Project: Building a Sustainable Community in Africa - Mpala Wildlife Conservancy Client: The Mpala Research Centre and The Mpala Wildlife Foundation Faculty Advisor: Don Scavia, Andy Hoffman, and Abigail Mechtenberg Student Group Members: Melissa Antokal, Erb ’12...
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Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency
Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency (pdf abstract) Purchase the full report on Range Resources: A Commitment to Transparency (Case study #1-429-168) – published 06/2011, 28 pages. By: Tal Avrahami, Pamela Barclay, Sarah Barjum, Lauren Berent, Amy Braun,...
A Revolving Energy Fund (REF) Primer
Ryan Flynn and Graham Brown (both Erb '12) offer advise based upon their own recent successes with REFs: "Revolving Energy Funds – Energy Efficiency at (Whatever) Scale" Their REF project (a turnkey solution for financing and implementing energy performance retrofits...
Erb students and Ford bring innovative financial model to poorest cities
Erb students partner with Ford Motor to bring innovative financial model to poorest cities: "Erb Institute Students to Help Michigan's 'Cities of Promise' Save Money, Gain Energy Efficiency With Grant from Ford Motor Company."
University of Michigan Hosts Clean Tech Symposium
University of Michigan Hosts Clean Tech Symposium to Explore the Dynamics of Collaboration and Competition Between Michigan and China ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - 11/30/10) - Reflecting increased interest in global clean tech innovation and concerns over the emerging...
Why Do States Adopt Renewable Portfolio Standards?
Why Do States Adopt Renewable Portfolio Standards?: An Empirical Investigation Thomas P. Lyon, University of Michigan Haitao Yin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University The Energy Journal 31 by the IAEE: 131-155. Renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) for electricity generation...
Climate Corps Interns
Erb Climate Corps Interns at the nexus of business and environment. EDF’s innovative Climate Corps program embeds top MBA students in leading companies to make the business case for energy efficiency. People often remark about the incredible amount of financial...
Elise Hunter, Erb’13, talks with “Home and Energy” magazine about CA government working together for consistent policy.
Despite the best efforts of governments, builders and developers are often left in the dark about changes to local building codes and initiatives. There are ways to turn the light on. Have you ever stepped into your city’s permit office, building plans in hand, only...
Erb Alum’s Ann Arbor based VC Fund to receive $6 million from State
Ryan Waddington (Erb '99) and partner,Tim Streit, recently launched Huron River Ventures to serve MI clean and high tech industry sectors.
Strategic Environmental Disclosure: Evidence from the DOE’s Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Registry
Thomas P. Lyon, University of Michigan Eun-Hee Kim, George Washington University Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, forthcoming http://issuu.com/erbinstitute/docs/kim_lyon_for_jeem_aug_2010?e=3090542/46298569