Posts
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Looking Ahead With Hope as the Catastrophe Continues
The future I would like to see depends on the election tomorrow and on a unified national mobilization to finally address the COVID crisis.
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A Changing Regulatory Landscape Hurts the Environment
It’s important to follow what politicians do, not what they say, especially when it comes to environmental protections.
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Nick Frearson Designs Devices for Earth’s Most Extreme Environments
An engineer at Lamont-Doherty, Frearson builds instruments that help scientists collect vital data in Antarctica, the deep sea, and at the top of volcanoes.
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How the Sustainability Management Program Has Evolved During Its First 10 Years
A look at how the program’s coursework has expanded over time to cover the depth and breadth of its students’ interest.
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2020 Election Will Be Crucial in Determining Whether We Avoid a Climate Catastrophe
Here’s a look at how the U.S.’s future climate regulation will look under Biden versus another four years of Trump.
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U.S. Fails to Protect Wolverines, Again
Another proposal to list wolverines as an endangered species was rejected, amid emerging research about the urgency to protect them.
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Please Support the Earth Institute on Giving Day
A gift to the Earth Institute this Giving Day will support the largest interdisciplinary climate and sustainability research center on the planet.
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Staff Spotlight: Darryl Shaw, Computer Guru
The first time Shaw touched a computer, he knew he wanted to work with them for the rest of his life. Now he is assistant director of IT at the Earth Institute.
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Metals From Chinese Smokestacks Are Landing Far Away in the Pacific Ocean
Emissions from coal-fired power plants and possibly other sources in China are seeding the North Pacific Ocean with metals including iron, according to new a new study.
