Tag: Daniel Schrag

  • Nation & World

    Lessons for the next Sandy

    Disaster relief dollars flowing to those affected by hurricanes like Sandy and Katrina represent an important opportunity to ensure that communities are better able to withstand the stronger storms and higher seas likely coming as climate change worsens, panelists said.

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    AAAS names 7 fellows from Harvard

    Seven faculty from Harvard University are named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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    ‘Silent Spring,’ 50 years on

    Environmentalists and faculty members gathered at Sanders Theatre to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” which catalyzed the environmental movement in its impassioned presentation of the impact of chemicals on nature.

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    Emergency planning

    Six of Harvard’s deep thinkers on climate change and sustainability took the stage Sept. 18 in the second annual Harvard Thinks Green.

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    Changing the world, in under 9 minutes

    The inaugural event “One Harvard: Lectures that Last” featured short talks by a dozen speakers representing Harvard’s graduate and professional Schools. The session was designed to reveal the crosscurrents of innovation that can flow from discipline to discipline, and to expose students to fresh ideas.

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    On climate issues, look to states

    The head of California’s air pollution regulatory board said Feb. 27 that with climate change action stalled in Washington, D.C., the states are taking the lead in creating ways to reduce carbon emissions.

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    New sources near for biofuels

    Researchers are making progress in creating a biofuels process that will allow the use of tough-to-digest cellulose produced by hardy grasses that can be grown on marginal land around the world, the head of the Energy Biosciences Institute said Oct. 13 during a presentation at the Harvard University Center for the Environment.

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    Challenges, solutions for South Asia

    A two-day symposium on the future of South Asia examined several key challenges facing the region, as well as solutions on issues ranging from climate change to population control.

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  • Nation & World

    Solar’s time still on horizon

    Bruce Sohn, president of the power company First Solar, says that reducing the cost of solar energy is on the horizon, but solar power has to grow dramatically if it is to replace fossil fuels.

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    Innovative education

    In a speech, Arizona State president presents new ideas that could fuel higher educational innovation over the next 40 years.

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    Building the cheapest car

    An executive of the Indian conglomerate Tata described how the company promotes innovation, resulting in the creation of the world’s cheapest car, a $2,500, fuel-efficient four-seater.

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    Pondering energy’s future

    Reducing dependence on foreign oil and reducing greenhouse gases are the two major challenges facing U.S. energy systems, a visiting federal energy official told a Harvard audience.

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    The speedup of climate change

    Scientist discusses growing effects of global climate change with members of Harvard’s Class of 2014.

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    Battling climate change on all fronts

    Harvard’s research spans the gamut from the sciences to the humanities, examining key questions about this critical challenge facing humanity.

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    Ambitious undertaking

    U.S. Undersecretary of Energy Kristina Johnson said the United States plans to have 80 percent of its energy come from alternative and unconventional fossil fuels by 2050. She spoke as part of the “Future of Energy” discussion series sponsored by the Harvard University Center for the Environment.

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    An addiction to fossil fuels

    David MacKay, physics professor at Cambridge University and scientific adviser to the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, outlines challenges facing efforts to eliminate fossil fuels from the world’s energy mix.

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    Reality check

    Author-turned-activist Bill McKibben says the fight to arrest global warming requires an international movement to force political change.

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    New source of natural gas

    Chesapeake Energy’s chief executive officer, Aubrey McClendon, struck a positive note on the future prominence of natural gas as an energy source, though some critics decried new gas extraction techniques.

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    Just use less

    Energy adviser and former Honeywell executive Maxine Savitz says there are enormous energy savings available through increased efficiency, as much as 30 percent by 2030.

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    Expert: Lift taboo on Earth engineering

    University of Calgary Professor David Keith calls for investment in geoengineering research as part of the search for solutions to climate change.

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    Energy

    ENERGY: Daniel P. Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

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    Cities can help turn the world green

    Can green cities save a blue planet? That question was posed last week by Harvard climatologist Daniel Schrag, director of Harvard’s Center for the Environment. The professor of Earth and planetary sciences and professor of environmental science and engineering was one of three technical experts who spoke at a conference March 5 — co-sponsored by…

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