Southeast Events
Lecture: Watershed Protection Financing
Local governments and water utilities in the Triangle have made significant investments, from a variety of funding sources, in watershed protection in both the Upper Neuse and Upper Cape Fear River Basins in recent years.
Duke University Symposium on Water and Cities
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology at Duke University, will hold a symposium May 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Fitzpatrick Center.
From the Ground Up: Building Environmental Markets Without Federal Regulatory Drivers
The event will focus on transferable lessons from the success of water quality trading programs, relative to other ecosystem service markets, in the absence of federal regulatory drivers.
Bill Hunt: Water Allocation Research Seminar
Dr. Bill Hunt with NC State University's Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department will give a talk for the next Water Allocation Research Seminar Series (WARS) on Friday, April 13th at 2:00 p.m. at Duke University's Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) in Room A158 (directions/parking info here: www.parking.duke.edu).
John Tynan: From Forests to Faucets Through Clean Water Markets
John Tynan, MEM, will speak on “From Forests to Faucets Through Clean Water Markets” at 4 pm on Wed, April 11 in A158 Levine Science Research Center @ Duke (www.parking.duke.edu).
Are Fisheries Turning the Corner?
Join the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and the Ocean Policy Working Group at the Duke University Center for International Studies for a panel discussion focused on the state of fish stocks.
Edward Maltby: Wetland Science and Policy in Europe
Edward Maltby, Emeritus Professor of Wetland Science, Water and Ecosystem Management at the University of Liverpool, will speak on "Challenges of linking wetland science to policy in Europe" as part of Duke University Wetland Center's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Durham Stormwater Utility Discussion
Paul Wiebke and staff from Durham’s stormwater utility will present “Durham Stormwater is doing Cool Stuff” on March 29 in the Levine Science Research Center.
George Raftelis and Catherine Noyes, MEM: Changing Landscape of Water Utility Management
Raftelis is one of the nation’s leading water utility finance consulting firms.
Southeastern Coastal Wind Conference
The Southeast has good wind energy resources in coastal and offshore areas. The Southeastern Coastal Wind Conference, being held in Charlotte on March 8 and 9, will connect experts together from academia, government, nonprofits and industry to discuss wind energy resources.
Water and Energy: Improving Access Through Small Scale Solutions
The Student International Discussion Group will host a Spring Symposium titled "Water and Energy: Improving Access Through Small Scale Solutions."
Ellen Gilinsky: Nutrient Pollution Solutions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies Office of Water's priorities have been reducing nutrient pollution in important water bodies stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico as well as improving management of stormwater pollution.
Energy Speaker Series Film Screening
"Haynesville: A Nation's Hunt for an Energy Future," screening and Conversation with filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg.
Andrew Revkin: Which Comes First, Peak Everything or Peak Us?
Andrew Revkin, a prize-winning journalist, online communicator and author, has spent more than a quarter of a century covering subjects ranging from the assault on the Amazon to the Asian tsunamis, from the troubled relationship of science and politics to climate change at the North Pole. From 1995 through 2009, he covered the environment for The New York Times.
Hydrological Impacts of the Vietnam War in the Mekong River Basin
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend this presentation by Guillaume Lacombe, Hydrologist at the International Water Management Institute in Laos.
Tackling Tomorrow's Energy Challenges Today: A Southeastern Symposium
The Southeastern United States is faced with several energy transitions in the coming years. Existing energy generation infrastructure is aging. New energy imperatives—domestic, low-carbon, renewable— increasingly play into discussions about the composition of our future portfolio. Decisions on where our energy should come from will necessarily be made in the context of other goals and objectives: jobs, affordability, water, and air quality.
Ben Grumbles: Are We Ready for a National Water Policy?
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions will host a talk by Ben Grumbles, President of the Clean Water America Alliance, on Nov. 7.
Lecture: California Climate Policy for Vehicles, Fuels, and VMT
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a presentation by Daniel Sperling, Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. Sperling is recognized as a leading expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation policy.
Stan Riggs on The Battle for North Carolina's Coast
The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions will host a talk by Stan Riggs of East Carolina University.
Lecture: The Electricity System Implications of Flexible CO2 Capture
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend this presentation by Stuart Cohen.
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