Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Media Coverage

Volvo's Environment Prize Winner Puts a Price Tag on Nature »

November 20, 2012

Stanford Woods Senior Fellow Gretchen Daily is convinced that the only way to generate welfare in the long term is to put a price tag on the ecosystem.

Source: Herald Online

Scientists Think a Third of Sea Species Unknown »

November 15, 2012

Stephen Palumbi, a Stanford Woods Institute senior fellow, comments on ocean diversity study.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

David Perlman

Water Supply in a Warming World, Part 2 »

November 13, 2012

Discusses implications of snowpack study by Noah Diffenbaugh, Stanford Woods Institute center fellow.

Source: New York Times

Felicity Barringer

Global Water Shortages and Health: Agenda for the Coming Decades »

November 12, 2012

Stephen Luby, Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow, speaks with Radio New Zealand about future global water shortage and health issues.

Source: Radio New Zealand

Calif. Snowpack Outlook Grim for Water »

November 12, 2012

Looks at snowpack study by Stanford Woods Institute Center Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

David Perlman

Climate Change Could Shrink Sierra Snowpack Dramatically »

November 12, 2012

Looks at implications for one of California's biggest freshwater sources in findings of study by Stanford Woods Institute Center Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh.

Source: KQED

Molly Samuel

Global Warming Might Threaten Water Supply  »

November 11, 2012

Features snowpack study by Stanford Woods Institute Center Fellow Noah Diffenbaugh.

Source: Voice of America

Rosanne Skirble

U.N. Official Calls for Obama to Take a 'Strong Position' in Helping Nations Deal with Climate Change »

November 9, 2012

After speaking at an event co-sponsored by the Stanford Woods Institute, U.N. Development Program Administrator Helen Clark urged President Obama to act on a global climate change treaty.

Source: Climate Wire

Lisa Friedman

How Obama Can Seal His Climate Change Legacy »

November 7, 2012

Woods Co-Director Buzz Thompson talks with New Scientist magazine about potential for Obama Administration to act on climate change in second term.

Source: Peter Aldous

New Scientist

West Coast at Risk for Hybrid Storms, Too »

November 3, 2012

Stanford Woods Institute fellows Chris Field and Noah Diffenbaugh comment on extreme weather risk and planning.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Peter Fimrite

Climate Change is Real  »

November 1, 2012

Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Chris Field discusses climate change, extreme weather and disaster management in opinion piece for CNN.

Source: CNN

Chris Field

N.Y.'s Cuomo Links Storm, Climate Change »

October 31, 2012

Stanford Woods fellows Chris Field and Noah Diffenbaugh provide context on N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's linkage of Hurricane Sandy and climate change.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Peter Fimrite

Sandy: Chronicle of a Storm Foretold »

October 29, 2012

Sites testimony by Stanford Woods senior fellow Chris Field before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works on Aug 1, 2012.

Source: The Progressive

Matthew Rothschild

Bowhead Whales Lost Genetic Diversity, Study Shows »

October 18, 2012

Quotes marine sciences professor and Stanford Woods Institute senior fellow Stephen Palumbi.

Source: Washington Post

Juliet Eilperin

As Waters Warm, Predators May Go Hungry »

October 18, 2012

Center for Ocean Solutions study shows that climate change will force Pacific predators to swim farther for food.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

David Perlman

Whiskey is for Drinkin’ & Water is for Fightin’ Over »

October 16, 2012

Buzz Thompson, co-director of the Stanford Woods Institute, discusses water security, the true cost of water and complications in the U.S. water law system.

Source: Generation Anthropocene

Great Whites' Diets Shown to Vary Widely »

October 16, 2012

Article mentions shark-monitoring program led by Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Barbara Block.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Peter Fimrite

2050 Criteria: A Commodities Guide to Sustainable Investing »

October 15, 2012

Some recent tools and initiatives demonstrate that progress being made in the financial and investing sectors, such as the Natural Capital Declaration and the Natural Capital Project's InVEST pro

Source: Just Means

Reynard Loki

Why I Do Science: Stephen Palumbi »

October 9, 2012

KQED interviews Stanford Woods Senior Fellow Steve Palumbi, one of the world's foremost authorities on tropical corals and climate, for its “Why I Do Science” program.

Source: KQED

Video by Sheraz Sadiq

The Elephant in the Warming Room: Food & Climate »

October 9, 2012

David Lobell, a Stanford Woods Institute center fellow, discusses climate change's effect on agriculture and prospects for creating a sustainable food system.

Source: Generation Anthropocene

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