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![The climate change discussion has long focused on the disastrous consequences of rising temperatures: melting ice caps leading to starving polar bears, or increased droughts leading to widespread crop […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/04/GBR-sugarcane-map-115x115.jpg "We Can’t Rum from Climate Change, but We Can Get Involved")
We Can’t Rum from Climate Change, but We Can Get Involved
Posted on April 30, 2019 | 1 CommentThe climate change discussion has long focused on the disastrous consequences of rising temperatures: melting ice caps leading to starving polar bears, or increased droughts leading to widespread crop […] -
![In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to create a standard of quality for public water systems and protect citizens from waterborne disease. Faced with the costs […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/02/51236154_586214285124542_8070958266101792768_n-e1551813053602-115x115.jpg "NYC → OAX")
NYC → OAX
Posted on March 5, 2019 | No CommentsIn 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to create a standard of quality for public water systems and protect citizens from waterborne disease. Faced with the costs […] -
![Since returning from the BCEP trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, I have had time to reflect and appreciate the width and depth of my experiences. The food, the people and the […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/02/IMG_1440-e1549650612427-115x115.jpg "Ecological Restoration in Oaxaca")
Ecological Restoration in Oaxaca
Posted on February 26, 2019 | No CommentsSince returning from the BCEP trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, I have had time to reflect and appreciate the width and depth of my experiences. The food, the people and the […] -
![A new way to view conservation The recent J-term in Oaxaca provided me with a new way of viewing the motivations of conservation. A major part of the conservation in […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2019/02/51163526_780254482326639_2126085532520808448_n-115x115.jpg "Conservation through Celebration")
Conservation through Celebration
Posted on February 18, 2019 | 1 CommentA new way to view conservation The recent J-term in Oaxaca provided me with a new way of viewing the motivations of conservation. A major part of the conservation in […] -
![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 […] -
![What do coastal resort towns and mountainous coffee farms have in common with peri-urban Oaxaca? Other than places visited by Bard CEP during our time in Mexico this January, they […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/02/IMG_20180124_160041204-115x115.jpg "Community conservation in Oaxaca: San Pablo Etla and La Mesita–by Emma Elbaum")
Community conservation in Oaxaca: San Pablo Etla and La Mesita–by Emma Elbaum
Posted on February 22, 2018 | 1 CommentWhat do coastal resort towns and mountainous coffee farms have in common with peri-urban Oaxaca? Other than places visited by Bard CEP during our time in Mexico this January, they […] -
![This January, Bard CEP students visited the state of Oaxaca, Mexico to study watershed management and sustainable development. While traveling to the Pacific coast, we met with Omar Gabriel […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/02/IMG_6690-e1518807842803-115x115.jpg "Creative Conservation in Huatulco–by Suzanne Flaum")
Creative Conservation in Huatulco–by Suzanne Flaum
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 3 CommentsThis January, Bard CEP students visited the state of Oaxaca, Mexico to study watershed management and sustainable development. While traveling to the Pacific coast, we met with Omar Gabriel […] -
![The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is tasked with the environmental protection of the entire state of New York. This protection comes in many forms, including environmental […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/06/NYSDEC_pic1_selfatdesk-115x115.jpg "Protecting the Environment of New York State: The Legal Arm of the NYSDEC")
Protecting the Environment of New York State: The Legal Arm of the NYSDEC
Posted on June 28, 2017 | No CommentsThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is tasked with the environmental protection of the entire state of New York. This protection comes in many forms, including environmental […] -
![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 | 4 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 […] -
![In the US, we use more than double the amount of water per person than any other country in the world. An estimated 57% of our public water supply is used for residential use. […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/05/IMG_1141-115x115.jpg "We’re gonna need a smaller boat: Re-imagining residential water systems")
We’re gonna need a smaller boat: Re-imagining residential water systems
Posted on May 3, 2017 | 2 CommentsIn the US, we use more than double the amount of water per person than any other country in the world. An estimated 57% of our public water supply is used for residential use. […]