Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  > Inside Stanford  Stanford News CA high school exit exam op-ed in the SF Chronicle Op-ed on State Textbooks in the Fresno Bee State of the Union in Stanford Daily California Ballot Proposition Op-eds Stanford Progressive on Roosevelt Institution UW- Madison launch Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The giving of love is an education in itself." — Eleanor Roosevelt    Center on the Environment and Energy > Roosevelt Home > Stanford > Environment The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life. -Theodore Roosevelt, 1907 The mission of the Committee on the Environment and Energy at the Roosevelt Institution is to bring progressive environmental and energy-related ideas to all audiences, including those who work at all levels in American political institutions. The Center is composed of a team of dedicated students and citizens of the world, committed to seeing our ideas spread and put into action. We acknowledge and praise the successes of what has come to be known as the “Environmental Movement,” while realizing that the requirements of sustainability in human development—clean energy, moderation of consumption, maintenance of biodiversity, and many others—have not been met. We recognize that the future of humankind will be in jeopardy until they are met, and believe that enormous and progressive change in policy, both domestic and international, is required to accomplish this undertaking. We believe that our planet’s environmental emergencies demand greater awareness among all of its diverse populations, including the leaders of those populations. We take the initiative in exploring new realms of thought on every scale, from law to ideology. We encourage the philosophy of interdependence. We view our “environmentalism” as key to the larger progressive movement, and as inextricably tied to all areas of life and policy in the United States and the world. We will seek to embody the ideals of progress and advancement, presenting innovative ideas in innovative forms, bringing them into the policymaking process through the Roosevelt Institution. Current projects focus on three primary activities: 1) Collaboration with the Green Dorm project to address policy regulations that prevent implementation of energy and water saving technology. In particular, this will address greywater and blackwater treatment technologies, as well as rainwater use in the building. 2) Collaboration with the Education Center to research local environmental education initiatives and programs. 3) Research contribution to a campus climate policy effort spearheaded by Students for a Sustainable Stanford. Recent News The Stanford Daily: Young experts speak out on environment (4/12/2005) New York Times: Letter to the Editor from the Center on Environment and Energy (3/13/2005) The Stanford Daily Editorial: Think global, act local: sustainability at Stanford (3/2/2005) Group members: Barry Fischer Lakshmi Alagappan Kaitlin Arena Debashish Bakshi Colleen Barry Jackie Bernstein Robin Brown Lynda Browning Seth Bushinsky Misha Chowdhury Marisa S Choy Robert T Chubrich John Conley Brandon Cortez Danny Cullenward Dimitri Dadiomov Allison Dedrick Shannon Donahue Karin Donhowe Cameron W Drake Betsy Edasery Max Felsher Erin Gaines Eliah Gilfenbaum Ben B Grant John Griffin Felicity Grisham Ravi Grover MaryKate Hanlon Megan Hansen Soo-Rae Hong Grace Hsu Leslie Hummel Enessa James Gavin Jenkins Bristin Jones Eric Jung Arthur K Kaneko Christopher Kendall Jonas Ketterle Ingrid Larson Karen Law Briggs Matheson Joey McMurdie Daniel Meyer Benny A Padilla Nastassia Patin Rachel Patt Brian W Payer Steve Posner Rob Pringle Aaron Qayumi Connor Raso Rebecca Raybin JJ Ross Katherine Roubos Clay Sader Liz Scheimer Craig Segall Seth Silverman Laura Simone-Bloomfield Adam Simpson Shawn Sims Samantha Staley Simone Vernez Jessica Verrilli Ross Wait John Wear Jenna Whiteley Lyuba Wolf Bethany Woolman Jessica Yurkofsky Jessica Zhang   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359