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Sustainability from the Ground Up 26 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
Teaser: In this report, we explore the relationship between the business of agriculture and the business of environmental sustainability. Switzer Fellow Jeff Dlott's company, Sure Harvest, provides....
Dolin writes about the steadfast sentinels of the perilous New England coast 20 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
Eric Jay Dolin (1989) Eric Jay Dolin (1989) recently published an article on the steadfast sentinels of the perilous New England coast. Lighthouses have been an important part of New England’s histo...
Safdi now regular contributor to Huffington Post on environmental and human rights issues 19 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
Stephanie Safdi (2012) Stephanie Safdi (2012) is now a regular contributor to The Huffington Post on environmental and human rights issues. Check out Stephanie's blog entries
What's holding back local meat? Gwin answers the question in new report 16 Aug 2013 | 05:20 pm
Lauren Gwin (2005) What's holding back local meat? Lauren Gwin (2005) answered the question in a recent report she co-authored. Building more meat processing plants won't yield more local meat unles...
Feldstein co-authors article on race, land use, and environmental politics 14 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm
Lisa Feldstein (2012) Lisa Feldstein (2012) co-authored the article "Black, Brown, White, and Green: Race, Land Use, and Environmental Politics in a Changing Richmond". See more in the journal issue
Carle works on restoration project at Año Nuevo Island to bolster population of seabirds 13 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
Ryan Carle (2012) Ryan Carle (2012) is working on a restoration project at Año Nuevo Island designed to bolster the population of rhinocerous auklets. Ryan Carle, an ecologist with Oikonos, has been...
Wheeler published second edition of Planning for Sustainability 13 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
Stephen Wheeler (1994) Stephen Wheeler (1994) has published the second edition of Planning for Sustainability with additional content on climate change, urban food systems, the relationships between ...
Mallory helps Maine's farmers turn Skowhegan into state's new bread basket 13 Aug 2013 | 12:27 am
Ellen Mallory (2005) Ellen Mallory (2005) is helping Maine's farmers turn Skowhegan into the state's new bread basket. Four years ago, witnessing this rising interest in locally grown grains, it bec...
Calhoun on Maine Public Radio about vernal pools' new secrets 13 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
Aram Calhoun (1991) Aram Calhoun (1991) was on Maine Public Radio about how state's vernal pools are still revealing new secrets. "We can tell you that bear and deer and moose use these pools a grea...
Health Impacts of Global Trade with Switzer Fellow Martha Matsuoka 3 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
Teaser: Most likely the items in your home or office came from overseas. Today's report focuses on the question how those products got to you, and what is the impact on the environment and workers? ....
