http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/17/national-grid-joins-the-corporate-circle/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/17/national-grid-joins-the-corporate-circle/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:15:43 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36756 The Earth Institute is pleased to welcome National Grid into the Corporate Circle, a collective partnership of leading corporations from across the globe committed to pursuing sustainable development objectives. Through a generous gift, National Grid will support sustainable energy research at the Earth Institute. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/17/national-grid-joins-the-corporate-circle/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/16/a-partnership-to-promote-change-climate-ride-and-the-earth-institute-2/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/16/a-partnership-to-promote-change-climate-ride-and-the-earth-institute-2/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:53:40 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35646 Climate Ride, a national organization promoting climate change awareness, and the Earth Institute recently announced their new partnership. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/16/a-partnership-to-promote-change-climate-ride-and-the-earth-institute-2/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/partnering-to-expand-access-to-water-pepsico-and-cwc-announce-achievement-of-safe-water-goal/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/partnering-to-expand-access-to-water-pepsico-and-cwc-announce-achievement-of-safe-water-goal/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:07:01 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35218 Earth Institute partner PepsiCo has achieved its stated goal of partnering with organizations, including the Columbia Water Center, to provide access to safe water to three million people in developing countries by the end of 2015.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/partnering-to-expand-access-to-water-pepsico-and-cwc-announce-achievement-of-safe-water-goal/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/10/new-software-speeds-carbon-footprinting/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/10/new-software-speeds-carbon-footprinting/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:12:28 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=31088 Taking a big step towards helping companies accurately label the carbon footprint of their products, researchers at the Earth Institute have developed new software that can calculate the carbon footprints of thousands of products simultaneously.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/10/new-software-speeds-carbon-footprinting/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/20/ikea-foundation-pledges-2-5-million-to-earth-institute-project-in-india/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/20/ikea-foundation-pledges-2-5-million-to-earth-institute-project-in-india/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:19:41 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=30593 In partnership with Earth Institute researchers, the IKEA Foundation has pledged over $2.5 million to help improve the quality of education through pilot projects in two Indian states. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/20/ikea-foundation-pledges-2-5-million-to-earth-institute-project-in-india/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/02/taking-the-next-step-to-secure-water-sustainability-cwc-and-pepsico-foundation-present-project-successes-at-rio20/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/02/taking-the-next-step-to-secure-water-sustainability-cwc-and-pepsico-foundation-present-project-successes-at-rio20/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=28340 The rural communities of Ceará, Brazil, had long been accustomed to drought and the problems that result: food insecurity, death of livestock, and conflict over scarce water resources. While Ceara’s problems may have been typical of a water scarce region in the developing world, the work of the Columbia Water Center and PepsiCo Foundation has [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/02/taking-the-next-step-to-secure-water-sustainability-cwc-and-pepsico-foundation-present-project-successes-at-rio20/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/23/mssm-student-goes-the-extra-mile-for-earth-institute-programs/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/23/mssm-student-goes-the-extra-mile-for-earth-institute-programs/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:06:01 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27136 MSSM Student Scott Miller is nearing completion of his 300 mile ride from New York City to Washington, D.C. Find out how you can help support him. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/23/mssm-student-goes-the-extra-mile-for-earth-institute-programs/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/04/riding-for-change-mssm-student-rides-300-miles-to-raise-awareness-about-sustainability-issues/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/04/riding-for-change-mssm-student-rides-300-miles-to-raise-awareness-about-sustainability-issues/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 17:09:48 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26058 MS in Sustainability Management student Scott Miller rides 300 miles from New York to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about sustainability issues and promote support for Earth Institute research and projects. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/04/riding-for-change-mssm-student-rides-300-miles-to-raise-awareness-about-sustainability-issues/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/05/gates-gift-to-work-toward-millennium-development-goals/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/05/gates-gift-to-work-toward-millennium-development-goals/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:33:03 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20310 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently renewed its support for science and policy innovation to help impoverished countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals with a $15,000,000 multi-year grant. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/05/gates-gift-to-work-toward-millennium-development-goals/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/02/eni-brings-new-energy-to-the-corporate-circle/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/02/eni-brings-new-energy-to-the-corporate-circle/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:30:24 +0000 Catherine Fullerton http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=19691 In keeping with its corporate and social responsibility goals, Eni, an Italian energy company, recently renewed its Strategic Partnership with the Earth Institute's Corporate Circle. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/02/eni-brings-new-energy-to-the-corporate-circle/feed/ 0