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— May 17, 2012The May 17 edition of The Climate Post was featured by National Geographic NewsWatch. The Climate Post offers a rundown of the week in climate and energy news. It is produced by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions each Thursday.
in the news: The Climate Post: Keystone Pipeline Debate Reopens with Submission of New Application
— May 10, 2012The May 10 edition of The Climate Post was featured by National Geographic NewsWatch. The Climate Post offers a rundown of the week in climate and energy news. It is produced by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions each Thursday.
in the news: GIST from the Mill: Duke Data Used to Create iPhone App
— May 01, 2012An iPhone app that helps users visualize their carbon footprint uses data from a Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions study to run portions of the program. The story was featured in the magazine, GIST from the Mill
in the news: Calcium May Ease Extra Fluoride’s Dental Harm
— Apr 27, 2012The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions helped support a new study that concluded increased dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of people living in a remote region of Ethiopia.
in the news: Water Treatments Alone Not Enough to Combat Fluorosis in Ethiopia
— Apr 26, 2012Increased intake of dietary calcium may be key to addressing widespread dental health problems faced by millions of rural residents in Ethiopia’s remote, poverty-stricken Main Rift Valley, according to a new Duke University-led study. Support came from the Duke Global Health Institute and Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
in the news: The Climate Post: Arctic Oil Drilling Opens as Pitfalls Pondered Miles Away
— Apr 26, 2012The April 26 edition of The Climate Post was featured by National Geographic NewsWatch. The Climate Post offers a rundown of the week in climate and energy news. It is produced by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions each Thursday.
news release: Nicholas Institute Director Elected to American Law Institute
— Apr 03, 2012Tim Profeta, founding director of Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, has been elected a member of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI).
in the news: World Bank: More Open Path to Selecting President and Policies
— Mar 30, 2012With the expected selection of its next president in April, the World Bank will be setting a new precedent in its governance that challenges the six-decade US monopoly on leadership—regardless of who the new president is. The implications could be significant for energy, climate change and global development strategies generally heading in the next decade. Billy Pizer, faculty fellow, weighs in.
in the news: World Bank Pick, an Innovative Problem Solver, Draws Mixed Response
— Mar 26, 2012President Obama’s surprise nomination of Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank has elicited mixed reactions from climate change and development experts, some of whom are already questioning Kim’s ability to lead the world’s largest multilateral lending institution and navigate the contentious politics of energy lending. Billy Pizer, faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute, weighs in.
in the news: Blue Economy Can Protect Mediterranean Sea
— Mar 05, 2012Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and coastal policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is quoted in this Global Perspectives Magazine story about a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme. Pendleton is one of the report contributors.
in the news: Activists Push for World Bank President from a Developing Nation
— Feb 24, 2012So why are environmental groups so eager to see a developing country leader take the helm of the World Bank when President Robert Zoellick steps down June 30? Billy Pizer, faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is quoted in this story focused on the future World Bank president.
news release: Group Focused on Blue Carbon Policy Features Institute Researchers
— Feb 03, 2012Preserving and restoring coastal habitats, such as mangroves and salt marshes, could be an important step to curbing climate change. Two Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions' researchers are among the members of the International Blue Carbon Policy Working Group, tasked with addressing the global significance of climate change mitigation through the protection of these carbon-storing habitats.
in the news: 'Overfishing,' Pollution Killing Fishing Industry
— Jan 26, 2012Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and coastal policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is quoted in this story on the launch of a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme. Pendleton, one of the report contributors, was among one of the speakers at the launch event in Manila Jan. 25.
in the news: UN: Shift to a Green Economy Could Reduce Poverty
— Jan 26, 2012Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and coastal policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is quoted in this Business Mirror story on the launch of a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme.
in the news: Protecting the Seas is Good Business: UN
— Jan 25, 2012Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Ocean and Coastal Policy Director Linwood Pendleton was among the speakers at the United Nations event in Manila today announcing their report "Green Economy in a Blue World." He contributed to the report, which highlights ways to reduce the environmental impact and improve the environmental, economic and social sustainability of traditional and emerging ocean-oriented economies.
in the news: Agency Obtains $2 Million Grant to Clean Up Manila Bay
— Jan 25, 2012Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Ocean and Coastal Policy Director Linwood Pendleton was among the speakers at the United Nations event in Manila today announcing their report "Green Economy in a Blue World." He contributed to the report, which highlights ways to reduce the environmental impact and improve the environmental, economic and social sustainability of traditional and emerging ocean-oriented economies.
in the news: Protecting the Seas Can Benefit Industries and Businesses
— Jan 25, 2012The worldwide fishing industry could benefit from a $50 billion boost annually if stocks are allowed time to recover and farmers stop polluting the waters with excess fertilizer, Straits Times reported from a United Nations event in Manila. Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions Ocean and Coastal Policy Director Linwood Pendleton was among the speakers at the event and a contributor the report "Green Economy in a Blue World," announced at the gathering.
in the news: Green Investments in the Marine Sector Can Bring a Tide of Economic and Social Benefits
— Jan 23, 2012Linwood Pendleton, director of ocean and coastal policy at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, is quoted in this news release by the United Nations Environment Programme announcing the launch of their new report "Green Economy in a Blue World." Pendleton was among the contributors to the study.
in the news: World Bank Studies Coal-Fired Power Plant for Kosovo
— Jan 17, 2012Billy Pizer, Nicholas Institute faculty fellow, is quoted in this story about a World Bank study indicating building a lignite coal plant in Kosovo could cost nearly twice as much money as previously estimated
in the news: Winter Forum 2012: The Lives of Refugees
— Jan 11, 2012A story by Duke Today shares how students heard from international officials and refugees about the challenges of restarting a life in a new country during the 2012 Winter Forum. The story makes mention of the first Winter Forum at Duke, hosted by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
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