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At Yale, Ecosystems, Forests

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Interview with the UN Forum on Forests’ Jan McAlpine

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Interview with the UN Forum on Forests’ Jan McAlpine

Jan McAlpine is Director of the United Nations Division on Forests and head of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat in support of all 193 countries in the United Nations.  The UNFF works to bring about the conservation, …

Ecosystems, Oceans

Sage Briefs: Wrong Place, Wrong Clime–Will Marine Sanctuaries Falter as Temperatures Rise?

Sage Briefs: Wrong Place, Wrong Clime–Will Marine Sanctuaries Falter as Temperatures Rise?

he golden promise of marine protected areas – ocean swaths set aside for the management of natural and cultural marine resources – may prove empty by mid-century. As global climate warms, so does ocean temperature, forcing species habitats pole-ward. Marine …

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Op-ed: Local Climate Solutions as Christian Calling

Op-ed: Local Climate Solutions as Christian Calling

think you have to love something before you’ll fight for it. At least that’s been my experience growing up in Minnesota. My friends and I built snow castles in the winter, chased rabbits in the spring and marveled at the …

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From Scrap Heap to Wind Turbine

From Scrap Heap to Wind Turbine

In 2009, Harrison Leaf was one of many university graduates facing a tough job market. Instead of working as a bartender, he decided to found a renewable energy company in Kenya.
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The Limits of Civil Disobedience: An Interview with Director Marshall Curry

The Limits of Civil Disobedience: An Interview with Director Marshall Curry

Documentary filmmaker Marshall Curry has said that he likes to "present people's best arguments and let those smack into each other." His third and most recent project does this exceedingly well – many good arguments, much tough smacking.
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Fish Tales: An Interview with Author Paul Greenberg

Fish Tales: An Interview with Author Paul Greenberg

The author of the acclaimed book, “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food,” on fishing, writing, and healing the world’s oceans.
by × January 3, 2012 × 1 comment