Most CEM students visit Duke Marine Lab once or twice before moving to Beaufort. There is the option, however, to take summer classes at DUML tuition free before you even arrive at the Nicholas School.
Swimming with Gratitude
Open water swimming in Bogue Sound has led to a more wholehearted appreciation for my coastal surroundings and community. When Hurricane Florence flushed debris and polluted waters into the sound this September, cutting our swim season short, it hurt to see the aftermath.
William Schlesinger
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, faculty, renewable energy
climate, conservation, energy, environmental economics, environmental policy, faculty, renewable energy
Carbon Fees
A carbon fee program would preserve the personal choice of how we live our lives
Hope and Obstacles on the Road to Greener Supply Chains
I was excited to to visit a local Foxconn manufacturing facility, which offered a glimpse into the world of heavy industry (and related policy issues) that helped draw me toward coming to China.
Tips for Attending a Conference
Whether this is your first conference or you are a seasoned veteran, here are some things you can do before, during and after your conference to make the most of it.
Into the Okavango
Attending a screening of the documentary “Into the Okavango” at the San Francisco Green Film Festival transported me back to the Okavango.
3.5 The Rule of Provision
If a system is defined by the collective actions of its parts, one may still ask why the parts should cooperate to create collective effects? And, especially if there are very many parts in the system,Continue reading
Introducing ‘Defining Duke Environment’
My inspiration for wanting to discuss the Duke Environment student experience grew from my personal feelings of inadequacy and fraudulence. That’s right, I am a PhD student suffering from Imposter Syndrome.
Potassium
Potassium…. may emerge as problematic…. as large areas of highly weathered tropical soils….are converted to agriculture.
Interlude on Semiotics: an exchange with Professor Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
On the connection between the technosphere and culture, between science and humanism–the boundary that must be addressed in any full attempt to deal with environmental challenges of the Anthropocene. Professor Herrmann-Pillath (an economist and philosopherContinue reading