Revkin’s Roundup: Frack Leaks, Coal Jewlery, Arctic Water, Pork-Beef
From the fracking fields of Texas to the bizarre butcheries of mainland China, here are Andy’s highlights for the week behind and the week ahead. The Week Behind: A Closer Look at Fracking Emissions This week began with the publication in the Proceedings of the...
The Obama Climate Battle is Joined, but Does the President Have the Clout?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to issue carbon standards in the next few days that will regulate air emissions at new power plants, the first salvo in the climate offensive President Obama promised to launch from the Oval Office. Earlier...
Climate Wars in the News
It seems most of the climate change debate is waged in the media and the halls of government, where the misinterpreters of science can joyfully, and with impunity, run afoul of facts. Not what one expects of the most pressing scientific issue of any era but our own....
A New Consideration When Teaching the Business of Climate Change
By Noushi Rahman Professor of Management, Lubin School of Business The economic implications of climate change can no longer be viewed as simply the burden of future generations. Impacts on agriculture in particular may give rise to civil conflicts, with significant...
Sitting on Top of the World: The Rush to Exploit the Melting Arctic
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported on August 2 that the Arctic “continued to warm at about twice the rate compared with lower latitudes” during 2012. The news is likely causing a great sense of urgency at the White House, though...
Environmental Policy Clinic Students at Work.
Preparing oyster shells for tagging at the Billion Oyster Project, Governor's Island.
With New York State Senator Terrence Murphy (center) in Albany to discuss state policy regarding mistreatment of elephants in circuses.
Investigating turtle mortality on a Putnam County highway in Cold Spring, NY with county legislator Barbara Scuccimarra (L.).
Learning the fundamentals of aquaculture at the New York Harbor School.
Demonstrating against the use of elephants in circuses, Hanneford Circus, White Plains, NY.
Crafting oyster regulation policy with Debbie Mans, NY-NJ Baykeeper, Pace, NYC. (L.).
Ready to dig into wood chip pile to feed campus composter, Pace, Pleasantville.
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