Tag: <span>Youth Voices on Sustainability</span>

A National Conversation on Democracy and Climate April 17, 2013

Have you ever heard of the Maldive Islands? Well, neither had I, until a few months ago.  The Maldive Islands, also known as the Republic of the Maldives, or just plain Maldives, are a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of India.  Why are they important? …

Employment Rates in Solar Industry

Will the Solar Industry Soon Face a Lack of Skilled Labor? By Comly Wilson Reposted from Clean Edison Continued Growth The growth of the solar industry may soon face the reality of not having enough skilled workers to satisfy demand, suggests a recent report by The Solar Foundation and the …

A C2C Fellow Analyzes Green Building Industry

Reposted from Clean Edison Blog What the Green Building Industry Can Learn From Motorola By Comly Wilson, 2011 C2C Fellow Whether driven by a genuine desire to reduce their environmental footprint, or simply to insulate themselves against rising costs, energy efficiency is becoming a significant organizational goal for many companies …

Conversations on Doha – A Discussion by C2C Fellows

  “We’re getting rowdy!” – Rob Friedman   In December, government and citizen representatives from 190 countries around the world met in Doha, Qatar to create an international agreement on climate change action following the end of the Kyoto Protocol. The outcome of Doha was predictable in the lack of …

A Note from a Fellow

Lexie Carr recently attended the C2C Fellows workshop at Bard College from November 30th-December 2nd. While at the workshop Lexie stood out amongst the students and was one of the most active participants in the workshop weekend. Below is a brief bio about Lexie. Followed by that is a blog …

C2C: Challenges of Sustainability

Stephanie Scavelli from SUNY Purchase did a great, creative job answering some tough questions on her C2C Fellows application, and was one of our most active participants at our workshop here at Bard last weekend. Check out this link to see her video application now: C2C_Challenges of Sustainability – YouTube

Telling the story of climate change: a call to action

Dr. Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Media Studies and Human Rights of Bard College at Simon’s Rock was a recent facilitator at the C2C Fellows Workshop at Bard College. The weekend long workshop inspired her to write this blog post. Reposted from her blog: bethechange You …