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National Academies on Climate Change Education – Report

National Academies on Climate Change Education – Report

The National Academies Press recently released Climate Change Education: Preparing Future and Current Business Leaders. Ross Associate Dean Valerie Suslow is quoted on climate change in the curriculum in Chapter 3 and Erb Institute Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman is...

Should Professors Engage in Public Debate?

Should Professors Engage in Public Debate?

Erb Faculty Director, Andy Hoffman shares his thoughts on why more university researchers aren't engaging with the public and discusses the current trends. Listen to the Michigan Radio interview (14:59) | Michigan Radio summary

Galileo and the Climate Change Debate

Galileo and the Climate Change Debate

In the United States, we love to root for the underdog, the voice of reason standing firm in the face of intolerance and resistance.  On the climate change debate, the role model of that figure is the 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei and his clash with the...

Energy: Consider the Global Impacts of Oil Pipelines

Energy: Consider the Global Impacts of Oil Pipelines

Erb Faculty Director, Joe Arvai published in Nature (International Weekly Journal of Science) Consider the global impacts of oil pipelines. The debate over the development of the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, has long been a flashpoint for tensions in and between...

“Act Together, Think Creatively”…Bow to Reality

“Act Together, Think Creatively”…Bow to Reality

A report from the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial in Seoul, SK by Tom Catania, Erb Institute Executive in Residence. I had the privilege of being invited by the US Department of Energy to moderate one the Roundtables at the Fifth Clean Energy Ministerial in Seoul...

Balancing Economy and Environment

Balancing Economy and Environment

by Andrew Hoffman To protect something, we have to love it.  And to love it, we have to take the time to appreciate its beauty and value. Last week, I took some time to do just that.  After giving a keynote address at the new Center for Climate Communication at the...