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. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/14/sachs-receives-inspiration-award/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/14/sachs-receives-inspiration-award/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:05:44 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32289 Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute, received the Dag Hammarskjold Inspiration Award of the Dag Hammarskjold Fund for Journalists at the United Nations on Nov. 13. He joins a list of recipients that includes UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson, Her Majesty Queen Noor, and Mia Farrow, among others.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/11/14/sachs-receives-inspiration-award/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/world-water-day/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/world-water-day/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:25:37 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=24443 World Water Day 2012 has come and gone, but you can still visit our World Water Day page to learn more about water and food security, the theme of this year’s event, and much more. Then add your thoughts on the state of water across the globe.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/22/world-water-day/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/15/sachs-student-lecture-americas-economic-crisis-where-do-we-go-from-here/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/15/sachs-student-lecture-americas-economic-crisis-where-do-we-go-from-here/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:14:26 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=8536 Jeffrey D. Sachs will give his fifth annual student lecture on Tuesday, November 23 on Columbia University's Morningside campus.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/11/15/sachs-student-lecture-americas-economic-crisis-where-do-we-go-from-here/feed/ 2 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/30/more-ways-to-study-sustainable-development-than-ever-before/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/30/more-ways-to-study-sustainable-development-than-ever-before/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:42:58 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6069 There are several new courses and educational opportunities open to students this fall: Undergraduate Major in Sustainable Development (NEW MAJOR) Economic and Financial Methods for Sustainable Development (Satyajit Bose) The objective of this course is to introduce students to the skills and methods necessary to understand and evaluate the economic and financial aspects of sustainable [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/30/more-ways-to-study-sustainable-development-than-ever-before/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/28/vote-for-the-earth-institute-in-the-ebay-fundraising-tournament-for-the-environment/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/28/vote-for-the-earth-institute-in-the-ebay-fundraising-tournament-for-the-environment/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:46:50 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=2685 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/28/vote-for-the-earth-institute-in-the-ebay-fundraising-tournament-for-the-environment/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/21/faculty-house-awarded-leed-gold-certification/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/21/faculty-house-awarded-leed-gold-certification/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:04:51 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=2601 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/21/faculty-house-awarded-leed-gold-certification/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/01/15/the-haiti-earthquake/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/01/15/the-haiti-earthquake/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:37:56 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1332 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/01/15/the-haiti-earthquake/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/24/four-times-around-the-world-in-40-days/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/24/four-times-around-the-world-in-40-days/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:01:49 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=747 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/24/four-times-around-the-world-in-40-days/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/17/a-breathtaking-but-fragile-landscape/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/17/a-breathtaking-but-fragile-landscape/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:31:56 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=723 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/17/a-breathtaking-but-fragile-landscape/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/10/this-year-sachs-student-lecture/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/10/this-year-sachs-student-lecture/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:01:47 +0000 Web Team http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=712 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/11/10/this-year-sachs-student-lecture/feed/ 1