How does the difficulty of combatting climate change compare to the war on poverty or the race to put a man on the moon?
Author: Janet Larsen
Janet Larsen is an environmental analyst working to connect the dots among trends in climate, energy, water, agriculture, and security. She currently is studying in the Duke Environmental Leadership – Master of Environmental Management (DEL-MEM) program. In her professional life, she is working with clients to understand environmental problems and find sustainability solutions. In directing the research program at the Earth Policy Institute for 14 years, Janet has covered a range of topics, from bike sharing and bottled water to food security, forest cover, and crop yields. She is a co-author of The Great Transition: Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Solar and Wind Energy, published by W.W. Norton in 2015.
Prior to the creation of Earth Policy Institute, Janet worked at the Worldwatch Institute. She has done fieldwork looking at salt-tolerant plants on the Chilean Coast and poison dart frogs in the Peruvian Amazon. Janet continues to enjoy the outdoors near to and far from her home in Washington, D.C., where she lives with her husband and preschool aged daughter.
The Rat Race or the Human Race? Revisiting Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
One wonderful aspect of being a parent is having the chance to revisit favorite childhood books. With Halloween around the corner, I dove back into Popcorn, a picture book by Frank Asch. In the story,Continue reading
Janet Larsen
conservation, Duke Environmental Leadership Program, forests, students, sustainability, travel
conservation, Duke Environmental Leadership Program, forests, students, sustainability, travel
It’s Summer. Get Outside!
Every year around Independence Day, I like to disconnect from the grid and get out into the backcountry. Over the last decade, more often than not, I’ve spent this time backpacking among the mountain laurelContinue reading
Janet Larsen
climate, conservation, Duke Environmental Leadership Program, students, sustainability, travel, water
climate, conservation, Duke Environmental Leadership Program, students, sustainability, travel, water
Learning from California’s Drought: Managing Groundwater
California’s on-going drought requires careful consideration on how best to store water. Rather than dams, look underground.
California: Green or Gold
California’s green now. But will the green always return?
A New Year, A New Blog, and Leadership Lessons
Introducing a new blog about interconnected environmental issues and some thoughts on leadership from Washington, D.C.