Harbor seals once had all but disappeared from Monterey Bay. Fur trappers had eliminated sea otters, urchin populations exploded, and the kelp forests were decimated.
Category: sustainability
sustainability
Divest Now!
Let’s hear calls to those who manage college and university endowments, not to divest from the fossil fuel industry, but to invest in alternatives.
Tripp Burwell
climate, conservation, environmental economics, ESC, faculty, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water
climate, conservation, environmental economics, ESC, faculty, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water
What is a Forest Worth – Explicitly?
Anne Martin
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
alumni, climate, conservation, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, sustainability, travel, water
The Sixth Extinction
“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
A Year in the Tropics
Costa Rica has been a dream of mine for a very long time…I am not sure at what point it became this way. I think that sometimes certain places capture your imagination in a wayContinue reading
Jenny Cole
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
What is Behavioral Energy Efficiency? (Part 2 of 2)
As I introduced in my last blog post, behavioral energy efficiency, sometimes called occupancy engagement in the context of building efficiency, is a growing field. However, it is not an area yet well-understood by RMIContinue reading
Jenny Cole
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
conservation, Exploring Energy Efficiency in Colorado, internships, students, sustainability
What is Behavioral Energy Efficiency? (Part 1 of 2)
One of the biggest questions I had entering grad school – and it’s a question that I think anyone who’s ever dedicated a bit of time or energy to environmental issues wonders about – wasContinue reading
Introduction to Delhi’s Last Sacred Grove
Delhi is the world’s 2nd most populous city. It is India’s capital, and it is situated in the National Capital Region (NCR), joined by its rapidly developing neighbors Gurgaon and Faridabad. Mangar village sits directly southContinue reading
Tell Your Children to Be Farmers
There was an Op-Ed in the New York Times written a year ago by Bren Smith titled, “Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Farmers”. I found it sitting neatly folded on my bedroomContinue reading