Author: Guest122

The Art / Science Dating Game

On March 27 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, PositiveFeedback and the Met will host The Art and Science Dating Game: How Artists and Scientists Find Each Other…And What Happens Next? This event will feature a dialogue between three pairs of collaborators—scientists and artists focused on climate change—and is meant to inspire and motivate individuals…
Pedaling to Power a Movement: An Invitation to Join Climate Ride 2013

Student Scott Miller, who raised $3,000 for the Earth Institute last year on a 300-mile bike ride from New York to Washington, plans to do it again, and he’s inviting you to join him.
GHG Emissions From the Comfort of Home

The residential home sector is the third largest contributor to GHG emissions when energy use is included. As the housing market is showing signs of recovery and new home construction is beginning to increase, there is opportunity to address the emissions from residential homes with green building techniques that will have the added benefit of…
Growing A Green Career

Poor weather conditions don’t stop Columbia undergraduates from learning about career prospects in sustainability. Rebecca Schnall, Senior Associate Director of the Columbia’s Center for Career Education, talks to students about what to do with a degree in sustainable development.
Valentine’s Day at the Newtown Wastewater Treatment Plant

Living in New York City where everything is accessible, it is easy to take things for granted. However, the proper treatment of wastewater is necessary for maintaining a healthy society and is something every NYC resident should be grateful for.
Putting Sustainability into Practice- EcoPracticum

Interdisciplinary collaboration, rather than polarized efforts, are needed to promote environmental sustainability.
Author: Haiti Relief Lacking in Long-Term Solutions

Haiti Dialog Series: Author Jonathan M. Katz joined the Haiti Research and Policy Program’s dialogue series to discuss his new book and two years reporting on the Haitian recovery after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Katz argues within his book that the international aid money has become a missed opportunity to address core development challenges in…
Urban Agriculture and the Damage From Storm Sandy

Urban agriculture faces unique growing challenges due to the peculiarities of farming in a densely built environment. Storm Sandy highlighted additional challenges New York City farmers and gardeners must face as a result of increasingly extreme weather.
Bogged Down in Alaska

For thousands of years Arctic peat bogs have soaked up atmospheric carbon like a giant sponge. But as the poles warm, the arctic bogs will decay and expel billions of tons of carbon back into the air—or will they? A warmer climate might actually improve growing conditions in the bogs, allowing them to take up…

The Art / Science Dating Game

On March 27 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, PositiveFeedback and the Met will host The Art and Science Dating Game: How Artists and Scientists Find Each Other…And What Happens Next? This event will feature a dialogue between three pairs of collaborators—scientists and artists focused on climate change—and is meant to inspire and motivate individuals…
Pedaling to Power a Movement: An Invitation to Join Climate Ride 2013

Student Scott Miller, who raised $3,000 for the Earth Institute last year on a 300-mile bike ride from New York to Washington, plans to do it again, and he’s inviting you to join him.
GHG Emissions From the Comfort of Home

The residential home sector is the third largest contributor to GHG emissions when energy use is included. As the housing market is showing signs of recovery and new home construction is beginning to increase, there is opportunity to address the emissions from residential homes with green building techniques that will have the added benefit of…
Growing A Green Career

Poor weather conditions don’t stop Columbia undergraduates from learning about career prospects in sustainability. Rebecca Schnall, Senior Associate Director of the Columbia’s Center for Career Education, talks to students about what to do with a degree in sustainable development.
Valentine’s Day at the Newtown Wastewater Treatment Plant

Living in New York City where everything is accessible, it is easy to take things for granted. However, the proper treatment of wastewater is necessary for maintaining a healthy society and is something every NYC resident should be grateful for.
Putting Sustainability into Practice- EcoPracticum

Interdisciplinary collaboration, rather than polarized efforts, are needed to promote environmental sustainability.
Author: Haiti Relief Lacking in Long-Term Solutions

Haiti Dialog Series: Author Jonathan M. Katz joined the Haiti Research and Policy Program’s dialogue series to discuss his new book and two years reporting on the Haitian recovery after the devastating 2010 earthquake. Katz argues within his book that the international aid money has become a missed opportunity to address core development challenges in…
Urban Agriculture and the Damage From Storm Sandy

Urban agriculture faces unique growing challenges due to the peculiarities of farming in a densely built environment. Storm Sandy highlighted additional challenges New York City farmers and gardeners must face as a result of increasingly extreme weather.
Bogged Down in Alaska

For thousands of years Arctic peat bogs have soaked up atmospheric carbon like a giant sponge. But as the poles warm, the arctic bogs will decay and expel billions of tons of carbon back into the air—or will they? A warmer climate might actually improve growing conditions in the bogs, allowing them to take up…