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. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/15/a-global-fellows-program-for-sustainable-development-undergraduates/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/15/a-global-fellows-program-for-sustainable-development-undergraduates/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:40:10 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9762 The sustainability challenges faced by our planet require responses based on solid knowledge of the human/environment interface, proven technological mitigation and adaptation techniques and the means to translate this knowledge into action. It has never been more important to educate a new generation of thought leaders and practitioners with keen understanding of the links between [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/15/a-global-fellows-program-for-sustainable-development-undergraduates/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/14/connecting-development-practitioners-and-students-online/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/14/connecting-development-practitioners-and-students-online/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:12:49 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=9626 Imagine an online community that provides development practitioners in the field opportunities to communicate with one another and share best practices in real-time. Now imagine that same community enabling aspiring practitioners the chance to learn from these exchanges right in the classroom. An exciting partnership between DAI (Development Alternatives, Inc.) and our Master of Public [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/14/connecting-development-practitioners-and-students-online/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/26/a-year-of-progress-toward-a-sustainable-earth/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/26/a-year-of-progress-toward-a-sustainable-earth/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:02:12 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=7910 The Earth Institute’s annual donor report is now available in an interactive digital format. We remain committed to finding extraordinary solutions to unprecedented world challenges, and this report highlights some of our innovative projects in research, policy and education, and the partnerships that are helping to support them.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/26/a-year-of-progress-toward-a-sustainable-earth/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/23/recent-gifts-support-bamboo-bike-project-scale-up/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/23/recent-gifts-support-bamboo-bike-project-scale-up/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:27:39 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6751 The work of the Bamboo Bike Project (BBP) received a boost from several gifts received over the summer from the Charities Advisory Trust, the Ripple Foundation, an enterprising donor who organized a benefit concert, and numerous others.  A recent New York Times article touted the benefits of bamboo bikes—including the economic advantages for workers in [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/23/recent-gifts-support-bamboo-bike-project-scale-up/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/04/supporting-continued-rebuilding-efforts-in-haiti/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/04/supporting-continued-rebuilding-efforts-in-haiti/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:05:03 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5289 The Countess Moira Charitable Foundation, longtime supporter of our Earth Clinic, has made a gift to support two projects in Haiti to improve crop yields through the use of test plots and agricultural extension training. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/04/supporting-continued-rebuilding-efforts-in-haiti/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/16/student-researchers-past-and-present-share-their-work-on-sustainable-development/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/16/student-researchers-past-and-present-share-their-work-on-sustainable-development/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:54:38 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=837 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/16/student-researchers-past-and-present-share-their-work-on-sustainable-development/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/26/vote-for-the-earth-institute-in-the-ebay-fundraising-tournament-for-the-environment-3/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/26/vote-for-the-earth-institute-in-the-ebay-fundraising-tournament-for-the-environment-3/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:25:08 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=616 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/26/vote-for-the-earth-institute-in-the-ebay-fundraising-tournament-for-the-environment-3/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/02/creating-a-workforce-to-achieve-a-low-carbon-economy/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/02/creating-a-workforce-to-achieve-a-low-carbon-economy/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:54:53 +0000 Ivy Morgan http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=503 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/02/creating-a-workforce-to-achieve-a-low-carbon-economy/feed/ 0