<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Colleagues,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Bard’s National Climate Seminar</b> <a href="http://www.bard.edu/cep/news/event.php?eid=132316" class="">kicks off next Wednesday at noon eastern with Andrew Light,</a> who will read the tea leaves for us on the shape of future US engagement with the international climate process. Dr. Light served on Obama’s Paris negotiating team. Two weeks later, KC Golden will look at what went wrong with carbon pricing politics in Washington State, and following that, we will have two sessions on climate and national security, including a dedicated focus on Syria. Details below.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We stil have a few open spots for our<a href="http://www.bard.edu/cep/c2c/events/upcoming/" class=""> C2C Fellows sustainability leadership training weekend, March 3-5. </a>This is a great chance for your “change agent” students to pick up critical leadership skills, and get inspired as part of a national cohort. Registration is only $30 and covers food and lodging. Please pass along the opportunity to interested students.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Looking to April, please mark the 4/5 date for a national screening and panel discussion of the <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/years-of-living-dangerously/episodes/priceless/" class="">Years of Living Dangerously episode “Priceless” </a> focused on carbon pricing as a solution to the extinction threat of climate change. Details coming soon. And finally, for faculty teaching Asia-related courses, our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddETZ6LG5tpL-Sw1QZnO0BM3dSeJ7Wbhosbl7qQ239vquBUA/viewform" class="">Third Annual Asia/Environment Student Research Conference</a> is a terrific chance for your students to present their undergraduate or graduate research. Registration is again only $30, covering food and lodging. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks--</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Eban</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">Eban Goodstein</div><div class="">Director, Bard MBA in Sustainability &</div><div class="">Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><h1 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue UltraLight', 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 38px; color: rgb(90, 88, 90); font-weight: normal; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Schedule</h1><div class="clearout" style="clear: both; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><div id="maintext" style="width: 620px; float: left; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><div id="main" style="padding: 0px 0px 15px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" class=""><a name="8870139" class=""></a><h2 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; color: rgb(90, 88, 90); font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; padding: 5px 0px 0px; margin: 5px 0px; border-top-style: none; letter-spacing: 0.04em;" class="">National Climate Seminar</h2>The National Climate Seminar is a biweekly, lunchtime dial-in conversation that features climate scientists, political leaders, and policy analysts, each exploring the politics and science driving critical climate change decisions. Join us the first and third Wednesday of each month at noon eastern for a chance to connect with experts on climate and clean energy solutions.<div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><ul style="margin: 5px 0px 5px 25px; padding: 0px;" class=""><div id="eventlist" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; list-style: none;" class=""><div id="eventdate" style="width: 40px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(223, 226, 128); padding: 5px 3px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="month" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">FEB</span><span class="date" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">15</span><br class=""><span class="year" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: 2px;">2017</span> <br class=""></div><div id="eventdesc" style="float: left; width: 520px;" class=""><br class=""><h5 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(69, 104, 98); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0pt;" class="">National Climate Seminar: Trump, Paris, and Climate Change</h5><h3 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(199, 202, 101); font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 3px; letter-spacing: 0em;" class="">Dr. Andrew Light, Director, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University </h3><b class="">Time: </b>12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<br class=""><b class="">Location: </b><a href="https://bluejeans.com/838693678" class="">https://bluejeans.com/838693678</a><br class=""><b class=""><a style="color: rgb(199, 202, 101);" class="">View More >></a></b><hr size="1" color="#ededed" class=""></div></li><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><div id="eventlist" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; list-style: none;" class=""><div id="eventdate" style="width: 40px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(223, 226, 128); padding: 5px 3px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="month" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">MAR</span><span class="date" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">01</span><br class=""><span class="year" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: 2px;">2017</span> <br class=""></div><div id="eventdesc" style="float: left; width: 520px;" class=""><br class=""><h5 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(69, 104, 98); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0pt;" class="">National Climate Seminar: Carbon Pricing and Washington State </h5><h3 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(199, 202, 101); font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 3px; letter-spacing: 0em;" class="">KC Golden, Senior Adviser, Climate Solutions</h3><b class="">Time: </b>12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<br class=""><b class="">Location: </b><a href="https://bluejeans.com/678425365" class="">https://bluejeans.com/678425365</a> <br class=""><b class=""><a style="color: rgb(199, 202, 101);" class="">View More >></a></b><hr size="1" color="#ededed" class=""></div></li><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><div id="eventlist" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; list-style: none;" class=""><div id="eventdate" style="width: 40px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(223, 226, 128); padding: 5px 3px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="month" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">MAR</span><span class="date" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">15</span><br class=""><span class="year" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: 2px;">2017</span> <br class=""></div><div id="eventdesc" style="float: left; width: 520px;" class=""><br class=""><h5 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(69, 104, 98); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0pt;" class="">National Climate Seminar: Climate and National Security </h5><h3 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(199, 202, 101); font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 3px; letter-spacing: 0em;" class="">Sherri Goodman, Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars</h3><b class="">Time: </b>12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<br class=""><b class="">Location: </b><a href="https://bluejeans.com/777430599" class="">https://bluejeans.com/777430599</a><br class=""><b class=""><a style="color: rgb(199, 202, 101);" class="">View More >></a></b><hr size="1" color="#ededed" class=""></div></li><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><div id="eventlist" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; list-style: none;" class=""><div id="eventdate" style="width: 40px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(223, 226, 128); padding: 5px 3px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="month" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">APR</span><span class="date" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">05</span><br class=""><span class="year" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: 2px;">2017</span> <br class=""></div><div id="eventdesc" style="float: left; width: 520px;" class=""><br class=""><h5 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(69, 104, 98); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0pt;" class="">National Climate Seminar: Climate and War: The Case of Syria </h5><h3 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(199, 202, 101); font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 3px; letter-spacing: 0em;" class="">Dr. Colin Kelley, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Climate and Security </h3><b class="">Time: </b>12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<br class=""><b class="">Location: </b><a href="https://bluejeans.com/106297431" class="">https://bluejeans.com/106297431</a><br class=""><b class=""><a style="color: rgb(199, 202, 101);" class="">View More >></a></b><hr size="1" color="#ededed" class=""></div></li><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><div id="eventlist" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; list-style: none;" class=""><div id="eventdate" style="width: 40px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(223, 226, 128); padding: 5px 3px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="month" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">APR</span><span class="date" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">19</span><br class=""><span class="year" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: 2px;">2017</span> <br class=""></div><div id="eventdesc" style="float: left; width: 520px;" class=""><br class=""><h5 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(69, 104, 98); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0pt;" class="">National Climate Seminar: The State of Climate Activism </h5><h3 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(199, 202, 101); font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 3px; letter-spacing: 0em;" class="">Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability </h3><b class="">Time: </b>12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<br class=""><b class="">Location: </b><a href="https://bluejeans.com/899862932" class="">https://bluejeans.com/899862932</a><br class=""><b class=""><a style="color: rgb(199, 202, 101);" class="">View More >></a></b><hr size="1" color="#ededed" class=""></div></li><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="clearout" style="clear: both;"></div><div id="eventlist" class=""><li style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; list-style: none;" class=""><div id="eventdate" style="width: 40px; float: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(223, 226, 128); padding: 5px 3px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; text-align: center;" class=""><span class="month" style="text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">MAY</span><span class="date" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">03</span><br class=""><span class="year" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 10px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; letter-spacing: 2px;">2017</span> <br class=""></div><div id="eventdesc" style="float: left; width: 520px;" class=""><br class=""><h5 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(69, 104, 98); font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; letter-spacing: 0pt;" class="">National Climate Seminar: US Climate Science, Challenges, and Opportunities </h5><h3 style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(199, 202, 101); font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; padding: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 3px; letter-spacing: 0em;" class="">Dr. Michael E. Mann, Professor, Atmospheric Science, Penn State</h3><b class="">Time: </b>12:00 pm – 1:00 pm<br class=""><b class="">Location: </b><a href="https://bluejeans.com/465542196" class="">https://bluejeans.com/465542196</a><br class=""><b class=""><a style="color: rgb(199, 202, 101);" class="">View More >></a></b></div></li></div></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><div class="">
<div class="">Eban Goodstein</div><div class="">Director, Bard MBA in Sustainability &</div><div class="">Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy</div><div class="">845-758-7067</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:ebangood@bard.edu" class="">ebangood@bard.edu</a></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.bard.edu/mba" class="">www.bard.edu/mba</a> / <a href="http://www.bard.edu/cep" class="">www.bard.edu/cep</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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