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Faculty Spotlight: Fernando Ortiz
A sustainable designer and community organizer, Ortiz will teach Sustainability Management this fall.
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You Asked: Should I Buy Biodegradable Materials If My Trash Just Goes to a Landfill?
Our expert says: It’s better than adding another piece of plastic to the problem.
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Environmentalism Isn’t Partisan — At Least It Shouldn’t Be
Conservatism and composting are not contradictory; the desire to take care of the planet is universal. Yet environmentalism is used too often as a weapon of identity politics.
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Faculty Spotlight: Suzanne Klatt
She’ll be teaching ‘Corporate Sustainability Reporting’ this fall.
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Energy Insecurity and the Price of Gasoline Are Promoting Renewable Energy
While fossil fuels will be needed for a generation as we transition to renewables, they will ultimately be driven from the marketplace by price, pollution, and the performance of renewable energy.
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Faculty Spotlight: Leslie Rich
She’ll be teaching ‘Financing the Clean Energy Economy’ this fall.
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During Low-Ice Seasons, Some Polar Bears Are Turning to Glacier Ice
As warming temperatures melt Arctic sea ice, glaciers act as supplemental habitat for a group of southeast Greenland polar bears looking to hunt during the low-ice season.
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Meet Rashawn Merchant From the Climate and Society Class of 2023
Rashawn wants to help make climate change information more accessible for non-scientists.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant Opportunities for Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Opportunities related to climate, sustainable development, and the environment are available with distinguished faculty and researchers.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
