How I Got Hired: Internship, California Natural Resources Agency
| by María López Godoy
“We never know what will happen, so go for it, every time.” María López Godoy MAIEP ’20 gives advice to students as they consider professional opportunities.
Environmental Policy and Management
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Want to Fight Russian Aggression in Ukraine and Beyond? Decarbonize
In a San Francisco Chronicle opinion article, Jason Scorse, director of the Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy and David Helvarg, executive director of Blue Frontier, argue that sanctioning Russia’s oil and natural gas exports is crucial to the U.S. response to the crisis in Ukraine.
Middlebury Professor Jeff Langholz Says Colorado Fire May Be a Sign of Things to Come
International Environmental Policy professor Jeff Langholz recently was interviewed by KSBW Action News 8 about the Colorado Fire, the Central Coast’s first winter wildfire in recorded history.
In the News, News Stories, People
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.
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.
How Carbon Offsetting Can Build a Forest
Middlebury Institute alum John Edward Meyers, who earned his MA in International Policy Studies in 2004, recently co-authored an article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the impact of REDD+ carbon offsets in Colombia.
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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Driving Positive Change Begins at Home for Environmental Policy Alumna Lacey Raak
| by Jason Warburg
A series of international experiences taught Middlebury Institute alumna Lacey Raak MAIEP ’08 that lasting change begins at the local level, where today she is leading efforts to implement environmentally sound policies and practices in her own community on California’s Central Coast.
