In a study recently released by Yale and Columbia, the U.S. ranked 28 out of 133 countries on the improved Environmental Performance Index. The index measures each country’s proximity to universal standards in areas such as clean water and energy efficiency. Admittedly an oversimplification, the index aims to quantify environmental health in a way that […]

Continuing its staunch refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the U.S. nevertheless joined forces with China, Australia, India, Japan, and South Korea in the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate (AP6). These countries, which produce 50% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, have agreed to set individual national goals for reducing these emissions. Like […]

“America is addicted to oil,” declared President Bush a few weeks ago in his state of the union address. A statement long past due, it’s still somewhat heartening to hear that the Bush administration is at least beginning to talk the talk of staving off an oil crisis. In his speech, the President suggested expanding […]

Scarcely two months after the Senate struck down the House of Representatives’ approval to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (a measure that was added as a rider to a defense spending bill), the issue has resurfaced in proposals for the 2007 budget. Even though the prospect of drilling met a quick death in […]

Sustainable Dartmouth comes as the newest and potentially strongest environmental coalition on campus since the 1960s, when student and alumni activists organized the Environmental Studies Division of the DOC. With the recent hiring of Dartmouth’s first sustainability coordinator as a starting point, Sustainable Dartmouth is uniting the resources of any and all campus groups with […]

SUSTAINABILITY THINK TANK

The Sustainability Think Tank, located in East Wheelock, is a pilot living-and-Iearning opportunity for four student interns doing projects related to aspects of sustainability. Projects can be research-based or community service-based, and the program is supported by the Tucker Foundation and the East Wheelock Residential Cluster. Current interns include Sarah Uhl ‘07, […]

NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

Two new faculty members will be joining the ENVS Department this year.
Michael Dorsey, who was a visiting Thurgood Marshall Fellow in 2001- 2002 and an instructor last year, has accepted a full-time position in Environmental Studies effective July 1, 2003. Michael’s main research area is Ecuador, and he studies international equity and […]