NEW PROGRAM HEAD TO REDUCE CORPORATIONS' ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
|
A leader in efforts to
assist the world's largest manufacturers and retailers in creating a universal
sustainability measurement and labeling system for consumer products has joined
Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Jay
Golden, who comes to Duke from Arizona State University, has been appointed
director of the Institute's Corporate Sustainability Initiative Program where
he will continue work to examine corporate sustainability practices. Read More |
| PENDLETON FINISHES AIWW TRIP |
Oceans and Coastal Policy Director Linwood Pendleton just finished a journey up the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The research trip was part of the project "Rethinking the Funding and Management of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway," which served as a way for Pendleton to see what challenges face policymakers in coastal towns, and talk with ordinary people about their views of the waterway. Read More |
OP-ED: THE SOUTH IS POISED TO BE CLEAN ENERGY LEADER
|
An op-ed by Southeast Climate Resource Center Director Todd Wooten makes a case for why the South does not lag behind other regions in regard to innovation and clean energy. The piece was recently featured in both the News and Observer and Birmingham News. Read More
|
| HOLMAN REAPPOINTED TO SEAT ADVISING STATE ON WATER ISSUES |
| Bill Holman, director of State Policy at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, has been reappointed to the State Water Infrastructure Commission (SWIC). N.C. Senator Marc Basnight selected Holman, in August, for a term running through January 2012. Read More |
| BURNING BIOMASS WITH COAL COULD REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS |
| A new working paper by researchers at North Carolina State and Duke University says burning forest biomass with coal can reduce greenhouse gases compared to burning coal alone. Read More |
| SEMINAR SERIES TO FEATURE D.C. ENVIRONMENT DIRECTOR |
Christophe Tulou, director of the Washington, D.C.'s Department of the Environment, will be the next presenter in the Water Allocation Research Seminars (WARS) series, designed to inform public discussion and debate about North Carolina water allocation policy. Tulou will speak at Durham City Hall Sept. 10. The seminars are hosted by the N.C. Water Resources Research Institute and the UNC-Duke Water Allocation Study Team, co-led by State Policy Director Bill Holman. Read More
|
|
GET UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN THROUGH NI SOCIAL
MEDIA
|
|
