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Ogmius, Issue 51 is Now Out
Ogmius Issue #51, Fall/Winter 2018 Ogmius Exchange Elon Musk Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize by Matthew Burgess and Ian Burgess Faculty Affiliate Forum Into the Wild – For Rain, Part I. British Columbia by Eve-Lyn Hinckley Paris Peace Forum by … Continue reading
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Video: Instagram provides a connecting point for community of women scientists at CU
CU Boulder Today Doctoral student and CSTPR’s 2018 AAAS Student Competition Winner, Julia Bakker-Arkema has taken to Instagram with the CU WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) selfie series to help familiarize viewers with science and scientists from the CU Boulder community. Bakker-Arkema, who … Continue reading
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2018 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Released
CIRES News Research from 27 global institutions including CU Boulder show extreme heat damages health and livelihood and may overwhelm hospitals New research published in The Lancet medical journal last night shows that rising temperatures as a result of climate … Continue reading
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Emily Ruby Completes Masters Thesis
CSTPR graduate student Emily Ruby has successfully completed her Master’s Thesis in Environmental Studies at University of Colorado Boulder. Her title of her thesis us “Analysis of California’s Formative Energy Storage Policy” and was advised by CSTPR’s Max Boykoff and NREL’s … Continue reading
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Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Town Hall
On September 6, the City of Boulder, the University of Colorado and the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance hosted a local climate action town hall. At the event, representatives from cities including Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, Melbourne, New York City, Oslo … Continue reading
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Inside the Greenhouse Newsletter, Issue 11
Issue 11 | May 2018 Subscribe to ITG Newsletters We hope you’ve had a great summer. We’re excited to continue our programming into Fall after productive summer. We continue to engage in research and activities in in order to advance … Continue reading
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How to find out about Boulder Creek streamflow: Data for your Outdoor Adventures
by Abigail Ahlert CSTPR Science Writer Boulder Creek is an iconic and vital Colorado waterway. Weaving through Boulder Canyon and into the city, the creek provides abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation. One of the most popular events on Boulder Creek … Continue reading
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CSTPR Welcomes Professor Chris Armstrong, Visiting Scholar
Professor Chris Armstrong will be joining CSTPR as a visiting scholar from University of Southampton July 23 – August 9. Professor Armstrong is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Southampton. He works primarily on global justice, climate justice, … Continue reading
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Olivia Pearman Awarded Colorado Governor’s Energy & Environment Fellowship
CSTPR Graduate Student, Olivia Pearman was recently awarded the Colorado Governor’s Energy & Environment Fellowship. Olivia will be working primarily with the Department of Natural Resources on Greater sage-grouse conservation issues in Colorado. Congrats Olivia! The Governor’s Energy & Environment Fellowship … Continue reading
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Ogmius, Issue 50 is Now Out
Ogmius Issue #50, Summer 2018 The Complexity of Consensus: Protecting the World’s Most Remote Ocean by Cassandra Brooks Every year I travel to Hobart, Tasmania at the southern tip of Australia to study international negotiations about protecting the oceans around … Continue reading →