TRIG in the News


University of Nebraska Offers Climate Masters Program

TRIG's Award-winning Climate Masters program will now help Nebraskans reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Read about it here: Climate Masters to Spur Local Action to Reduce Emissions


TRIG's South Florida Project Highlighted in Yale
Environment 360

Read more about the landmark Regional Climate Change Compact spearheaded by TRIG 
in this article: Florida Counties Band Together to Ready for Warming's Effects


Willamette Valley Resilience Compact SUMMIT 2011

The successful summit sponsored by TRIG and the Center for Sustainable Communities at Willamette University drew praise from participants as well as commitments to continue working for the good of the whole valley.

From OregonLive: Valley Folks Talk About the Future
From Salem News.com: Willamette Valley Resilience Compact kicks off with local officials
From NPR: Willamette Valley Cities, Counties To Consider 'Compact'

Read more about the WVRC here.


Klamath Basin Research Cited

In the Klamath Herald and News, TRIG's research is highlighted in an article describing the region's quest to develop a strategy for preparing for climate change. The 2009 report, Preparing for Climate Change in the Klamath Basin, was prepared by TRIG's Climate Leadership Intitiative as part of its Climate Futures Forums project. Click here to read the full article.

NY Times Blog features TRIG Director

Read TRIG Director Bob Doppelt's reader response, Can Humans Move from Tweaks to Leaps?, highlighted on Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth blog.

TRIG's Social Capital Project in Grist

TRIG's Social Capital Project Director Cara Pike is featured in a recent Grist article, "Time to Ruggedize: We Should Talk More About Climate Change." Citing SCP's communications and behavior change work, Roberts describes the challenges of making global warming relevant to people's daily lives in order to promote public engagement.

Yale Forum on Climate Change features
Survey of 65 Climate Leaders

TRIG Director Bob Doppelt's survey of 65 leaders involved with climate change was featured in an article by Bud Ward in the Yale Forum on Climate Change. The report, Making Progress on Climate Change in Challenging Times, which summarizes the key obstacles and priorities for making progress in the coming years according to the interviewees.