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 08:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/27/upcoming-scientific-fieldwork-a-guide/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/27/upcoming-scientific-fieldwork-a-guide/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:37:46 +0000 Kevin Krajick http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34499 Earth Institute research expeditions investigating the dynamics of the planet on all levels take place on every continent and every ocean. Most projects originate with our main research center, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and are often run in collaboration with other institutions. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/27/upcoming-scientific-fieldwork-a-guide/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/22/courses-in-conservation-sustainability/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/22/courses-in-conservation-sustainability/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:52:35 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29718 Are you interested in cultivating the skills necessary to implement environmental change? Do you want to learn more about conservation and environmental sustainability, including ecosystem services and function? ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/22/courses-in-conservation-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/09/investigating-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-pole-to-pole-and-deep-below-the-bottom/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/09/investigating-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-pole-to-pole-and-deep-below-the-bottom/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:53:27 +0000 Earth Institute http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=28336 Watch a slide show featuring ongoing research by scientists at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, whose work around the globe is key to understanding past changes in the oceans and what is going on today. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/07/09/investigating-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-pole-to-pole-and-deep-below-the-bottom/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/14/lamont-doherty-earth-observatory-milestones-in-climate-studies/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/14/lamont-doherty-earth-observatory-milestones-in-climate-studies/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:41:51 +0000 Kevin Krajick http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27932 Much of the modern understanding of climate change is underpinned by pioneering studies done at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Here's a timeline of significant studies.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/14/lamont-doherty-earth-observatory-milestones-in-climate-studies/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/08/goals-for-rio-a-path-to-sustainability/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/08/goals-for-rio-a-path-to-sustainability/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 20:47:05 +0000 David Funkhouser http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27792 In an article published in The Lancet, Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs outlines his own ideas for sustainable development goals, and how how these goals can build on the Millennium Development Goals, the UN’s set of targets that aim to reduce extreme poverty and boost social well-being in many other ways by 2015.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/08/goals-for-rio-a-path-to-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/30/healthy-oceans-charting-a-new-course/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/30/healthy-oceans-charting-a-new-course/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:53:21 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=25849 Leading up to Rio+20, on April 25th the United Nations hosted “Healthy Oceans: Charting A New Course,” a panel discussion which brought together a range of experts to discuss the fate of the world’s oceans and what can be done to protect them.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/30/healthy-oceans-charting-a-new-course/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/01/ocean-acidification-geologic-record-adds-new-warning/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/01/ocean-acidification-geologic-record-adds-new-warning/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:35:07 +0000 Kim Martineau http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=23297 A new study in Science finds that the oceans may be acidifying faster today from industrial emissions than they did during four major extinctions in the last 300 million years when carbon levels spiked naturally. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/03/01/ocean-acidification-geologic-record-adds-new-warning/feed/ 3