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? …
Environmental Action in Michigan Most of the time when people think of green cities, they think of San Francisco. Here in the US we tend to praise California for the progressive actions the state, and its cities, have taken to protect the environment. When we think of the Midwest, however, …
The Bard Center for Environmental Policy hosted their annual internship dinner last night to welcome back their second year masters students. The Class of 2013 returned to campus last week to begin their last semester of classes and finish writing their masters level theses. First year Bard CEP students who …
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 …
At Bard College’s conference on Water, Forests, and Communities in Asia, we welcomed speakers from three Asian countries. Over the span of three days, from January 31 to February 2, each of them presented topics to the audience on an interesting and wide array of topics. …
Lauren Hubbel, Bard CEP MS ’14 Candidate by Lauren Hubbel, Bard CEP MS ’14 Candidate The National Council for Science and the Environment’s 13th annual conference, held in the prominent Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., was the largest I have ever attended. The climate was …
I spent the majority of my five months interning at Development Alternatives (DA) working on two climate adaptation related projects based in the Bundelkhand region of India. One project, a collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, I discussed in a previous CEP Blog entry. In short, the …
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 …
After seven months of interning at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in their New York City office, I left not only feeling confident that I obtained a new set of professional skills and connections, but also that I took my first step towards impacting state energy policy. The internship started …
The past few months have been quite exciting. Not only did I have have an amazing internship experience at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), but I was fortunate enough to be hired for a full-time position. The full-time position directly relates to work that I did …