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![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 | 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 […] -
![As the impacts of climate change become more of a reality, many cities are developing sustainability plans to guide them towards a greener future. While setting the goals within these […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/04/5835000496_1fe4d43404_z-115x115.jpg "Green Festivals Inspiring Green Cities")
Green Festivals Inspiring Green Cities
Posted on May 3, 2017 | No CommentsAs the impacts of climate change become more of a reality, many cities are developing sustainability plans to guide them towards a greener future. While setting the goals within these […] -
![“You could say this nation runs on two dark liquids — petroleum and coffee,” Professor Bob Thompson of Syracuse University once said. We’re constantly reminded of the social and environmental […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/04/GFCcoffee-115x115.jpg "Grounds for Change: Building a sustainable business from the grounds up")
Grounds for Change: Building a sustainable business from the grounds up
Posted on April 21, 2017 | No Comments“You could say this nation runs on two dark liquids — petroleum and coffee,” Professor Bob Thompson of Syracuse University once said. We’re constantly reminded of the social and environmental […] -
![Reflecting back on my 6-month internship at the Alliance to Save Energy, one element stands out above all others: my coworkers. The Beginning of My Internship This was my […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2017/01/This-one-115x115.jpg "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: My Time at the Alliance")
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: My Time at the Alliance
Posted on January 17, 2017 | 2 CommentsReflecting back on my 6-month internship at the Alliance to Save Energy, one element stands out above all others: my coworkers. The Beginning of My Internship This was my […] -
![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 […] -
![Governor Andrew Cuomo’s establishment of New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) is changing the entire field of energy production and use. Traditional producers of electricity, such as large power plants, […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/08/PECC_Staff-115x115.jpg "REV: Transforming the Future of Energy in New York and Beyond")
REV: Transforming the Future of Energy in New York and Beyond
Posted on August 5, 2016 | 8 CommentsGovernor Andrew Cuomo’s establishment of New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) is changing the entire field of energy production and use. Traditional producers of electricity, such as large power plants, […] -
![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 […] -
![As part of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s (CEP) Master’s program, we students are required to do a 4 to 6-month internship at an organization related to environmental or […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/07/IMG_1830-115x115.jpg "Creating an Alliance with the Alliance")
Creating an Alliance with the Alliance
Posted on July 19, 2016 | 8 CommentsAs part of the Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s (CEP) Master’s program, we students are required to do a 4 to 6-month internship at an organization related to environmental or […] -
![For the past several decades the US has pursued policies that promote energy independence and both energy and national security. As part of this pursuit, high volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) […]](https://blogs.bard.edu/cepblog/files/2016/04/margaret-okeefe-115x115.jpg "Not Under My Back Yard (NUMBY): Do You Really Own Your Property?")
Not Under My Back Yard (NUMBY): Do You Really Own Your Property?
Posted on May 3, 2016 | No CommentsFor the past several decades the US has pursued policies that promote energy independence and both energy and national security. As part of this pursuit, high volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking) […]