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Oregon has permanently banned offshore drilling in the midst of a federal push to open 90 percent of federal waters to oil exploration. The Center for the Blue Economy’s National Ocean Economics statistics are a part of the reason why.
| by Jason Warburg
The Middlebury Institute’s Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker will be Benjamin Jealous, human rights activist and former president of the NAACP.
“The FMS training provided me with information and approaches to consider in assessing community needs and understanding ways different types of capital can be strategically blended to achieve long-term social, environmental, and financial outcomes.” Prudhomme (FMS Winter ’19) works as an FMS Fellow for the Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) in Cape Town, South Africa, where she aids in the expansion of their three accelerator programs.
The Middlebury Institute campus is gearing up for a host of events over the month of April to celebrate Earth Day and raise awareness about environmental issues.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened a hearing entitled, “Our Blue Economy: Successes and Opportunities,” on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Center for the Blue Economy Advisory Council Chair, Mr. Michael Conathan, was there to testify.
Over the course of two lectures, Dr. Gaman-Golutvina explored the historical, geographical and political conditions that engendered a state-centered model of development in Russia and used this conceptual framework to explain the workings of the Russian elite.
Professional conference hosted by Middlebury Institute draws private sector compliance professionals, federal and state regulators, law enforcement, multilateral agencies, financial crime experts, and sanctions compliance consultants.
Associate Professor Moyara Ruehsen and CTEC Director Jason Blazakis presented “New Threats” Terrorism and Cybercrimes” at Middlebury Institute WorldViews Speaker Series.
An all-female team of four Middlebury Institute students placed second in the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Strategy 9/12 Challenge, ahead of 45 teams, many from large universities.
David Helvarg is an award-winning journalist who has spent decades writing about and advocating for the blue economy.
