Wide-Scale Analysis Combines Decades of Data From All Continents
New York, NY, May 12, 2008 – The 12th Annual Webby Awards today named The Earth Institute as the Best Education Site of 2008. Hailed as “the Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video…
Farming pushed natural drought into disaster–and could do so again
Rocks Under the Northern Ocean are Found to Resemble Ones Far South
April 29, 2008 (NEW YORK and RIO DE JANEIRO) – Columbia University announces the establishment of the Vale-Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment. The first of its kind, the center will promote learning, teaching, policy-oriented research and practical work within the foreign direct investment (FDI) area, paying special attention to the sustainable development dimension of…
“The global food crisis is the result of a perfect storm,” said Dr. Pedro Sanchez of the Earth Institute at an event in Nairobi on Thursday, April 24. “The diversion of land for biofuels, the increasing demand for feed grains and the drought in Australia have all contributed to the soaring food prices,” said Sanchez.…
Scientists at the Earth Institute and other parts of Columbia University will join with schools in New York City and the Dominican Republic this year in a hands-on program to involve students directly in environmental field studies. The program links graduate students and their research to middle and high school classes in low-income schools. Funded…
National Research Council Calls For Planning Now
Residents Say Citizens, Business and Government Should Do More