Environment News
Toward a New Consciousness: Values to Sustain Human and Natural Communities.
Report Defines Changes Needed To Bring About a Sustainable World
Successfully confronting today's environmental and social challenges requires a re-examination of the values and worldviews that shape our perceptions of nature and society.
In Day-Long ‘BioBlitz,’ Scientists Identify 914 Organisms — Some Rare
A rare water bug, a juvenile box turtle and a quarter-inch-long isopod that hasn't been seen in more than 50 years highlighted findings in the second annual "BioBlitz" that involved Yale and other regional scientists May 30 and 31 in Stratford.
Peabody Museum Scientist Rediscovers Elusive Fairy Shrimp not Been Seen in 50 years
A tiny species of fairy shrimp that hasn't been seen since the 1950s has been rediscovered by a scientist at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Yale Environment 360 Magazine Launches Online
Edited by Roger Cohn, the former editor of Mother Jones and Audubon magazines, Yale Environment 360 aims to become one of the leading Web sites for commentary and reporting on the crucial environmental issues of the day.
Yale University Researchers Resolve Global Warming Mystery
Yale University scientists reported Sunday that they may have resolved a controversial glitch in models of global warming: A key part of the atmosphere didn't seem to be warming as expected.
Anastas Honored for "Green Chemistry"
Paul T. Anastas, Professor in the Practice of Green Chemistry, Yale was honored on May 4 by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents with their Leadership in Science award for founding the field of “Green Chemistry.”
Yale Launches Sustainability Pledge
On April 22nd, in celebration of Earth Day 2008, Yale will launch the University’s first campus-wide Sustainability Pledge.
Governors to Gather at Yale for Climate Change Conference
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.
Book Examines Clash of Capitalism and the Environment
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: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability.
Fair and Panel Discussion on Sustainability at Yale
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.
Stonyfield Farm CE-Yo to Discuss How to Make Money and Save the World
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 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, in Luce Hall at Yale University.
