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It’s Not Easy Being Green…and Cruelty-Free Striking A Balance Between Environmentalism and Animal Welfare

April 23, 2017

It was my first year as a Biology undergraduate at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. I was twenty years old, excited to begin my life

Disunity in Global Ratification of the Paris Agreement: A Diagnosis of Development

March 29, 2017

The Paris Climate Agreement was crafted following the United Nations Climate Change Conference in November 2015. It arguably represents the most rigorous and ambitious international

A Year in Review: Seven Milestones in Sustainable Development and Climate Change in 2016

March 5, 2017

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was

The Canary in Our Coal Mines…and Wallets

February 20, 2017

Charleston, South Carolina is drowning. In 2015, climate change seeped into my childhood home, into my living room, into my kitchen. The 1,000-year Charleston flood

Climate Change and Politics of the American Language: The Act of Omission

February 6, 2017

For many Americans, popular politics seems to have acquired an Orwellian air in the past weeks. Between the series of mutations that rapidly depleted the

Statement of Support for Fossil Fuel Divestment

April 21, 2016

We, the Editorial Board of Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development, stand behind Columbia Divest for Climate Justice in their demand for fossil fuel divestment.

Urban Sustainability Essay Contest

April 3, 2015

In 2014, the urban population was 54% of the global population. In 1960, it was just 34%. This urban population is continuing to grow at

Together We Can End Extreme Global Poverty, Take the Next Step with Me

March 25, 2015

My name is Elle Wisnicki, I am a sophomore at Columbia University, and I want to end extreme poverty by the year 2030. I know

tSR: Adapting the academic journal for the 21st Century

February 18, 2015

Ryan Anderson is a Masters of Sustainable Solutions at Arizona State University.  He serves as editor in chief for a team of five graduate students and

Sustainability Policy – Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy

February 11, 2015

Norman Shafto is a senior at Columbia G.S. studying Sustainable Development. He is a Senior Editor for Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development.

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