Speaker Series Spotlights Environmental Justice Concerns
| by Jason Warburg
The Hayward Speaker Series will bring diverse community voices around social and environmental justice to Monterey March 28 through May 10.
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Offshore drilling threatens Washington’s coastal waters, jobs
A full quarter of the oysters harvested in the U.S. come from Washington. Shellfish account for 20 percent of Pacific County’s economy. Why would we risk that to drill for oil and gas off the coast?
Students Win Fellowships in Honduras with Mesoamerican Reef Project
Karl Larsen MBA/MAIEP ’18 and two colleagues have been awarded paid summer fellowships working with Think Beyond Plastic on the Bay Islands off northern Honduras.
Pioneering the Study of the Economy of the Arctic
The Arctic is on the leading edge of climate change, sea-level rise, and social equity issues. Similar issues being faced around the world, and economic studies could be used to generate ideas and solutions that can apply globally.
Environmental Issues Highlighted in Two Fall Speaker Series
| by Jason Warburg
A pair of speaker series will bring environmental leaders including Bill McKibben, Sally Yozell and John Laird to the Middlebury Institute for public lectures this fall.
Impact Locally: The Tourist Economy vs. the Consumptive Economy
The Monterey Bay CEMEX sand mine is the last coastal sand mine in the United States
State Officials Address Climate Change & Civic Engagement at Public Forum
A trio of California state officials addressed a range of critical policy issues at an April 13 discussion panel hosted by the Middlebury Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy.