Environment

On March 16th, Dr. Dallas Burtraw, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future will discuss interstate cooperation in the EPA's Clean Power Plan on Bard Center for Environmental Policy's live webinar series, National Climate Seminar. Dallas Burtraw is one of the nation’s foremost experts on environmental regulation in the electricity sector. For two decades, he has worked on creating a more efficient and politically rational method for controlling air pollution. He also studies electricity restructuring, competition, and economic deregulation. He is particularly interested in incentive-based approaches for environmental regulation, the most notable of which is a tradable permit system, and recently has studied ways to introduce greater cost-effectiveness into regulation under the Clean Air Act

Pamela Gordon blogs over at EBN about her experiences with the Circular Economy Executive Education Course.

On March 2nd, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy will be speaking with Rachel Cleetus, Lead Economist at the Union of Concerned Scientists about Renewables, Efficiency and Carbon Pricing.

A new synthesis report, interactive tool, and special collection (Incentive-Based Instruments for Water Management) from the Pacific Institute and the Foundation Center features BIER.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) investing is frequently misunderstood and these misconceptions have been passed around the investing world like a game of telephone. For those who view ESG investing with skepticism, ClearBridge Investments emphasizes that investing in ESG strategies can lead to continued growth and debunks the FIVE most popular myths about these strategies.

Ingersoll Rand was recognized on FORTUNE Magazine’s 2016 World’s Most Admired Companies for the fourth consecutive year in the Industrial Machinery category. The company also ranked No. 9 in the Community Responsibility category among all list companies, joining Starbucks, Unilever, Walt Disney and Whole Foods Market in this prestigious key attribute ranking.

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina seriously damaged the dune ridges of Grand Isle, a barrier island located in Jefferson Parish, and 10 years later, the damage caused by Katrina continues to jeopardize the beach. Recently, volunteers from the Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park and Grand Isle School planted beach vegetation in order to stabilize the dune ridges of the Grand Isle shoreline, create habitats for migratory birds and make Grand Isle and its residents more resistant to storm surge.

Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made around the world toward recycling.