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Duke Storm Water Seminar
Steve Palumbo, Duke's Energy Manager for the Facilities Management Department, recently discussed the University's efforts to manage storm water pollution, to meet and exceed state and local standards, and to begin capturing and reusing rain water as a resource at a lecture sponsored by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.Published 1 year ago
Energy, Climate Change and Innovation: An Economist's Perspective
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, recently spoke on a panel focused on climate change at the University of Delaware's Energy and Sustainability Conference 2011.Published 1 year ago
Does Bigger Government Mean Better Services?
Carolina Journal Radio features highlights of a recent water allocation study, as explained by Bill Holman of Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and Richard Whisnant of the UNC School of Government.Published 1 year ago
Can REDD Work for the Amazon?
Brian Murray, director of Economic Analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, talks to Living on Earth host Bruce Gellerman about what drought in the Amazon might mean for the future of REDD, the United Nations mechanism designed to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation.Published 1 year ago
Brian Murray: The Economics of Forests as a Climate Mitigation Strategy
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, speaks on the economics of forests as a climate mitigation strategy at the Forestry Industry Lecture Series, University of Alberta.Published 2 years ago
Ray Morgan: Local Sustainability on a Budget
Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the British Consulate General co-hosted a lecture featuring Woking, U.K. Chief Executive Ray Morgan. During the lecture, Morgan described his experiences implementing sustainability programs in Woking and shared the lessons he learned.Published 2 years ago
Gumerman Presents Renewables Work to Committee in Florida Senate
Etan Gumerman, senior policy analyst at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, recently presented the findings of a study on renewable energy development in the South to the Florida Senate Committee on Communications, Energy & Public Utilities.Published 2 years ago
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nepal
The Nicholas Institute's Ryan Bartlett discusses his recent report, "Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nepal." To access it, visit: http://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/water/adaptation/climate-change-impacts-and-adaptation-in-nepalPublished 2 years ago
Energy and the Environment During an Era of Budget Cuts and Deficit Reduction
Robert W. Varney, Senior Vice PresidentNormandeau Associates, Inc.
Duke University
February 10, 2011
Published 2 years ago
Webinar on Economic Data Needed for Ecosystem-Based Management
In this webinar, the Nicholas Institute's Linwood Pendleton examines the different types of economic information, research, analysis, and modeling that could prove useful for ecosystem-based management.Published 2 years ago
Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster & America's Energy Future
William K. Reilly, co-chair of President Obama's Oil Spill Commission spoke on the findings of a roughly six-month investigation into last year's Gulf oil spill on Duke University's campus Jan. 24. Reilly is also chair of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions' Board of Advisors.Published 2 years ago
Falls Lake Panel
The attorneys who negotiated the state rules enacted to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus levels in Falls Lake recently shared their experiences on the Duke campus.Published 2 years ago
Greenhouse Gas Implications of Forest Biomass Utilization in the Southeastern United States
Christopher Galik, research coordinator at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses a recent paper on forest biomass in the southeastern United States. Read it: http://tinyurl.com/6y4uxrwPublished 2 years ago
Brian C. Murray - Linking the Science and Economics of Blue Carbon
Brian C. Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions speaks about linking the science and economics of blue carbon at the Oceans Day side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancún, December 4, 2010.Published 2 years ago
2005 Environmental Summit: Response to Environmental Survey Results Panel Discussion
Jim Salzman, moderator, Paul Gorman, and James Gustave SpethPublished 7 years ago
