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Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) Post Panel Reflections

Written by Kale Roberts MS ’16 Bard Center for Environmental Policy Just sharing NY energy news, particularly about solar. Following last week’s whirlwind panel discussion about REV’s goals and utility/service provider/regulator restructuring, I remained a bit mystified about what concretely is going on in New York. For fun, here are …

The Unique Advantages of Living a Green Lifestyle & the Steps to Get There

2015 Winning PlushBeds Green Scholarship Essay By Sanaz Arjomand  MS ’16 Candidate Bard Center for Environmental Policy originally published by PlushBeds. Just as no shade of green is better than another, there is no best hue to a green lifestyle.Some may consider it greener to live in a rural area that …

Lauren Frisch BCEP ’14 Co-Authors Study in March Issue of Marine Policy

[show_avatar email=267 avatar_size=200]We are thrilled to announce Bard Center for Environmental Policy grad Lauren Frisch ’14  has co-authored the study “Gauging Public Perceptions of Ocean Acidification in Alaska”, a continuation of her master’s thesis research work with  faculty advisors Gautam Sethi and Jennifer Phillips using statistical tools and research methods she learned while at BardCEP. …

Training New Sustainability Leaders

By Wendee Nicole in Bioscience, an Oxford Journal As concerns over global environmental crises such as climate change intensify, programs are emerging to train the next generation of sustainability leaders from varied backgrounds, ranging from business to science. Environmental economist and educator Eban Goodstein has made training sustainability leaders his life’s …

What does the future of sustainable transport look like in Lagos?

By: Kasope Aleshinloye This blog is cross-posted from The City Fix. View the original article here. Kasope Aleshinloye is a first-year graduate student at Bard Center for Environmental Policy (CEP).  Lagos – the largest city and commercial capital of Nigeria – has traditionally struggled with a lack of reliable mass …

Beyond Toledo: Toxic Water in a Hotter World

Beyond Toledo: Toxic Water in a Hotter World By: Karen Baumert   In August 2014, Toledo, Ohio’s tap water became undrinkable, leaving about 500,000 people without water.  The cause:  a toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie near Toledo’s water intake.  To talk about how global climate change affects the occurrence …

GLEON Buoy Data Used in a Variety of Ways

Cross-posted from Blog.GLEON. Recent Bard Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) graduate Alicia Caruso delved deeply into the uses of GLEON data and found that high-frequency buoy data is being shared widely, and a new collaboration with database managers may improve data accessibility to promote greater collaborations with a broader audience …

BARD GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN SUSTAINABILITY SUPPORT THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH IN NYC!

Featured on the homepage of the New York Times 410,000 peaceful protesters descended on New York City to demand world action on climate change as part of the People’s Climate March. Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability, including the MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy, were there to proudly support the March. Bard MBA students also interviewed marchers …

“What Skills Do You Need to Work in Sustainability?”

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

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 …