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“In the face of daunting environmental problems and troubling trends in U.S. federal policy, what gives you drive, motivation, and hope, to continue the work?” This question, recently asked of environmental studies faculty in an on-line forum by Professor Amy Knisley at Warren Wilson College, resonates with many of us. …
Professor Anton Seimon has recently joined Bard CEP’s faculty, teaching the core course in climate science. Seimon has a broad ranging set of research interests— from hurricane chasing to regular field work in the Peruvian Andes, looking at glacial retreat and water resources. He has also done a lot of …
This post was originally published on the New Security Beat: Tomorrow May Be Too Late: Military Leaders Testify on National Security Challenges of Climate Change By: Amanda King, MS in Environmental Policy Student, Research Intern at the Wilson Center As the Senate returns from recess, passing the annual National Defense …
On April 14-15, forty students from across the country converged onto the Bard Campus to participate in our Third Annual, LIASE-sponsored Student Research Conference on Asia and the Environment. Terrific keynote presentations by Dr. Julia Adeney Thomas and Dr. Darrin Magee were followed by a day of student panels and …
This article is based on work alumni Judson Peck, ’15 completed for his Capstone Project at Bard CEP for the United National Development Programme’s Climate Change Adaptation team. Reposted from UNDP’s website. Assessing drought and flood-resistant rice seed in Lao PDR By Judson Peck April 27, 2017 – As climate …
On May 3rd, Bard CEP’s National Climate Seminar spoke with reknowned climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann, Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University. Check out the videos below (two parts) for Professor Mann’s take on the state of climate science under the Trump Administration, and the …
Passionate about Environmental Education? The Bard Center for Environmental Policy and The Bard Masters of Arts in Teaching Program announce the launch of a new M.Ed in Environmental Education degree program at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley, beginning Fall 2018. Distinctive program features include: Integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum. Unmatched …
Bard CEP kicked off Earth Month with Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi, former Goldman Sachs Director of Risk Management Dr. Bob Litterman, and other panelists focused on pricing carbon. On Wednesday, April 5th CEP hosted a national screening of “Priceless”, an episode from the National Geographic Series, Years of Living Dangerously. The one-hour show, …
Bard CEP Director Eban Goodstein spoke on Climate Change and the Economy: Sorting Fact from Fiction, at Drew University on March 21st. See the talk here. The event was sponsored by the Network for Responsible Public Policy. Scroll down to the video labelled March 21, 2017; the talk begins at …
