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![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 […] -
![On the west coast, fire season never ends. There is almost always some fire burning in California–as is shown on this map, provided by CalFire and updated in real time. When […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2018/05/download-e1528464979478-115x99.jpg "The Wildfire Conundrum–by Eli Meyer")
The Wildfire Conundrum–by Eli Meyer
Posted on June 2, 2018 | No CommentsOn the west coast, fire season never ends. There is almost always some fire burning in California–as is shown on this map, provided by CalFire and updated in real time. When […] -
![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 […] -
![Pollution kills over 9 million people every year, and every day billions more live without access to clean water. In less than a month, the world’s leading authority on environmental issues […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/11/6322411439_b94b3d4589_o-e1510596968407-115x115.jpg "Towards A Pollution-Free Planet: National Climate Seminar with Fatou Ndoye")
Towards A Pollution-Free Planet: National Climate Seminar with Fatou Ndoye
Posted on November 13, 2017 | No CommentsPollution kills over 9 million people every year, and every day billions more live without access to clean water. In less than a month, the world’s leading authority on environmental issues […] -
![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 | 3 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. […] -
![Professor Monique Segarra is the lead faculty for our January Term in Oaxaca, Mexico. She wrote this letter on January 27, 2017. Dear All, We are having an amazing January […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-27-at-2.07.41-PM-115x115.png "Letter from Oaxaca, January 2017")
Letter from Oaxaca, January 2017
Posted on January 27, 2017 | No CommentsProfessor Monique Segarra is the lead faculty for our January Term in Oaxaca, Mexico. She wrote this letter on January 27, 2017. Dear All, We are having an amazing January […] -
![Climate change is often thought of purely a problem, and a scary one; but what if we reimagine climate change as a challenge, an opportunity to improve our built environment? There is much […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/08/CADOpenHouse2_EZemaitis-e1471555334746-115x115.jpg "Adapting and Improving")
Adapting and Improving
Posted on August 18, 2016 | 6 CommentsClimate change is often thought of purely a problem, and a scary one; but what if we reimagine climate change as a challenge, an opportunity to improve our built environment? There is much […] -
![The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a national environmental non-profit organization that has worked “to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/07/nrdc_logo_detail-115x115.png "Realizing a Sustainable Future with NRDC")
Realizing a Sustainable Future with NRDC
Posted on July 19, 2016 | 5 CommentsThe Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a national environmental non-profit organization that has worked “to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which […] -
![“A Forty-five-year love story with the poor, those making less than a dollar a day” More than 40 years ago, Bunker Roy, a young Indian fresh out of grad […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/04/barefoot-29-115x115.jpg "Turning Midwives into Solar Engineers – A Barefoot Initiative")
Turning Midwives into Solar Engineers – A Barefoot Initiative
Posted on May 3, 2016 | No Comments“A Forty-five-year love story with the poor, those making less than a dollar a day” More than 40 years ago, Bunker Roy, a young Indian fresh out of grad […] -
![When the Tesla Model 3 was released and started accepting pre-orders on April 1st, people in the US and Europe went crazy. Three weeks later, there were more than 400,000 pre-orders, […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/05/electric-car-513627_960_720-115x115.jpg "4 Reasons that Tesla will not Succeed in China")
4 Reasons that Tesla will not Succeed in China
Posted on May 3, 2016 | 3 CommentsWhen the Tesla Model 3 was released and started accepting pre-orders on April 1st, people in the US and Europe went crazy. Three weeks later, there were more than 400,000 pre-orders, […]