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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Space tourism lowers cost for everyone, ‘democratizes’ space

March 31, 2022

Blue Origin launched another space tourism rocket this morning from West Texas, becoming just the fourth human spaceflight by the company.

science

California tailpipe rules to push innovation as automakers face costs

February 16, 2022

Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the Biden administration's plans to restore California’s authority to set its own auto emission rules for cars and trucks.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Economics and Business

A million new trees: NYC leaders must look at where — not just how many

February 14, 2022

Cornell University experts are available to interview on the benefits and risks associated any new tree planting initiative. New York City’s five borough presidents are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to plant a million new trees by 2030.

New York City
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Scientists critical of E.P.A.’s new air, water protections for poor, but see promise in tech

January 26, 2022

Following an announcement from the E.P.A. that it will bolster enforcement and monitoring of air and water quality in disadvantaged communities, Cornell University scientists, Jerel Ezell, Catherine Kling, and John Albertson offered their critiques of the new approach and signaled what the development could mean for the future of air quality monitoring technology. 

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law, Government & Public Policy

France’s nuclear bet is a ‘risky move’

October 12, 2021

Max Zhang, a sustainable energy systems expert, comments on France's decision to invest €1bn in nuclear power by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Expert list: Biden readies wind for long-term growth

October 14, 2021

The Biden administration is forging ahead with plans to lease federal waters — stretching nearly the entire coastline — to wind power developers. Cornell University researchers are engaged in multiple aspects of this story.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

‘No excuse now’: Biden methane regulation comes tech ready

November 2, 2021

John Albertson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on new Biden administration regulations on methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Five ways to make sustainability a resolution

December 16, 2021

Cornell University experts from a variety of fields shared their recommendations for individual actions – large and small – that can make an impact locally and globally.


Global solar grid risks solar inequity across developing world

November 4, 2021

Eilyan Bitar, a renewable energy integration expert, comments on a new initiative aimed at creating a solar grid across the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Engineering

Europe’s energy crisis shows electricity and gas still ‘intimately’ tied

October 27, 2021

Jacob Mays, an assistant professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, comments on a global energy crisis making gas prices soar in Europe.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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