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MPA Students Learn about Urban Ecosystems in NYC Parks
On Friday, July 27, the students in the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program took a field trip to Randall’s Island and Bronx River Park. The trip was organized and led by Columbia Professor Matthew Palmer who teaches Principles of Ecology and Urban Ecology during the program’s summer semester.
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UN Secretary General Names EI Director Jeffrey Sachs to Lead Sustainability Project
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network will bring together public and private research centers to address some of the urgent social, environmental and economic problems raised during the recent Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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The New Climate Dice: The Odds Have Shifted to Hot
This year’s Midwest heat wave and some other recent extreme weather events are no fluke of nature, but a consequence of a warming planet, according to an analysis of climate data by NASA scientists.
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Faculty Profile: Adela Gondek
MS in Sustainability Management professor Adela Gondek has taught at Columbia University for over twenty years, with cross-disciplinary appointments Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, School of Continuing Education, and the Earth Institute. She has designed and taught ethics courses with distinct emphases on sustainability, environmentalism, public leadership and organizational management and will be…
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Cold Spell Gripped Europe 3,000 Years before ‘Little Ice Age,’ Says Study
Human civilization arose during the relatively balmy climate of the last 10,000 years. Even so, evidence is accumulating that at least two cold spells gripped the northern hemisphere during this time, and that the cooling may have coincided with drought in the tropics. Emerging research on climate during this Holocene period suggests that temperature swings…
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Remembering Resource Interdependence
Legislating revenue transparency injects fairness into resource equations, but it remains the map rather than the territory. The deeper dilemma is that we no longer have a language to describe the territory.
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Put Your Passion to Work: Environmental Science and Policy
“The MPA in Environmental Science and Policy program has managed to create not only a well-trained, passionate group of environmental professionals, but also a unique sense of community.”
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Green Certified Restaurants
According to the 2012 Zagat dining survey, New Yorkers eat out an average of three times a week. Since people in the city eat out so often, they may be able to reduce their carbon footprint by supporting more green certified restaurants.
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MPA-ESP Students Engage with UN Negotiators
On Monday, July 16, the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) program in conjunction with the Earth Institute hosted a panel discussion entitled “What is the Future we Want?” about the outcome of last month’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development: Rio +20.
