Posts
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AGU Recognizes Lamont Scientists With Section Awards
The American Geophysical Union honors the outstanding work of three scientists from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
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Regulating the Sharing Economy: Uber and Airbnb
In regulating the sharing economy, remember that sharing is an asset for the sustainable city.
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Does the El Niño Southern Oscillation Actually Matter for Food Security?
And why should we care what causes a drought?
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Internship With Dr. David Maurrasse
Dr. David Maurrasse, adjunct research scholar at the Earth Institute, is seeking an intern to assist with qualitative research. Graduate and undergraduate students at Columbia and Barnard are welcome to apply.
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How Climate Change Will Alter Our Food
As the world population continues to grow, global demand for food could increase dramatically by 2050. Yet the impacts of climate change threaten to decrease the quantity and quality of our food supplies.
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The Story of Lake Gus
For this early part of the season the goal is to tease apart a record of historic precipitation and temperature for this region using isotopes from leaf waxes collected in the lake sediments.
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Analysis: Congressman Curbelo’s Carbon Tax Could Dramatically Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy has analyzed how the proposal would affect the U.S. economy and emissions, as well as low-income households.
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New Earth Institute Director Alex Halliday’s Vision Reaches Across Columbia and the World
The pioneering geochemist tells us his first impressions and why he’s so excited to be here.
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Being Pragmatic About the Transition to an Environmentally Sustainable Economy
We are in the midst of a transition to a renewable resource-based circular economy. It will take a long time to complete, but the process of change has begun.
