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Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/07/deutsche-bank-and-earth-institute-debunk-climate-skeptics/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/07/deutsche-bank-and-earth-institute-debunk-climate-skeptics/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:19:33 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=7441 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/07/deutsche-bank-and-earth-institute-debunk-climate-skeptics/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/05/earth-institute-receives-1-million-from-macarthur-foundation-for-sexual-and-reproductive-health-initiative/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/05/earth-institute-receives-1-million-from-macarthur-foundation-for-sexual-and-reproductive-health-initiative/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:43:36 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=7345 NEW YORK, September 1 – The Earth Institute, Columbia University is pleased to announce a $1 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to help improve the health of mothers and children in poor, rural communities within the Millennium Villages project (MVP). These funds will support activities to increase access to [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/10/05/earth-institute-receives-1-million-from-macarthur-foundation-for-sexual-and-reproductive-health-initiative/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/over-1m-in-new-private-sector-commitments-announced-to-support-earth-institute-collaborations-to-achieve-the-mdgs/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/over-1m-in-new-private-sector-commitments-announced-to-support-earth-institute-collaborations-to-achieve-the-mdgs/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:39:26 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6844 Today, two of the world’s leading companies announce grants and technical support totaling more than $1,000,000 aimed at ending global poverty by 2015. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/over-1m-in-new-private-sector-commitments-announced-to-support-earth-institute-collaborations-to-achieve-the-mdgs/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/novartis-foundation-for-sustainable-development-advances-mobile-health-technology-in-ghana/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/novartis-foundation-for-sustainable-development-advances-mobile-health-technology-in-ghana/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:29:26 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6796 New York, September 21 – The Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development and the Earth Institute, Columbia University today announced a new partnership in support of the Ghana Telemedicine Project, a pilot to use the latest in information and communications technology to improve point-of-service health care services in the Millennium Village of Bonsaaso, Ghana. With this [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/21/novartis-foundation-for-sustainable-development-advances-mobile-health-technology-in-ghana/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/09/sime-darby-supports-sustainable-agriculture-and-china-2049/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/09/sime-darby-supports-sustainable-agriculture-and-china-2049/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:01:44 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5408 The Sime Darby Group, a Malaysian-based multinational company with core businesses in plantation, property, motors, industrial, energy and utilities, has committed $500,000 in support of the Earth Institute’s Tropical Agriculture and China 2049 programs, making the company the newest Earth Institute Corporate Circle Strategic Partner. The Earth Institute also serves on Sime Darby’s International Advisory [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/09/sime-darby-supports-sustainable-agriculture-and-china-2049/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/22/irrigation-project-success-in-mali-2/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/22/irrigation-project-success-in-mali-2/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:36:43 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs-admin.ei.columbia.edu/?p=4954 Columbia Water Center is working in Mali, Africa, as part of its PepsiCo Foundation funded project to improve rural water use and livelihoods. The Mali component of the project aims to develop an effective irrigation system to improve agricultural productivity and food security. In recent months, CWC’s Mali-based staff signed a Memorandum of Understanding with [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/22/irrigation-project-success-in-mali-2/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/enel-and-sime-darby-join-the-earth-institute-corporate-circle/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/enel-and-sime-darby-join-the-earth-institute-corporate-circle/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:56:09 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=864 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/enel-and-sime-darby-join-the-earth-institute-corporate-circle/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/grounding-climate-negotiations-in-solution-oriented-research/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/grounding-climate-negotiations-in-solution-oriented-research/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:10:08 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=856 With the generous support of the Planet Heritage Foundation and the Skoll Global Threats Fund, the Earth Institute is initiating the Global Network for Climate Solutions and evaluating its ability to influence future international climate negotiations by grounding them in shared research that is focused on concrete solutions and action. The effort aims to facilitate [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/06/grounding-climate-negotiations-in-solution-oriented-research/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/17/packard-foundation-supports-sustainable-food-production/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/17/packard-foundation-supports-sustainable-food-production/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 21:41:26 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=700 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/05/17/packard-foundation-supports-sustainable-food-production/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/30/earth-institute-partners-support-work-of-matt-berg-a-2010-time-100-most-influential-person/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/30/earth-institute-partners-support-work-of-matt-berg-a-2010-time-100-most-influential-person/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:05:41 +0000 Megan Winston http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/support/?p=631 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/30/earth-institute-partners-support-work-of-matt-berg-a-2010-time-100-most-influential-person/feed/ 0