… This weekend amongst the crowds and high profile names at the Yale Environmental Sustainability … and close a deal. “We started Conservation Matrix after feeling powerless about our ability to invest in local environmentally beneficial projects,” saysSelby. “Unless if you have a few million dollarssitting aside, it’s nearly impossible to put your money into saving a specific ecosystem. We want to change that.” Selby and Kadakia will …
… In the Navajo Nation, electricity may be a fragile commodity as climate change intensifies. Other tribes in the United States face similar energy … Applications are due by Dec. 10. For facility-scale installations, the amount of the source energy that must be displaced is 20 percent – and for renewable energy and/or combined … at DOE’s Office of Indian Energy. For community-scale installations, there is no minimum source-energy percentage, but the renewable energy and combined heat and power system must …
… The Sabin Stories will introduce you to former winners of the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize as … satellites to determine the size and species of trees in forests. Faced with limited resources for a forest management project in Armenia, the young entrepreneur came up with an … though was a leap forward for the team. “ I'm not sure we would have followed through with our venture idea without the initial funding and the vote of confidence we got from the …
… At a panel discussion on September 15, Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry & … that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM website. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based … that sustainability plays in corporate enterprises today—and its challenges. Read the full story on the Yale SOM website. Related Events Joint Degree Summer Internship Presentations! …
… published on Environmental Leader. The most recent California drought is in its fourth year. Although some point to the potential savior of El Niño in the fall and winter, … As a former resident for many years of the San Francisco Bay Area, I have watched the story develop with interest, various partiesscratching out claim to the reduced river flows … of wine grapes, though, has gotten much less press of late — with the exception of stories like “ California Drought Produces Tastier Wine Grapes .” And that’s too bad. A …
… This piece was originally published on Environmental Leader. The terrorist attacks of 2001, … A quick scan of sustainability events over this period reveals a series of newsstories, beginning with Silent Spring, that have become household names — the crash of the … below-living wage salaries, human rights infringements, consumption of constrained resources) all represent costs to society that are not factored into the price of an operation …
… This blog was originally published on Cool Green Science , the Science Blog of The Nature … interrupt fish runs. Seawalls hold back sediment that starve beaches of sand. This, of course, has not gone unnoticed by the conservation community. But perhaps these thoughts are … projects, after all. And engineers have often developed solutions that have improved resource management. Think fish ladders. Now, many engineers are going beyond that. They do not …
… A lot can happen in five years, especially when it comes to growth in sustainable investing. This year’s USSIF … conversations to mature in coming decades. With all the communication tools available at our fingertips, it issometimes important to sit in a room with peers and remind ourselves of the larger framework in which we are operating. To keep up on one aspect of …
… Floods are the most destructive natural disaster in the U.S., averaging more than $8 billion in … optimistic. Through the 2015 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge , a team of four Yale F&ES and SOM students— Julie Andress , Meaghan McGrath , Heather West and Sarah … is over. JA : Along with internship offers. Header image: a washed-out road in North Carolina after Hurricane Sandy/North Carolina Department of Transportation 2218 2257 2279 …
… Somehow we’re nearing April, and on campus, students are heading back from spring break … at this fall and winter. From launching the new website to supporting student-initiated courses, hosting webinars, diving into the entrepreneurial experience, and bringing leaders … Forum The Clean Energy Finance Forum has grown both in size and in reach, publishing stories that are regularly featured at the helm of GreenBiz and other clean tech blogs. …