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May 6	Conference
"Setting the Climate Agenda for the Next U.S. President" Gathering of policy and science experts to highlight potential presidential strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, accelerating the U.S. pivot to a clean energy economy and more. » Read more ...
May 19	Lecture
"Regulatory Capture at the Water-Energy Nexus: Policy Monopoly and Soft Capture in U.S. Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation" Karen Bakker, Visiting Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) and Cox Visiting Professor in Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences presents. » Read more ...

Climate Priorities for the Next U.S. President

Cooperation across the federal government among the White House and multiple public agencies will be critical to addressing the challenges of climate change, according to a new discussion paper by Woods Consulting Professor David J. Hayes, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. That cooperation and a number of other climate priorities for the next U.S. President are the subject of a May 6 conference organized by Hayes. The event will convene veterans from the Obama, Clinton, Bush and Regan administrations in addition to leaders from the energy, investment and innovation sectors to set a broad climate change agenda for the next Chief Executive of the United States. Learn more and register for the event at bit.ly/ClimatePOTUS45

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Jeffrey R. Koseff
Perry L. McCarty Director

Barton H. Thompson, Jr.
Perry L. McCarty Director



Toward Water Innovation Water in the West researchers discuss the water field's "serious innovation deficit," and put forward policy briefs that highlight barriers to innovation and effective approaches to overcoming those barriers. Read more ...

Emerging Coastal Solution To aid coastal managers and planners, researchers funded by Woods' Realizing Environmental Innovation Program are creating an online mapping interface that identifies how natural coastal features offer protection to infrastructure. Read more ...

Bootcamp for Environmental Leaders Stanford's Rising Environmental Leaders recently returned from D.C. Bootcamp, an intense week of panel discussions, meetings, and tours in the nation's capital, providing an insiders' look at the intersections of science and policymaking. Read more ...

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Protecting Coral Reefs with Bubbles Bubbles – yes, bubbles – could help protect coral reefs, oyster farms and other coastal ecosystems from increasing ocean acidification. Read more ...

Computer Model Helps Explain Impacts on Forests and People Simulation shows that carefully designing government interactions with rural indigenous people is critical for protecting the sustainability of people, wildlife and land. Photo credit: Jose Fragoso Read more ...

Renewable Plastic from Carbon Dioxide and Plants New technology could provide a green alternative to petroleum-based plastic bottles and other polyester products. Photo credit: Mark Shwartz / Precourt Institute for Energy Read more ...

Deforestation Solution Collaborative efforts between companies and environmentalists to reduce deforestation are more than twice as effective as "confrontational" programs. Photo credit: Robert Heilmayr Read more ...


Stanford Water Expert on Lessons of Flint, Michigan, Crisis Senior Fellow Richard Luthy (Civil and Environmental Engineering) discusses failures and opportunities in lead contamination of Flint's water system. Photo credit: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio Read more ...

Ocean Acidification Action Plan Changes to ocean chemistry along the West Coast require immediate, decisive action, including development of a coordinated regional management strategy, according to a panel of scientific experts including Senior Fellow Alexandria Boehm (Civil and Environmental Engineering). Read more ...


Selected media coverage of the Stanford Woods Institute and its fellows, affiliated scholars and supported research
The Bugs That Live On and Around Us The New Yorker, March 18 Woods-affiliated Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Manu Prakash narrates video on microscopic views of insects.

Greenery (or Even Photos of Trees) Can Make Us Happier New York Times, March 17 Cites a Stanford study showing the benefits of the experience of nature co-authored by Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily (Biology).

Catching Storm Runoff Could Ease Droughts, But It's No Quick Fix KQED (NPR), March 14 Senior Fellow Richard Luthy (Civil and Environmental Engineering) discusses the need for new water sources.

Will We Soon Be Riding on Solar Roads? The Idea Gains Traction National Geographic, March 10 Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson (Civil and Environmental Engineering) on the feasibility of solar panel-paved roadways.

Canada and U.S. Go After Methane Leaks in Oil Fields Marketplace, March 10 Senior Fellow Robert Jackson (Earth System Science) notes role of natural gas in taking coal plants off line.

Hearing Explores Funding for Calif. Water Needs WaterWorld, March 8 Quotes Newsha Ajami, Woods senior research scientist and director of urban water policy for Water in the West, on need for sustainable water system funding.