News
from the Nicholas Institute
Subject
line: News from the Nicholas Institute
Sept. 07, 2006
A brief roundup of news and information about the Nicholas Institute for Environmental
Policy Solutions at Duke University
1. BREAKING THE ‘RESOURCE CURSE.’ On Sept. 22, the Nicholas Institute will host an energy policy roundtable, “For Security’s Sake: Can the U.S. Help Petroleum-Rich Nations Avoid the Resource Curse?” at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. A panel of experts from industry, government, academia and NGOs will examine the impact the global race for new petroleum reserves has on U.S. energy security and on the domestic politics and economies of supplier nations. Participants will weigh policy options for enhancing U.S. energy security in this uncertain international context. For more information, download a pdf here > or e-mail lydia.olander@duke.edu.
2. OCEANS OF EXPERTISE. Raphael Sagarin has joined the Nicholas Institute as associate director for oceans and coastal policy. A marine biologist with broad interests, Sagarin is known for his studies on natural systems’ response to climate change and other environmental changes. He formerly was on the research faculty at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and has served as a Geological Society of America Congressional Science Fellow in Washington, D.C. You can contact him at rafe.sagarin@duke.edu.
3. COMMUNICATING ON CAPITOL HILL. Nicole St. Clair Knobloch has joined the Institute as associate director of its Washington, D.C., office, where she will coordinate outreach to legislative staffers, policymakers and national media. St. Clair previously directed communications for Environmental Defense’s Climate Campaign and for the National Resources Defense Council’s Climate Center. You can contact her at nicole.st.clair@duke.edu.
4. IN THE NEWS. The Institute’s reputation
continues to grow as a source of informed, unbiased media commentary
on environmental policy. Recently, the Washington Post quoted
Director Tim Profeta in a story about state initiatives to address
climate change in the absence of federal action; the San Jose
Mercury-News cited him in a story about the pros and cons of
legislation to curb utilities’ greenhouse gas emissions in California;
and Newsday quoted him about the hidden costs consumers pay for
using extra energy during peak-demand periods.
The Post story is archived online here >.
The Mercury News story is here >.
The Newsday story is here >.
