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Biotherapy: Technology Assisted Wetland Revival
Coastal Wetlands provide homes for migrating and native birds, protected areas for hatcheries, flood mitigation and an unrivaled biodiversity of microorganisims that serves as the basis of the marine food chain. Nature here works hard to compensate for an increasingly heavy human footprint.
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Restoration Efforts on the Bronx River
It’s not every day one has the opportunity to see river restoration efforts, take water samples, and refine one’s canoeing skills. Students from the Sustainable Development program did all three while exploring the Bronx River with the Bronx River Alliance.
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Japan, Nuclear Power and the Need for Transparency
A year and a half after the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered one of the worst nuclear catastrophes in recorded history, the country is now in full energy conservation mode.
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Theater Group to Perform “Climate Cabaret” at Lamont Open House
“Field Trip: A Climate Cabaret,” at the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory Open House on Oct. 6, will use song and dance to focus on the research of prominent female scientists.
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Nigeria Working With Earth Institute to Expand Anti-Poverty Program
$1.2 Billion Committed to Achieving Millennium Development Goals
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High-Arctic Heat Tops 1,800-Year High, Says Study
Modern Spike Outmatches Naturally Driven ‘Medieval Warm Period’
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What Is It Like To Be A Green Consultant?
Columbia alumni Jing Chu and William Jaffray speak to students about their work as energy engineers with Associated Renewable, an energy consulting firm focusing on carbon management, training and education, energy and supply, and project financing.
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CERC Certificate Alum Pursues His Passion For Protecting Oceans
Learn more about Mike Misner, a 2006 graduate of the Certificate in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC).
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Launch of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
September 24, 2012, NEW YORK – A diverse group of international leaders in science, business, policy, the United Nations, and civil society gathered at Columbia University on September 22 to launch the new Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. As a first step, the network will establish 10 global…
