incremental part …
by Taylor Evans The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is a City agency of approximately 6,000 employees. DEP both manages and conserves the water supply for NYC and collects and treats all wastewater. It is estimated that DEP distributes more than one billion gallons of drinking water to 9 million New Yorkers …
By Lauren Hubbell ’14 and Danny Lapin ‘14 Dr. Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Research Fellow at Resources for the Future The Clean Air Act is vibrant and alive, even as its milestone provisions are decades old. Its regulatory clout is still felt across the political frontier of the nation. …
by Jed Wolf ’13 I have just completed my fourth week of interning at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi India. When I arrived at the TERI I was assigned to work in the Climate Change and earth science division, however, I have a growing interest in energy, …
Do the Math Campaign: In order to keep the planet from warming about 2 degrees Celsius, scientists estimate we can put up to another 565 gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. However, fossil fuel companies have about 2,795 gigatons in their reserves and will burn all of it unless …
by Danielle Seeley ’13 My studies at Bard have given me a solid foundation of knowledge that was beneficial for my internship with the Maryland Sierra Club. It provided me with an interdisciplinary view of complex environmental issues which fully prepared me to offer solutions with confidence at my internship. …
Publicado originalmente en La Voz, Edición Noviembre 2012. Por Ariadne Prior-Grosch ¿La palabra ambientalista, en que te hace pensar? ¿En un “abrazador de árboles” o un hippie con cabello rasta que come comida natural? Desde los sesentas, le demografía del movimiento ambiental ha cambiado bastante. Se puede decir que el movimiento …