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
by Nadia Steinzor ’04 MS (Also see Nadia and her organization, Earthworks, featured in Huffington Post.) New York remains at a decision crossroads when it comes to developing its shale gas resources, widely known as fracking. Thanks to growing opposition and the state’s environmental review process, New York hasn’t rushed forward …
In the Northwest, as the last blows are exchanged, the Big Black Coal Beast lies slumped on the ground, collapsed. Hot, sticky carbon dioxide, steams off its back and thick, black carbon-sweat drips down its face. Has the Coal Beast been defeated? Eco-warrior KC Golden, of Climate Solutions, has led …
Hey guys, I’m here to tell you about a really great program that is coming up in just under two weeks from October 26th-29th. The C2C Fellows program will be coming to the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga to teach undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students how to become the …
You’re cordially invited to the C2C Fellows program’s next meeting! This time we will be gathering at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga from October 26th-28th. College students and recent graduates from the southeast will attend this weekend workshop to develop sustainability leadership skills under the direction of Dr. Eban Goodstein, …
The 2012 Fall Series of the National Climate Seminar kicked off last week at Bard Center for Environmental Policy with a conversation with Hunter Lovins and Aimée Christensen regarding the outcomes and missed opportunities of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development held this past June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. …
Hello Bard CEP readers! It’s that time of year again – Summer is upon the Northern Hemisphere. For those of us still involved in the world of schooling, that means a time of rest, and, perhaps also a time of change. Over the past few months, I’ve found myself moving away …
After spending a year studying at Bard and living in the beautiful Hudson Valley, it has taken me quite some time to transition back into the concrete jungle that is New York City. I started my internship on June 5th with an informative orientation at “The Arsenal” in Central Park, …
About a month has passed since I began working at the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in Chicago. Beginning in 1978, CNT has been promoting urban sustainability, “the more effective use of existing resources and community assets to improve the health of natural systems and the wealth of people, today …
By Eban Goodstein The elusive green consumer. For decades now, sustainability entrepreneurs have been trying to mine the vein of responsible consumption, with only limited success. Area businesses tout local wares, but consumers still shop at Amazon. Poll’s show we all want to shop our values, but we seldom shell …
