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Checking In on Ocean-Based Climate Solutions
Director of the Center for the Blue Economy Dr. Jason Scorse contributed to a new report on ocean-based climate solutions published by the Economist Group.
Middlebury Professor Jeff Langholz Says Colorado Fire May Be a Sign of Things to Come
Professor Jeff Langholz of the Middlebury Institute’s International Environmental Policy program recently spoke with KSBW Action News 8 about the Colorado Fire that struck the Big Sur coastline in late January.
Langholz, a natural resources expert, explains that this fire, which burned 687 acres total, was the Central Coast’s first winter wildfire in recorded history, and may be a harbinger of more frequent fires on the Central Coast.
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How Little We Know: Humans and Recreation on the California Coast
| by Charles Colgan, Phil King, and Sarah Jenkins
The California coast extends across 1,200 miles (3,000 miles depending on what is counted). There have been extensive investments in understanding the physical and biological dimensions of the coast. There are numerous world-class ocean science institutions in California furthering understanding of those dimensions. However, there has been little effort to understand one of the key components of the marine ecosystem: human use.
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Alice McGown, International Environmental Policy Student, Attends COP26 to Present Her Work on Fossil Fuels
| by Clara Clymer
Alice McGown, a second-year master’s candidate pursuing International Environmental Policy, attends COP26 to present her work on the overlap of fossil fuels and protected areas.
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