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Columbia Law School Launches New Podcast Series on Climate Change and the Law
Defending the Planet, hosted by Professor Michael Gerrard, will feature Columbia Law and international experts, who share insights and ideas on how to save the planet.
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Staff Spotlight: Elisabeth Sydor, Communications Coordinator
Elisabeth works with the Center for International Earth Science Information Network on the Lamont campus.
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Conference Will Discuss Retreat From Rising Seas and Other Climate Hazards
From June 22 to 25, the Managed Retreat conference will examine the thorny questions around relocating homes and communities away from growing threats.
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A Tale of Two Alpine Towns: Study Highlights How Different Tourism Strategies Influence Resilience
Fifty years of data from two towns in the Austrian Alps suggest that the community that focused solely on winter tourism was less resilient.
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The Future of the Fossil Fuel Business
While fossil fuels are in decline, there is no reason that fossil fuel companies cannot adjust and play a part in the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy.
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Declining Biodiversity in Wild Amazon Fisheries Threatens Human Diet
New research suggests that declines in wild fish species may compromise nutrition in an already poor region. Substituting cultivated species may not help.
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La Pérdida de la Biodiversidad en las Pesquerías continentales de la Amazonía Amenaza la Dieta Humana
Una nueva investigación sugiere que una disminución de especies de peces silvestres puede comprometer la nutrición en una región que ya padece de inseguridad alimentaria. Es posible que la sustitución de especies cultivadas no ayude.
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Pod of the Planet Episode 15: Flying Into the Eye of the Volcano
In this episode, Kevin Krajick talks with volcanologist Einat Lev about her recent trip to study and film Iceland’s spectacularly erupting Fagradalsfjall Volcano.
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German Court Sides With Youth Climate Activists to Safeguard Human Rights
The court ordered an expansion of the country’s carbon emissions law on the same day as an announcement that Germany’s glaciers could be gone in a decade.
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