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![This spring I had the pleasure of speaking with Jason West, the Director of Sustainability for the City of Albany, New York, about his fascinating career trajectory and his thoughts […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2022/09/Jason-West-115x115.jpeg "Sustainability at the Local Level: A Conversation With Jason West")
Sustainability at the Local Level: A Conversation With Jason West
Posted on September 13, 2022 | No CommentsThis spring I had the pleasure of speaking with Jason West, the Director of Sustainability for the City of Albany, New York, about his fascinating career trajectory and his thoughts […] -
![In Marfa, Texas, prior to 2017, a house made of adobe bricks was appraised in the same way as any other house made of any other material. Now, following an […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2022/04/AA1-115x115.jpeg "Mud Houses: Affordable Housing for the Rich? – By CJ Kelley")
Mud Houses: Affordable Housing for the Rich? – By CJ Kelley
Posted on May 19, 2022 | 2 CommentsIn Marfa, Texas, prior to 2017, a house made of adobe bricks was appraised in the same way as any other house made of any other material. Now, following an […] -
![by Elise Ferguson, Hannah Lyons-Cavazos, and Tara McElhinney The Green Jobs Landscape Through its adoption of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in 2019, the state of New […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2021/05/sand-wood-floor-building-female-construction-756729-pxhere.com_-115x115.jpg "Green Jobs Growth in New York State")
Green Jobs Growth in New York State
Posted on May 12, 2021 | No Commentsby Elise Ferguson, Hannah Lyons-Cavazos, and Tara McElhinney The Green Jobs Landscape Through its adoption of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in 2019, the state of New […] -
![What if your phone, your car, your home and office could be charged by the sun? Transparent solar technologies have the potential to transform cities from massive energy consumers […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2021/04/architecture-skyscraper-glass-facades-modern-63415497fde2e7564ef973b89b4910ba-115x115.jpg "Transparent Solar: The Technology of the Future?")
Transparent Solar: The Technology of the Future?
Posted on April 26, 2021 | 2 CommentsWhat if your phone, your car, your home and office could be charged by the sun? Transparent solar technologies have the potential to transform cities from massive energy consumers […] -
![I recently started work for the data team at Bright Power, a company with a mission to help meet and track energy efficiency needs for various multifamily building clients in […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2020/10/Bright-Power-Logo-Stacked-115x115.png "Fighting Climate Change, One Utility Bill at a Time")
Fighting Climate Change, One Utility Bill at a Time
Posted on February 22, 2021 | No CommentsI recently started work for the data team at Bright Power, a company with a mission to help meet and track energy efficiency needs for various multifamily building clients in […] -
![How does one transform a market? Who comprises a market? What does market transformation even mean? If there’s anyone to turn to answer these questions when it comes to the […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/10/gll-logo-115x115.png "Transforming Ain’t Easy")
Transforming Ain’t Easy
Posted on October 1, 2018 | 2 CommentsHow does one transform a market? Who comprises a market? What does market transformation even mean? If there’s anyone to turn to answer these questions when it comes to the […] -
![Whether you come from a tightly packed urban neighborhood or from the rural rolling hills, you’ve probably seen a barren, possibly trashed area that’s lain dormant for decades. It could […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/EPA-brownfields-115x115.png "A Bright Tomorrow Thanks to a Brown Yesterday: Placing Solar Farms on Contaminated Sites–by Jake Duncan")
A Bright Tomorrow Thanks to a Brown Yesterday: Placing Solar Farms on Contaminated Sites–by Jake Duncan
Posted on May 1, 2018 | No CommentsWhether you come from a tightly packed urban neighborhood or from the rural rolling hills, you’ve probably seen a barren, possibly trashed area that’s lain dormant for decades. It could […] -
![When I started graduate school at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (CEP), I also started my student employment with Bard’s Office of Sustainability as the “energy intern.” Less than a […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/04/IMG_2509-e1524503379744-115x115.jpg "How data management is more challenging, and satisfying, than climbing mountains–by Holly Kistner")
How data management is more challenging, and satisfying, than climbing mountains–by Holly Kistner
Posted on April 26, 2018 | No CommentsWhen I started graduate school at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (CEP), I also started my student employment with Bard’s Office of Sustainability as the “energy intern.” Less than a […] -
![Hydropower has a long history in New York State. There are more than 6,000 dams in New York, some dating back to the 1700s. Even through the industrial revolution of […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/04/NYdams-115x115.png "Microhydropower: Part of New York’s Clean Energy Future?")
Microhydropower: Part of New York’s Clean Energy Future?
Posted on May 8, 2017 | 2 CommentsHydropower has a long history in New York State. There are more than 6,000 dams in New York, some dating back to the 1700s. Even through the industrial revolution of […] -
![The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is a non-profit that works in the heart of the national political arena. This small organization is something of a hidden gem among […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/08/12-115x115.jpg "Tiny Office, Big Impact: My Work at EESI")
Tiny Office, Big Impact: My Work at EESI
Posted on August 7, 2016 | 6 CommentsThe Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is a non-profit that works in the heart of the national political arena. This small organization is something of a hidden gem among […]