If you push past the national headlines, you start to realize that Washington, D.C., is going into 2019 with all cylinders firing on environmental progress.
Category: sustainability
Land Ahoy: A New Frontier for Climate Action
The most underrated tool in the fight against climate change might just be right under your feet. That’s right: land is storing epic amounts of carbon that could otherwise warm the atmosphere. It’s sequestered inContinue reading
A New Year in New Orleans
New Orleans is, more and more, embracing development that is both environmentally and socially sustainable as it continues to rebuild from Hurricane Katrina.
The World According to Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben is the first to admit that he’s a natural introvert, more comfortable writing his thoughts on the page than exclaiming them to an audience. But his years of public activism and personal dedication to the cause shone through in all he had to say, and I don’t think I was alone in hanging onto his every word.
Conversations on leadership offer practical insights
What does “environmental leadership” even mean? The question buzzed around my partially-frozen brain as I watched the scenery whiz by on I-40. While the rest of our classmates were enjoying the final day of winterContinue reading
Alex Rudee
climate, conservation, EEP, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
climate, conservation, EEP, environmental economics, environmental health, environmental policy, forests, students, sustainability, water
How Much is an Ecosystem Worth?
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity be a part of “A Community on Ecosystem Services” (ACES for short) in Jacksonville, Florida. Through the ACES conference, which was attended by over 500 federal agency employees, academicContinue reading