After finishing the first year of my master’s degree in Climate Science and Policy (CSP) at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy (Bard CEP) in Annandale on Hudson, NY, I changed from the landscape of the Hudson Valley to the wonderful city of Washington, D.C. and couldn’t be happier. As …
Written by Meredith Murray (Master’s in Environmental Policy Candidate 2015) Driving into the Lake Tahoe Basin you are surrounded by sapphire blue water varying in colors and parts of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is no wonder why they call the lake “the Jewel of the Sierras”. Lake Tahoe …
By: Anne Lapera VAEIC Policy Internship With the implementation of the new 111d regulations and President Obama’a call for a 30% reduction in emissions many states are at a crossroad. Section 111d of the Clean Air Act “requires EPA to develop regulations for categories of sources which cause or …
What Skills Do You Need to Work in Sustainability? Written by and posted on behalf of Rochelle March (Master’s in Environmental Policy and MBA in Sustainability Candidate 2015) I remember visiting a college friend in Switzerland after my first year of undergraduate school, where we mutually declared, “I just want …
Keystone XL and divestment: Building an effective climate campaign by: Brett Sykes Recently, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy’s national climate seminar series hosted divestment campaign manager Jay Carmona and digital campaigner Duncan Meisel to talk about 350.org’s ongoing effort to fight global warming. Together 350.org’s national divestment campaign …
by Sergio Costa It was a sunny April weekend in Seattle when I arrived at the Wellstone Action conference. However, it was inside a windowless room that I learned the greatest contradiction of my trip: politicians are very good at their job. It’s just not the job you thought when you …
This spring, we launched an application for C3: Campus to Careers Camp, C2C Fellow’s first ever second-round professional training. Fellows were asked to explain, in a short video, why they wanted to attend further training on Social Innovation and Leadership, or Leading a Political Campaign. While we were unable to …
This spring, we launched an application for C3: Campus to Careers Camp, C2C Fellow’s first ever second-round professional training. Fellows were asked to explain, in a short video, why they wanted to attend further training on Social Innovation and Leadership, or Leading a Political Campaign. While we were unable to …
Written by Caroline Hodge originally posted on April 24, 2014 at ecoaffect.org, where Caroline posted daily blog posts Climate skepticism continues to bewilder many stakeholders working on climate solutions. Why do skeptics believe what they do? And what’s the best way to engage with them? In a recent piece in The Conversation, cognitive …
Innovation: The Power of Gender Equality in Environmental Sustainability By Sara Gendel, MS ‘15 Climate change affects everyone, even though the stakes are unequal across societal groups such as region, class, and gender. This inequality creates unsustainable economies, societies, political structures, and environmental management, especially for those living in …
