Atmospheric Science
F&ES Graduation to Offset Gas Linked to Global Warming
To demonstrate their commitment to fighting global warming, the 2007 graduates of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies will invest in projects that sequester carbon dioxide or develop renewable energy in order to offset the pollution that their families will emit as they travel to commencement on Memorial Day.Air Pollution Lowers Weight of Newborns
The exposure of pregnant women to air pollution can increase their risk of having low-birth-weight infants, according to a Yale study. Researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Yale School of Medicine found that the higher the level of exposure to nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), the greater the risk of having lower-weight infants.
Environment School Scientist Receives NIH Award to Study Relationship Between Ozone and Disease
A Yale environment school professor is one of eight scientists to receive an Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) award from the National Institutes of Health. Michelle Bell, assistant professor of environmental health at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, will receive...Study Finds No Safe Level for Ozone
Even at very low levels, ozone – the principal ingredient in smog – increases the risk of premature death, according to a nationwide study that was published in the April issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. The study, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...Carbon trading won’t work
| Michael Dorsey
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 Dartmouth...SAGE Magazine Volume II, Issue I
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This is SAGE's third magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduRide for Climate: A Global Warming Presentation
| Caroline Howe
Ride for Climate: A Global Warming Presentation With David Kroodsma and Bill Bradlee 4 pm, this Friday, April 27! Dwight Hall Library, Old Campus David Kroodsma and Bill Bradlee will be speaking about climate change, actions that individuals can take to reduce global warming impact, and...SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue II
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This is SAGE's second magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.eduField Notes from a Catastrophe: Discussion with Elizabeth Kolbert
| Caroline Howe
"Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature & Climate Change" Master's Tea with Elizabeth Kolbert February 8, 2007 at 4 pm Saybrook Master's House, 90 High Street This Master's Tea is a discussion with Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for the New Yorker and author of "Field Notes from A...
The Inconvenience of Science (with an afterword about the Nobel Prize for Gore)
| Saleem Ali
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 certainly deserves to be recognized and that should have...
A Climate of Conflict
| Saleem Ali
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 the publication of a British...YPCC convenes meeting to discuss Climate Change Science Bridging Institution
| Yale F&ES Project on Climate Change
On Nov 9, 2006 the YPCC convened a meeting in New York City to discuss a potential Climate Change Science Bridging Institution. 40 experts gathered from around the country to discuss how to convey the most important findings of climate change science to the public. Find out more about the...SAGE Magazine Volume I, Issue I
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This is SAGE's first magazine. For more information contact sagemagazine@yale.edu
