Category: sustainability

sustainability

Tripp Burwell
January 9, 2015 Tripp Burwellconservation, environmental economics, environmental policy, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water

Mexico’s Other Border

Howler monkeys harangued us as we floated down the brown river. Their invisible, furry faces unceasingly announced our approach. Underneath their clamorous banshee cries, we heard another sound – the low, dull throb of anContinue reading

Meagan Knowlton
December 23, 2014 Meagan Knowltonclimate, environmental policy, sustainability, water, WRM

Buzzword of the Day: Resilience!

I can't seem to study water without encountering living things. This is New Hope Creek in Duke Forest. I liked how glassy the water was, and how the trees reflected in it.

I’ve had my eyes opened to how big of a topic resilience is—and how relevant it is—across scientific, social, and economic disciplines.

Dave Grace
December 12, 2014October 24, 2016 Dave Graceconservation, ESC, students, sustainability

Church Food Hubs: A Response to Food Deserts?

The way the USDA defines food deserts — in terms of distance to a supermarket and income level at the unit of a census tract — can be portrayed easily from satellite views such asContinue reading

Scott Winton
December 9, 2014December 12, 2014 Scott Wintonconservation, forests, PhD, students, sustainability

The Fate of Forests on Duke’s Campus

Map view of the remaining forests on Duke's main campuses

“…over the years and decades forests on campus have been gradually chipped away for construction…”

Anne Martin
November 24, 2014October 24, 2016 Anne Martinclimate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, forests, marine studies, students, sustainability, Undergraduate, water

Something That I Believe In

We live in a world in which every decision that we make counts. We must decide what kind of a world we want to live in, and then decide what those decisions will be.

Meagan Knowlton
November 14, 2014 Meagan Knowltonclimate, energy, environmental policy, students, sustainability, water

Language & Climate: IPCC 2014

The change in language in the IPCC Synthesis Report from 2007 to 2014 is indicative of our increasing understanding of climate change and our urgent need to take action.

Anne Martin
October 27, 2014October 24, 2016 Anne Martinconservation, environmental economics, environmental health, ESC, students, sustainability, Undergraduate

In Search of Magic

Remembering the parts of our world that have been forgotten.

Meagan Knowlton
October 24, 2014 Meagan Knowltonclimate, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water, WRM

Meandering through Water Issues in Asheville

I ended my two weekends in Asheville with some interesting ideas about water sustainability in business practices, as well as some great memories of outdoor adventures and the beautiful Fall colors.

Tripp Burwell
October 17, 2014 Tripp Burwellclimate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, ESC, forests, students, sustainability, travel, water

Adieu, Romaine

As Hydro-Quebec, the corporation behind Northern Pass, works to dam Quebec’s Romaine River, three kayakers paddle it for the last time in its natural state. The power in the water is evident; what’s not clear is how Quebec’s push for hydropower dominance makes economic, social
or environmental sense.

Tripp Burwell
October 9, 2014 Tripp Burwellclimate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, ESC, students, sustainability, travel, water

Aral Sea and the Arctic?

A ship with graffitti on the former lakebed.

What can the shrinking Aral Sea tell us about the melting Arctic?