“Step Up Your Green Game” Portland, Oregon is known for being green and promoting sustainability. People ride their bikes everywhere, hike on weekends, and eat locally grown foods. The city’s regional government supports an environmentally sustainable lifestyle through promoting: Natural gardening practices Toxin free homes Recycled paints Public transportation Step …
What did you have for lunch? By: Jada Garofalo This past Monday, Campus2Congress launched its second C2C Exclusive—the Leadership 4 Lunch conference call. Leaders from four renowned institutions joined us for a discussion about the opportunities they offer to aspiring young change-makers like you! Keep reading for a breakdown of …
By Lauren Frisch and Danielle Bissett, Bard CEP MS ’14 On March 6, 2013 the National Climate Seminar hosted a conversation on “After Sandy, What’s Next?” with Brenda Ekwurzel, a Climate Scientist and Assistant Director of Climate Research and Analysis at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Using Hurricane Sandy as a …
Reposted from The Advocate By Nick Stracco The article “La. coast facing grim reality” republished in The Advocate highlights new data that shows that Louisiana is likely to see “the highest rate of relative sea-level rise on the planet.” Tim Osborn, the expert quoted in the article, mentioned at Tulane’s …
On February 25, 2013, I joined Bard students, faculty, staff, and community members packed into Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center to view Deborah Koons Garcia’s documentary Symphony of the Soil. Here is my review. I’ve essentially lost faith in food system and agriculture-related documentaries. More often than not, the dramatic …
Sunday March 3rd was not a typical afternoon at Bard College’s Parliament of Reality. While Mother Earth was content to peacefully dust herself in snow, more than thirty Bardians (faculty and students alike) plopped right into the icy waters at the pond surrounding the Parliament. Why, you ask? Because of …
Join us! On March 11th at 12pm EST, C2C Fellows launches the second C2C Fellows Exclusive opportunity – Leadership 4 Lunch! Remember that first conversation we had about C2C Fellows participating in the climate talks in Doha? The quest to become a leader does not stop after your introduction to …
By Rochelle March and Serena McIntosh We waited apprehensively for Mike Tidwell, this week’s NCS speaker, to answer the phone. After 5 long minutes, he finally picked up and explained the reason for his tardiness. That day—at that exact moment—the Maryland General Assembly had been debating the proposal of Maryland’s …
Where there is land there is land, where there is land there is risk, where there is risk needs attention. By: Laura Arias Doesn’t it always seem like governments only attempt to protect the natural environment when natural disasters that are triggered by environmental degradation occur? Even in such situations …
By Oliver Peckham Daniel Lashof, Director of the Climate & Clean Air Program at the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), spoke at the National Climate Seminar on February 6th. Mr. Lashof – who has been involved in national climate negotiations since their inception – joined the Seminar to speak about …