http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 21:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/20/crash-land-home-for-the-holidays/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/20/crash-land-home-for-the-holidays/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:45:26 +0000 CERC Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=21277 As holidays approach and we plan our ‘seasonal’ migrations to see our families, many other species are making their own migrations — though with a few more snafus than we humans might hit.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/20/crash-land-home-for-the-holidays/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/23/dead-baby-dolphins-and-the-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/23/dead-baby-dolphins-and-the-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:31:33 +0000 Brian Kateman http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=12045 Researchers report that dead baby dolphins emerged along the shores of the Gulf, potentially an important finding in light of the spill.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/23/dead-baby-dolphins-and-the-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/20/the-policy-buffet-part-5-how-the-oil-spill-killed-the-climate-bill-and-why-the-economy-didnt-help-either/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/20/the-policy-buffet-part-5-how-the-oil-spill-killed-the-climate-bill-and-why-the-economy-didnt-help-either/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:50 +0000 Adam Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5689 The climate bill has come and gone. Just two months ago, it seemed as though the bill stood a fighting chance, given the buffet of options available to policymakers.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/20/the-policy-buffet-part-5-how-the-oil-spill-killed-the-climate-bill-and-why-the-economy-didnt-help-either/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/18/the-policy-buffet-part-4-eulogizing-the-climate-bill-that-wasn%e2%80%99t/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/18/the-policy-buffet-part-4-eulogizing-the-climate-bill-that-wasn%e2%80%99t/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:37:11 +0000 Adam Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5685 On July 22, just days before the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared that the last decade was the warmest on record, the United States Senate abandoned its effort to put a price on carbon. Comprehensive climate and energy legislation was on life-support for weeks until Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) announced that [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/08/18/the-policy-buffet-part-4-eulogizing-the-climate-bill-that-wasn%e2%80%99t/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/12/the-policy-buffet-part-3-as-kerry-lieberman-fades-a-fresh-start-for-cap-and-trade/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/12/the-policy-buffet-part-3-as-kerry-lieberman-fades-a-fresh-start-for-cap-and-trade/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:55:42 +0000 Adam Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=5095 This is the third post in a series that covers the Senates current energy and climate proposals. The introductory post can be found here. The American Power Act (APA), co-sponsored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn), has been seen by many as a paradigm for comprehensive energy and climate legislation. The bill [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/12/the-policy-buffet-part-3-as-kerry-lieberman-fades-a-fresh-start-for-cap-and-trade/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/22/energy-agriculture-and-the-environment-dead-zones-and-the-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/22/energy-agriculture-and-the-environment-dead-zones-and-the-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:43:58 +0000 Tristan Jones http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=1880 Catastrophic, tragic, disastrous: these are all words that have been used to describe the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  It is impossible to deny that these words apply – thick, goopy crude has already coated the beaches and estuaries of the Gulf, contaminating more than 120 miles of coastline.  The spill is [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/22/energy-agriculture-and-the-environment-dead-zones-and-the-oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/21/the-policy-buffet-part-1-making-sense-of-the-senates-climate-and-energy-proposals/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/21/the-policy-buffet-part-1-making-sense-of-the-senates-climate-and-energy-proposals/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:51:23 +0000 Adam Fischer http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/climate/?p=1863 ...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/06/21/the-policy-buffet-part-1-making-sense-of-the-senates-climate-and-energy-proposals/feed/ 4 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/28/gulf-oil-spill/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/28/gulf-oil-spill/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:00:20 +0000 Jennifer Vettel http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/water/?p=2538 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/04/28/gulf-oil-spill/feed/ 3