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. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/29/unpacking-preconceptions/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/29/unpacking-preconceptions/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 04:37:27 +0000 Natalie Unwin-Kuruneri http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=37016 After a late arrival in Amman, Jordan on Sunday night, students in the Regional Environmental Sustainability in the Middle East program hit the ground running on Monday morning. An orientation at the Columbia University Middle East Center was followed by presentations at the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature office.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/29/unpacking-preconceptions/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/24/36965/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/24/36965/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:01 +0000 Natalie Unwin-Kuruneri http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36965 Nine Columbia students traveled to the Middle East last weekend to learn about how two countries in the region, Jordan and Israel, are cooperating on environmental issues and managing shared natural resources such as water. The students, led by Beth Fisher Yoshida, academic director of the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program, and Shahar Sadeh, academic coordinator, will spend one week in each country as part of a new summer field study program.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/24/36965/feed/ 0 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/2013/05/16/auction-proceeds-to-benefit-the-millennium-villages/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/16/auction-proceeds-to-benefit-the-millennium-villages/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:24 +0000 Gina Ackerman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36618 Renowned collector and Wall Street money manager William H. Gross sold pieces from his unparalleled U.S. stamp collection for the first time at an auction at the Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries here in New York on April 9. Since 2008, Bill and his wife Sue have donated over $19 million to the Millennium Villages project, and they continued their generosity by donating the proceeds from the auction to the Earth Institute and to Doctors Without Borders. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/16/auction-proceeds-to-benefit-the-millennium-villages/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/22/join-us-in-honoring-one-of-the-founders-of-earth-day/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/22/join-us-in-honoring-one-of-the-founders-of-earth-day/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:25:48 +0000 Gina Ackerman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35766 Today, in honor of Earth Day 2013, the Earth Institute is proud to honor an extraordinary woman who played a pioneering role in shaping how the world thinks about making our planet more sustainable for present and future generations. The late Marilyn Laurie, a Barnard graduate, was a stay-at-home mother of two young girls when she saw a notice in the Village Voice inviting people to a planning meeting for what would eventually become Earth Day.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/22/join-us-in-honoring-one-of-the-founders-of-earth-day/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/2013/03/28/iri-to-develop-climate-adaptation-tools-to-help-farmers-in-south-and-southeast-asia/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/iri-to-develop-climate-adaptation-tools-to-help-farmers-in-south-and-southeast-asia/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:14:51 +0000 Melika Edquist http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35235 A new two-year climate change initiative, led by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society aims to help farmers in Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic and Bangladesh reduce their vulnerability to climate risks.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/28/iri-to-develop-climate-adaptation-tools-to-help-farmers-in-south-and-southeast-asia/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/iri-names-new-deputy-director/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/iri-names-new-deputy-director/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:45:47 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35192 Haresh Bhojwani will coordinate IRI's connections with development and humanitarian organizations so that its research can target the needs of those vulnerable to climate impacts, especially through the institution's international collaborations.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/26/iri-names-new-deputy-director/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/13/pedaling-to-power-a-movement-an-invitation-to-join-climate-ride-2013/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/13/pedaling-to-power-a-movement-an-invitation-to-join-climate-ride-2013/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:52:46 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34951 Student Scott Miller, who raised $3,000 for the Earth Institute last year on a 300-mile bike ride from New York to Washington, plans to do it again, and he’s inviting you to join him.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/03/13/pedaling-to-power-a-movement-an-invitation-to-join-climate-ride-2013/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/18/extraordinary-support-for-sustainable-development/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/18/extraordinary-support-for-sustainable-development/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:03:21 +0000 Gina Ackerman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34160 Visit the interactive digital Earth Institute 2012 Annual Donor Report to see some of the remarkable projects, initiatives and achievements that have been made possible through the support and advocacy of donors, students, faculty and staff in fiscal year 2012.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/18/extraordinary-support-for-sustainable-development/feed/ 0