By Eban Goodstein Much of the focus in the Paris climate talks has been on a process supporting deeper cuts in global warming pollution. Should the nations of the earth come back in five years with a new set of proposed reductions? The commitments now on the table have taken …
By Eban Goodstein In the three years leading to the ongoing Paris climate negotiations, the world has witnessed a truly big pivot. Back in 2012, business as usual global warming pollution was set to heat the world up 8 degrees F by century’s end. Neither of the two biggest polluters, …
The Power Dialog is a powerful idea, not just because it sends a message that the issue of climate change is important, but also because it involves citizen-students engaging with government officials. The fact that we live in a democracy makes this possible and if it is done well, the …
The Pope’s visit to the U.S. last week focused the nation on a moral challenge of biblical scale. Like Noah, we are called now to build an ark. But our ark will be the entire earth itself—a world rewired soon with clean energy. Global political leaders will propose half an …
Our first organizing call is at noon eastern time on Monday, November the 16th. The Power Dialog has organizing teams forming in about 25 states— and this will be the first chance to bring everyone together for an update and conversation about how the project is playing out on the …
On April 4th, 2016, The Power Dialog will support 10,000 students across the nation to engage in face-to-face dialog with top state official in their state capitols. The topic? Cutting global warming pollution 32% by 2030. How does it work? Students work with faculty to take their classes—hundreds of classes …
Become a part of the formal launch of the Power Dialog! Dial-in at noon eastern Wednesday 10/7: 845-746-2287 (No conference code needed). Dallas Burtraw, Senior Researcher at Resources of the Future, and Eban Goodstein, Director of the Bard MBA in Sustainability and CEP programs, will be hosting a phone conversation …
The Power Dialog, in collaboration with PERC, excitedly announces Secretary Quigley as the keynote speaker for the PA Power Dialog. As the keynote speaker, Secretary Quigley will address students and faculty from across the state of Pennsylvania on April 4th 2016, and add insight into Pennsylvania’s approach to the Clean …
By Christina Wildt, M.S. 2015 When I moved to Indianapolis this past year, I was not familiar with a single environmental nonprofit active in the city: not in Indianapolis or even in Indiana. I knew there had to be some great people doing positive work for the environment, just as …
My primary interest in going on this trip was to get a better understanding of the type of environmental issues that were occurring in a very different part of the world, and to contrast these with the challenges faces in North America and use these insights to inform perspectives in …
