In labs, neighborhoods, and public forums across the state, IBES faculty and students are working side by side with Rhode Islanders to turn environmental challenges into actionable solutions.
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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Stephen Porder
Acacia Professor of Ecology, Professor of Environment and Society & Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Research Interests
Landscape-scale biogeochemistry in tropical forests, Tropical agriculture, Tropics
Recent News
Professor Stephen Porder offered commentary on solar power as a viable alternative to oil.
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Testifying before the RI House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, IBES Professor Stephen Porder discussed how the state could electrify the economy to meet mandates outlined in the Act on Climate.
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Rhode Island House of Representatives
Stephen Porder Testifies to RI House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
"There is no way to comply with the Act on Climate and continue to rely on gas and oil," IBES Professor Stephen Porder testified at the Rhode Island State House.
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Facing Future
The Phosphorus Conundrum
IBES Professor Stephen Porder and UVM Associate Professor Eric Roy, a former Voss postdoc, joined this episode of Facing Future to explain their work on the phosphorous cycle.
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National Geographic
Inside the rush to buy an electric vehicle
IBES Professor Stephen Porder offered commentary on electric vehicles.
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