Today I tuned in to a monthly webinar put on by one of our partners, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), about the new Clean Power Plan and its implications for businesses. The talk was entitled “More Jobs,Continue reading
Category: environmental policy
environmental policy
Elena Kazarov
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students, sustainability
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students, sustainability
The World Resources Institute Holds a Trilateral Dialogue on Climate Change
My first climate change adventure was to accompany my boss, Jake Schmidt, to a “Trilateral Dialogue” hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI). The purpose of this reoccurring roundtable is to share knowledge and increaseContinue reading
Elena Kazarov
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students
climate, environmental policy, International Climate Policy in D.C., internships, students
Keeping Tabs on our Neighbor to the North
I’m definitely not in the South anymore. Walking to the bus on my first day of my internship at the Natural Resources Defense Council, someone almost backed into me with their pickup truck and thenContinue reading
Aquaculture – Is it Really the Answer?
Joshua Berg Aquaculture – Is it Really the Answer? According to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association), aquaculture is the rearing, breeding and harvesting of plants and animals from marine environments of allContinue reading
Trading Crops for a Fish?
While much of the country has spent the last six months dealing with unusually harsh weather and rarely seen precipitation, California has been mired in its worst drought in modern history. The state is currentlyContinue reading
Ag Alternatives: Embracing the Weeds and Urban Agriculture
Tess Harper The often-misquoted Henry David Thoreau once said, “in wildness is the preservation of the world”. However, in today’s ever growing, urbanized, technology-oriented world, how are people still able to hold onto this fleetingContinue reading
An Island Divided: What the World Must Learn from Tragedy on Hispaniola
A faded castle amidst a dry and desolate landscape: my last image of Haiti still sears like a hot burn in my mind. Traveling over roads that were nothing more than rutted ditches and driedContinue reading
Media Facing a New Form of Climate Debate
Last month, FiveThirtyEight.com, a blog once a part of the New York Times, began publishing its first articles. Founded by statistician and author Nate Silver, the blog aspires for a new form of objective andContinue reading
Major Farms Cause Major Harm, But Sustainability Is On The Rise
The current models of agribusiness and meat production are detrimental to the environment. There is very little profit margin in selling food, so to maximize profit big businesses aim to maximize production. Technological advances andContinue reading
Green Foreigners
The risks and rewards of growing genetically modified algae for biofuels.