“Every last one of us can do better than to give up” – Cheryl Strayed What does it mean to live on a dying planet? What will it take to save her? IContinue reading
Category: environmental policy
environmental policy
William Schlesinger
air pollution, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, pesticides, toxicology
air pollution, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, pesticides, toxicology
Success Stories
Seeing Bald Eagles along the coast of Maine this summer makes me think of the good things that have come from environmental science
Jessica McDonald
conservation, environmental policy, internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
conservation, environmental policy, internships, students, Trade and Sustainable Development in Geneva, Switzerland, travel
Crazy, Candid, Calculated Course Week
Last week the Duke Program on Global Policy and Governance hosted its sixteenth annual course week in Geneva to complement our summer internships. This year there were four tracks: Humanitarian action; global health; environment, energy,Continue reading
USA: The Hmong Community’s Interactions with Public Lands in Wisconsin
Wisconsin public land management currently falls short of providing appropriate and inclusive services to all of Wisconsin’s residents.
Too Bad Turkeys Don’t Migrate
Migratory birds are part of the heritage of America—not simply an annoyance, like houseflies, to the pursuit of corporate profits.
Let’s Talk About Water- Deadbeat Dams
Earlier this spring the Duke River Center and the Duke Water Network hosted a “Let’s Talk About Water” event, which included a film screening of DamNation, followed by a panel discussion. DamNation is a featureContinue reading
The Tragedy of the Atmosphere
If one looks only slightly beneath the surface, the current arguments against climate change are not about the science, but about how the regulation of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere would result in a loss of individual and corporate liberties and about raising the cost of the good life.
The Pope and Ecology: Shouts from the Highest Steeple
The excitement is building: for the first time in history, the Pope is issuing an encyclical on the environment… but wait, why is this important? Two details: 1. The Pope presides over the largest religiousContinue reading
Word of the Day: Stationarity
One of the lessons that I’ve been learning at the Nic School has been how to manage water resources that are changing in their availability, their dynamics, and their uses. I look forward to the chance to help forge a new path for water managers.
Shoptalk in a Coffee Shop
Today’s class was full of marine conservation shoptalk. We covered a variety of different marine conservations issues with the specialists we met on Day 3 of our Hawaiian adventure. All of my classmates had insightfulContinue reading