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Columbia University Coalition for Sustainable Development (CUCSD) Delegates at Citizens’ Summit

Columbia University Coalition for Sustainable Development (CUCSD) Delegates at Citizens’ Summit

Ten (10) Columbia University Coalition for Sustainable Development (CUCSD) delegates had the privilege of attending the US/Canada Citizen Summit at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. During the morning of the event, after appreciating the beauty of the …

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Day 2 Highlights from the Citizens’ Summit for Sustainable Development

Day 2 Highlights from the Citizens’ Summit for Sustainable Development

Day 2 of the Summit picked up right where Day 1 left off. After several rounds of breakout sessions the day before, the dialogue was strong and focused. With the end in sight, though, conversations began to take on a …

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Slideshow: Day 2 of the Citizens Summit

All images courtesy of Austin Lord.

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Skating to the Puck: Lessons on Sustainability from the Hockey Rink

Skating to the Puck: Lessons on Sustainability from the Hockey Rink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Some people skate to the puck, I skate to where the puck is going to be.” –Wayne Gretzky

It seems fitting that Gary Tabor began yesterday morning’s …

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Water and Land Conservation: Let’s Do What Works

Water and Land Conservation: Let’s Do What Works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreeing that we should use the tools and knowledge we already possess helped set a positive note during the ‘Sustainable Water and Land Conservation Panel’ …

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Making Environmental and Sustainable Issues Non-Partisan

Making Environmental and Sustainable Issues Non-Partisan

Day 2 of the Citizens Summit starts off in a haze, as participants come bright and early to Kroon Hall and its cloudy cover, to begin small group discussions and panels. Today speaks of solutions and practicality. In this globalized …

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