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“You have to celebrate nothing happening.” – Vajjhala
By Emily Bowie ’14 This past week the Global Mosaic students had the valuable opportunity to talk to government officials and scientists from Washington, DC about their jobs, experiences and their perspectives on both Climate Change and December’s COP 17. One of these delegates was Shalili Vajjhala, the Deputy Assistant Administrator to the Office of International & Tribal Affairs in the EPA. Vajjhala was one of the few women we heard from over the two days, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Politics, Featured, Key COP17 Issues
Can I Get a Translator, Please?
By: Christine Burns ’14 On October 20th and 21st, the Mosaic students traveled to Washington D.C. to listen to an eclectic group of well-renowned individuals in the global climate change arena. Two individuals that provided some very interesting insight were Dr. Shalini Vajjhala and Dr. Joel Scheraga from the EPA. Dr. Scheraga has served the EPA in many positions, his current one being the Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation in the Office of International Affairs. Dr. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Featured, Key COP17 Issues, Mosaic Action
Why America hasn’t been “Aspirational”
By Timothy Damon ’12 Why hasn’t America set a dramatic GHG reduction target as a sign to the rest of the world that it “means business” on climate change? Certainly our friends in the European Union – who have taken some ambitious stances of their own – would appreciate such a move, and countries like China actually expect this before they are likely to lift a finger themselves. So, if it could do so much good … Read entire article »
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