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Energy Democracy in a Federal and Localist System: Georgetown Scholars Investigate a Crucial Component of Just Energy Governance in the Coming Decades
Foster and Chertoff explore how different levels of governmental regimes impact energy democracy, comparing how legal and policy levers (authorities, mandates, funding, and power…
June 20, 2023
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The interdisciplinary approach of the Georgetown MS in Environment and Sustainability Management
Eleni Orfanos embarked on a transformative journey by enrolling in Georgetown McDonough’s MS in Environment and Sustainability Management. Eleni shares how the program prepared…
June 19, 2023
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Is the East Coast the Next Wildfire Hotspot? Climate Expert Weighs In
A warmer planet will likely lead to more frequent and severe wildfires in the years to come, said Megan Lickley, assistant professor in the Earth Commons and the Science…
June 9, 2023
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5 Things You Need To Know Before Going Into the Jungle From a Conservationist
Brian Griffiths, assistant teaching professor in the Earth Commons, will lead a team of researchers into the Peruvian Amazon this July to study the sustainability of subsistence…
June 5, 2023
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Georgetown Receives $21M From NIST to Train U.S. STEM Workforce
A group of Georgetown faculty secured up to $21 million in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to provide laboratory experience and financial…
May 12, 2023
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Georgetown Wins Green Ribbon School Award for Innovations in Sustainability
The U.S. Department of Education has named Georgetown a 2023 Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee, an award that recognizes Georgetown’s innovative efforts…
May 4, 2023
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World-Renowned Author Explores Questions of Colonialism and Climate Crisis in Keynote Lecture
Amitav Ghosh, the world-renowned and award-winning writer, spoke in Gaston Hall as part of the ongoing Voices on the Environment. …
May 3, 2023
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Hoya Harvest Garden Launches at Breaking Ground Festival
Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute opened a new garden to provide a resource for students and professors to learn about sustainable. …
April 29, 2023
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SPOTLIGHT: GU Earth Week Celebrates Student Environmentalism
On Friday, the Earth Commons hosted the Breaking Ground Festival to celebrate the launch of a new community garden on the Leavey Center Patio. The festival featured local…
April 26, 2023
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The UN Agreed to a Historic Treaty To Protect Marine Life. Now What?
Marine biologist Rebecca Helm gives her take on what the historic United Nations treaty to protect the high seas means for the fight against climate.…
April 24, 2023