A before-and-after study led by Yale biologists, of the effects of 1997 El Niño on the genetic diversity of marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands, emphasizes the importance of studying populations over time and the need to determine which environmental...
Yale University has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% since committing to a steep reduction in 2005, President Richard C. Levin reported today in a speech at the University of Copenhagen.Additional projects planned by the University will produce...
Davos, Switzerland — Switzerland tops the global list of countries ranked by environmental performance, according to the 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) produced by a team of environmental experts at Yale University and Columbia University.The...
Steven Koonin, head scientist for the global energy company BP, will speak at Yale University on February 18 and 19 as the Benjamin and Barbara Zucker Environmental Fellow for Spring 2008.Koonin will be guest speaker at a Master’s Tea on February 18 at 4...
The Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will discuss how the state government and citizens alike are taking steps to address the potential impacts of climate change, on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 4:30 p.m. at the...
Governors from across the United States will meet at Yale University on April 17 and 18 to review state-level programs to combat global climate change and to develop a strategy for future action. The gathering will also celebrate the centennial of...
Gary Hirshberg, president and CE-Yo of organic yogurt company Stonyfield Farm, will discuss the organic farming industry, corporate social responsibility and the environment in a talk titled, “Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World,” at 4:15...
Yale University will hold a Sustainability Fair and a panel discussion on The Role of Universities in Advancing Sustainability on Thursday, April 3. Both events are free and open to the public.The Sustainability Fair will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p...
The environment will continue to deteriorate as long as capitalism continues to be the modern world’s economic engine, argues Gus Speth, dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, in his new book, The Bridge at the Edge of the World...
On Friday, April 18, U.S. Governors and top environmental officials will meet at Yale University to exchange ideas on how states and the federal government can combat global warming and develop a strategy for future action.“This is the first time such as...