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“This I Believe” student essays
This fall EN126f American Environmental Writing Since Thoreau: The Story of People and Nature
This fall EN126f American Environmental Writing Since Thoreau: The Story of People and Nature focused on broad themes such as observing, exploring, working the land, and …
Lappé, “My 5 Minutes at the World Food Prize honoring a Monstanto exec, What I wish I had said”
The Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Fellow in Environmental Studies, posts her thoughts on attending the World Food Prize.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-moore-lappe/my-5-minutes-at-the-world_b_4138370.html…
State of Maine’s Environment report used by Maine gubernatorial candidate
A recently-produced report by gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler uses data from Colby ES 493: Environmental Policy Practicum, The State of Maine’s Environment report. The data comes from the 2009 report chapter title, “The Sate of Coastal and Marine Management in …
Colby lecture focuses on food shortage myths
By Rachel Ohm rohm@centralmaine.com
Staff Writer
WATERVILLE — The challenge of humanity is how we see the planet. As human beings, we are wired to see the world a particular way.
“We grow up in a certain culture, and it's …
Prof. McClenachan on NPRs Morning Edition
Old Hawaiian Menus Tell Story Of Local Fish And Their Demise
By Christopher Joyce
“Goldie” Provides Live Data on Lake Conditions in Belgrade Watershed
Launched in April 2013 by Colby College researchers on SSI’s “Modeling Resilience and Adaptation in the Belgrade Lakes Watershed” project, “Goldie”, a water quality monitoring buoy deployed in Great Pond, recently began streaming live data to provide up-to-the-minute lake …
Historical Ecology Atlas of New England published digitally
New England's rich history can be seen in its landscapes. From farm fields left to reforest with when water-powered industry took hold, to waterfronts whose uses have shifted from shipping to fishing and food processing to recreation, the legacy of …
Colby ES researchers plumb the secrets of Ethiopia’s ancient “church forests”
By Stephen Collins ’74
Photography by Lydia Ball ’13
Published June 5, 2013 | Issue: Spring 2013
In a faraway land, in a province named South Gondar, the arid landscape is dotted with ancient Orthodox Christian Tewahedo churches. Forests encircle …
The Environmental Studies Program partners to bring high tech buoy to Great Pond
Excerpt from the Portland Press Herald,
On Thursday, environmental scientists in the area and around the world began to gain a much better understanding of how Great Pond works.
The improvement will come with the deployment of a high-tech, $20,000
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