The Bard CEP Eco Reader

Bard CEP alum Maxine Segarnick assesses the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s readiness to license safer, more efficient reactors

In a recent article in the American Bar Association’s Nuclear Law Committee Newsletter, 2013 alum Maxine Segarnick argues that, in order for the U.S. to join other nations in the modern era of reactor technology, it must adjust its regulatory framework to consider non-light water reactors (LWRs).  She points out …

Bard CEP alum Dalia Najjar appointed youngest Executive Manager in Farouk Systems history

Bard CEP’s Dalia Najjar, who graduated in May 2017, has joined Farouk Systems Palestine as its Executive Manager.  Farouk Systems, Inc. is a Houston-based company that manufactures high quality hair care products.  It has 144 branches worldwide, and Najjar is the youngest Executive Manager in company history. Najjar drew on …

Improving Island Resiliency: Incorporating Microgrids as Puerto Rico Rebuilds

By Keston Mario Finch (CEP16) This might very well be the busiest year ever of the Atlantic hurricane season. With two months left, the Americas shudder at the thought of who’s next, and when. Three major hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and most recently Maria—made landfall within a one-month timespan, seriously damaging several …

Bard CEP alum Kristen Wilson is instrumental in winning Kingston, NY a $10 million state grant

Kristen Wilson, who graduated from Bard CEP in 2007, is the City of Kingston, NY’s Grants Manager.  She and a team of city and county officials and community members worked around the clock to prepare Kingston’s proposal for the highly competitive “Downtown Revitalization Initiative” grant. The award, announced by Governor …

A Future Detoxified

The fact sheet below summarizes a just-released IUCN report researched and co-authored by Molly Gilligan (CEP15) and her colleague Laura Sabater. Women’s participation and gender considerations in country representation, planning and reporting to the BRS Conventions takes stock of the BRS Gender Action Plan’s effectiveness in ensuring gender considerations in the management …

African Conservation Expertise at Bard CEP

Professor Anton Seimon has recently joined Bard CEP’s faculty, teaching the core course in climate science. Seimon has a broad ranging set of research interests— from hurricane chasing to regular field work in the Peruvian Andes, looking at glacial retreat and water resources. He has also done a lot of …

Bard National Climate Seminar: Dr. Michael Neuman on Urban Storm Risk and Sustainability

By Vanessa Kichline This year’s hurricane season has been one of the worst on record. We’ve already seen two Category 5 hurricanes make landfall in the United States, wreaking havoc to the tune of some $200 billion in damages—and the season isn’t over yet. Dr. Michael Neuman, professor and award-winning researcher of …

Bard National Climate Seminar: Susan Biniaz on City and State Governments Stepping Up for Climate Action

By Vanessa Kichline The President’s announcement this June that the United States plans to withdraw from theParis Climate Accord was a disappointment—but not necessarily a surprise—to the international community. The response here at home was mixed, but many leaders in business and local governments spoke out against the decision. It’s …

Student Clinician? —Who’s that?

What are Legal Clinics?  Those of you who do not know what a legal clinic entails, welcome! Those of you who have heard about them, I hope this post gives you some hands on insight! Legal clinics are individual pro bono legal consulting entities that law students take for credit and …

Stocks and Flows: Navigating NYC Water Policy

Over the course of my internship at the New York City Council, I’ve been able to spend some time at City Hall and at the 22nd district office of Chairman Constantinides. I even had the chance to attend a public hearing on proposed energy efficiency laws in Council Chambers at City …