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Agriculture Changing Chemistry of Mississippi River
Midwestern farming has injected the equivalent of five Connecticut Rivers and more carbon dioxide annually into the Mississippi River during the past 50 years, according to a study published today in Nature by researchers at Yale and Louisiana State universities.Center for Green Chemistry & Engineering at Yale
The Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale is dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering. The Center conducts projects in developing new science, technology, educational opportunities, and policies, for the ultimate…
The Ecology of Walmart
By Saleem H. Ali Introduction Corporations have often been described in organismic terms because of their capacity for impact on the environment and some of their behavioral attributes such as resource consumption, waste generation and growth. Corporate unions or mergers…
Flows and Fates of Discarded Copper in Sofia, Bulgaria, and New Haven, CT, USA
Diana Dimitrova,* Jason Rauch,* RobertGordon,** and T.E.Graedel*
Copper In-Use Stock and Copper Scrap in the State of Connecticut, USA
A “bottom-up”assessment of the in-use stocks of copper in the State of Connecticut, circa 2000,yields an overall result of approximately 540 Gg (thousand metric tons) of copper,or 157 kg for every person in the State
Industrial Symbiosis in Action
Report on the Third International Industrial Symbiosis Research Symposium Birmingham,England,August5-6,2006 D.Rachel Lombardi,School of Engineering,University of Birmingham,UK Peter Laybourn, National Industrial Symbiosis Programme,UK, EDITORS Order a print copyProgram to Encourage 'Green' Industry in Developing Countries
A Yale research team is introducing a program that will encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly industrial activity in developing countries.Journal Examines the Global Impact of Cities
Cutting-edge research on the global impact of cities is the focus of a special issue of Yale’s Journal of Industrial Ecology.Carbon trading won�t work
Originally in the LA Times earlier this month... Carbon trading won’t work Experiments with the market scheme favored by Schwarzenegger shows trading favors big polluters without curbing global warming gases. By Michael K. Dorsey MICHAEL K. DORSEY, assistant professor on…SAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
Valuing Nature
Economists have successfully branded themselves as scientists with mathematical exactitude who can artfully negotiate the vagaries of human consumption patterns through pricing mechanisms. Yet the life support systems that sustain the planet have eluded their grasp, and have often been…
Energy security from a environmental policy & governance perspective - Sascha Müller-Kraenner (TNC)
Sascha Müller-Kraenner is Senior Policy Adviser and the European representative to The Nature Conservancy, a leading international conservation organisation with over one million members and supporters as well as programmes in 30 countries. From 2003-2006, Sascha Müller-Kraenner served as the…
Podcast: Green to Gold
In Green to Gold, Dan Esty, director of the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale, discusses how smart companies are incorporating environmental concerns into their business strategies. Leading companies worldwide have discovered that thinking green can generate value…
Yale Forest Forum Leadership Lunch Seminar
Raphaële Préget Laboratory of Forest Economics, Nancy, France Timber Auctions and Stumpage Appraisal: Some Perspectives from French Public Sales Raphaële Préget is a Researcher at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Laboratory of Forest Economics, Nancy, France, where…SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
Diamonds and Development
As moviegoers flock to view the new Hollywood blockbuster "Blood Diamond," the Kalahari San people of Africa's largest diamond producer, Botswana have just won a major judicial victory. Unlike Sierra Leonne, where the film is based, Botswana and its inhabitants…
The Inconvenience of Science (with an afterword about the Nobel Prize for Gore)
The following review was written before the Nobel Prize announcement on October 12, 2007. While there is much to admire about his activism, the Nobel committee has just politicized the debate further by giving the prize to Gore. The IPCC…
A Climate of Conflict
As the twelfth round of climate change negotiations wrapped up in Nairobi in November, 2006, the rhetoric on climate change got more intense. The debate has been increasingly polarized by interest groups that continue to challenge each other's credibility amidst…
Minding our Minerals
Almost a year has passed since the Sago mine tragedy in West Virginia that claimed the lives of twelve miners. Since then, accusations of lax enforcement have been made against mineral companies and the U.S. Mining Safety and Health Administration…Zoom: the Race to Fuel the Car of the Future
Please join The Economist's Global Correspondent, Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, for his talk - Zoom: The Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran is The Economist's Global Correspondent, covering developments in politics, economics, business, and technology as…Solar Home Design Mini Course
Sustainable Home Design- Online Jan 8 - Feb 16, 2007, Online Six-week, self-paced online course on how to build energy efficient, sustainable solar homes. How to design and build homes that achieve optimal year-round comfort, reduce energy consumption, improve indoor…Behind Closed Doors: A Discussion with Yale World Fellows on Public-Private Partnerships
Behind Closed Doors: A Discussion with Yale World Fellows on Public-Private Partnerships Tuesday, Nov 7th, 5:00-6:30 Sage Lounge, 205 Prospect St Tung Ngo (Managing Partner, VILAF Lawyers) Sem Shikongo (Chief Development Planner, Nambia) Jessica Faieta (Director, Office of the Deputy…
Yale Journal Identifies Products and Activities with Greatest Environmental Impact
Cutting-edge research identifying the types of products that cause the most environmental damage is the focus of a special issue of Yale’s Journal of Industrial Ecology. The activities and product groups that cause 70 percent to 80 percent of the…Courses
Current Courses School of Management MGT 820b: Energy Markets Strategy In the past 30 years, energy markets have changed from quiet, often heavily regulated, areas of the business landscape to the some of most dynamic markets in the world economy.…Selected Publications
Recent publications in peer-reviewed economics journals “Do Oligopolists Pollute Less? Evidence from a Restructured Electricity Market,”Journal of Industrial Economics, forthcoming. Â “Upstream Competition and Vertical Integration in Electricity Markets,” Journal of Law and Economics, forthcoming in Volume 50, Issue 1,…Jay Shimshack - Tufts - Environmental Economist
Please join the Center for Business & Environment at Yale for a lunch discussion with: Jay Shimshack (asst. professor of economics at Tufts) Re: His research on the electric power industry TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 27th 12:00pm Sage Lounge Lunch will…Personal Carbon Trading Brown Bag w/ Catherine Bottrill
Bowers Auditorium Catherine Bottrill, an FES alum, is researching personal carbon trading at the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford.Intro to IEM meeting
Interested in the IEM concentration? Wondering what the Yale Center for Industrial Ecology (CIE) is all about? What is Industrial Environmental Management anyway? Come find out (and eat pizza) Tuesday after the class expo. 380 Edwards, 5:30 pm. Meet with…Industrial Ecology - Related Links
Other sites at Yale Industrial Environmental Management (IEM) Program Journal of Industrial Ecology International Society for Industrial Ecology Yale Working Papers on Solid Waste Policy Corporate Environmental Leadership Seminar Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy Hixon Center for Urban…SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue I
This is SAGE's first magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduCourse Descriptions - Environmental Management and Technology
Courses offered by the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies are described below. The letters “a” and “b” following the course numbers indicate fall- and spring-term courses respectively. Bracketed courses will not be offered during the academic year. Project courses…
Silence is Golden, Leaden, and Copper
A Yale F&ES Report Robert Repetto Professor in the Practice of Economics and Sustainable Development Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies 78 pages, 2004 Order a print copy
Multiscale Life-Cycle Assessment
T.E.Graedel,T.Lanzano, and W.Pott, Yale Center for Industrial Ecology R.J.Araujo, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 21 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
The Industrial Symbiosis Research Symposium at Yale
Marian Chertow,Weslynne Ashton, and Radha Kuppalli Yale Center for Industrial Ecology 46 pages, 2004 Order a print copy
The Industrial Platinum Cycle for Russia
O.A.Babakina and T.E.Graedel Yale Center for Industrial Ecology R.J.Araujo, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 32 pages, 2005 Order a print copy
Environmental Exposures in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry
Robert Repetto and James Henderson 16 pages, 2003 Order a print copy
Journal of Industrial Ecology
The Journal of Industrial Ecology
Center for Industrial Ecology
This center provides an organizational focus for research in industrial ecology. It brings together Yale staff, students, visiting scholars, and practitioners to develop new knowledge at the forefront of the field. Research is carried out in collaboration with other segments…Industrial Environmental Management
This focal area is centered on using principles of ecology to transform industry through several research and teaching themes. An overarching theme in this area pertains to accounting for resource and product flows. The focus of materials accounting can be…Selected Publications
“International Investment Law and Renewable Energy,” with J. Ronk, chapter in the report of the Renewable Energy and International Law Project (forthcoming) “Emerging Markets for Ecosystem Services: Lessons from Panama,” co-editor with S. Anisfeld, D. Newcomer, M. Fotos, Special Issue…Selected Publications
"Environmental Protection in the Information Age," NYU Law Review 79:1, 115-211 (2004). "The World Trade Organization's Legitimacy Crisis," World Trade Review, vol. 1, no. 1 (2002). "Bridging the Trade-Environment Divide," Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 15, no. 3 (2001). "Regulatory…Special isssue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology focuses on eco-efficiency
New Haven, Conn. – Disputes over the trade-off between the environment and the economy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Whether the threat is global warming or toxic substances, the tension between cost and environmental benefit is often palpable.…
Developing Industrial Ecosystems
Marian Chertow, Editor Michelle Portlock, Assistant Editor Order a print copy
