Elizabeth Kolburt, Erb Institute Purpose to Impact speaker 2017, took some time to speak with staff writer, Allison Burtka on our changing climate. We are killing our planet. Of course, it’s not quite that simple, but, as acclaimed writer Elizabeth Kolbert explains in...
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Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai, “Trump’s overhaul of EPA science panel worries U professor who heads it” – (Star Tribune)
Joe Arvai, who directs the University of Michigan Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise and is a longtime member of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board, said industry scientists provide valuable input, and would be welcome. But that would change if Pruitt...
“EPA dismisses half of key board’s scientific advisers” – (Washington Post)
"Joe Arvai, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board who directs the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, said in an email that Pruitt and his colleagues should keep in mind that the board’s membership, just like its standing and...
Kevin Self
Kevin is a member of the XPRIZE Climate & Energy Brain Trust working to shape the design of what could become the next revolutionary moonshot prize competition in the Grand Challenge Domain of Climate & Energy. From 2015 to 2024, Kevin was Senior Vice...
Climate Change and the Napa Valley Wine Industry
Report: Climate Change and the Napa Valley Wine Industry (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-510) – published 04/2017, 22 pages[/text-with-icon] Developed by: Alex Engel, Robert Meyer, and Sarah Perry. This case was...
Ending the Woes of Short-Termism: Eric Ries and the Long-Term Stock Exchange
Report: Ending the Woes of Short-Termism: Eric Ries and the Long-Term Stock Exchange (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on WDI Publishing (Case study #1-430-504) – published 04/2017, 22 pages Developed by: Anna Norman, Olexandr Spasov, Nathan Brougher, and...
Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai among climate experts advancing knowledge of sea level projections – Phys.org
In a compelling analysis of the factors that affect how much the ocean will rise along California's coast in coming decades, a seven-member team of experts led by UC Santa Cruz geologist Gary Griggs has issued a report on the best-available sea-level rise science. The...
Carbon Neutrality and the Next Phase of Business Sustainability
Can businesses take the lead on transforming our society into a more sustainable environment? Andrew J. Hoffman | University of Michigan Solutions to climate change require new types of aggressive thinking. While global treaties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are...
Paloma Lopez
Paloma Lopez has transitioned from her recent role as Global Sustainability Director for the Kellogg Company, based in Michigan to begin work on a new initiative supporting sustainability, well-being and humanity at the center of a fast-changing food system. As the...
Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon – “Flint residents are furious as discounted water bills end” – NPR Marketplace
Erb Faculty Member, Tom Lyon was quoted in this recent radio story on the continued struggle of Flint, MI residents as they manage through the crisis of lead tainted water.