… Water Scarcity. Rapid Urbanization. Renewable Energy Storage Needs. Aging Infrastructure. Climate Change. These are all subjects that we hear a lot about on the news and in our … together students focused on each of these issues into one room. After an introduction from Becky Gallagher , who organized the talk, Jones took 60 short minutes to lay out how … figure out when that solar project might actually be a larger suck on drought-prone water landscapes than is sustainable. And we should be using and enhancing this newly available …
… (see their post on the conference here ), and CBEY , the conference gathered leaders from established sustainability-minded companies like Stonyfield , Applegate Farms , and … businesses like Warby Parker , Zady , Feed , and Vine . To round it out, we also heard from social marketing firm Free Range Studios ' veteran Studio Director Amy Hartzler and … they were generating in increasing quantities and develop methane digesters that generate energy. This and other MAP initiatives have saved Stonyfield an estimated $31,000,000 since …
… by Martin Cobern On Wednesday November 14, 2012, I attended a presentation on energy sponsored by the Yale Club of New Haven entitled, “Physics, petroleum and pricing: … by the general public. He noted that reserves are useless until they’ve been extracted from their resting place. And extracting these fuels is largely contingent on one parameter: Pressure! “Pressure is paramount,” he …
… uncertainty, and financial costs- are easing as the private sector has begun breaking away from a narrow definition of sustainability. Changes are happening. Lawrence’s advice to … grace, or through systems collapse?” Sarah Barbo is most recently from Baltimore, Maryland, and is a second year, joint MESc and MBA candidate at Yale. She is interested in sustainable human and economic development and its implications on human health and biodiversity. 2375 Circularity Equity and Justice Big …
… systems. Benjamin Butterworth is a first year master’s student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Prior to Yale, he worked at Efficiency First, a nonprofit trade association that serves as an advocate for the energy efficient home retrofitting industry. He works on the Blueprint for Efficiency … systems. Benjamin Butterworth is a first year master’s student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Prior to Yale, he worked at Efficiency First, a …
… company, McDonald’s, announced that it will display the blue “Fish Forever” eco-label from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) on every Filet-O-Fish sandwich sold at the over … MSC label on McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish packaging signals to consumers that the product comes from MSC-certified wild-caught Alaskan Pollock and that McDonald’s has met the MSC Chain of … balance remains to be seen. Erin Schnettler is a first year student at the Yale School of Forestry. Prior to Yale, Erin worked as a Junior Scientist at the University of Minnesota. …
… give everyone the power of knowledge about their air quality. He had a knack for computers from years of troubleshooting family and co-worker technical issues; yet, he had never … with high particulate concentrations. Most of these deaths are due to cooking with biofuels indoors in the developing world and could be avoided. Drew sees potential for these … Galizia is a joint-degree candidate with the Yale School of Management and School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Before Yale she worked as a consultant with IBM Global …
… by Emily Greenlee On the evening of March 27, the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, in conjunction with the Sierra Club, hosted Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT- D) for a panel discussion surrounding climate change, public opinion, and policy. Anthony Leiserowitz (Yale Project on Climate … “our world is changing” as evidenced by recent climactic events seen here in Connecticut, from Superstorm Sandy to Winter Storm Nemo. The Senator believes that we have a political …
… by Teodora Stoyanova In my first year at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), I took a class called “ The Entrepreneurial … entrepreneurs at F&ES. Teodora Stoyanova is a second-year student at the Yale School of Forestry. She is interested in promoting environmental and corporate sustainability and … Entrepreneurship Side of F&ES by Teodora Stoyanova In my first year at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (F&ES), I took a class called “ The Entrepreneurial …
… featured a variety of cars driving the length of Sweden’s and Norway’s Green Highway – from Sundsvall to Trondheim , a 450km or 280 mile trip – which is fully equipped with electric plug-in, hydrogen, and biofuel infrastructure to refuel along the way. Meant to demonstrate the practicality and … Hayes is a second year student in the joint degree program between the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Management. Clean Energy Circularity …