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Building Public Renewables in the United States
We propose a new Federal Public Power Program that would create a public option for renewable energy across the United States that can catalyze decarbonization and embed…
April 11, 2023
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Climate change is forcing birds to migrate faster, and there’s a cost: study
Climate change is turning bird migration topsy-turvy according to a new study; making birds wait longer to migrate in the spring and fly faster to try and complete their…
April 11, 2023
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Delaying departure may help birds migrate around climate change
Climate change has deteriorated the habitats of many migratory birds, permanently altering the timing of their expeditions. However, birds may be fighting back by changing their…
April 11, 2023
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This Part of the U.S. Will Suffer Most from Climate Change
A new index that rates 70,000 U.S. communities on their climate vulnerability finds that parts of the Gulf Coast subject to flooding and economic and racial inequities are most…
April 6, 2023
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Researchers disentangle patterns of indoor mixing for respiratory disease transmission risk
Researchers have characterized the seasonal effects on human social behavior to provide new insights on the risk of respiratory disease.…
April 4, 2023
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New Georgetown Study Will Investigate Nanoplastics on Animal Health and Development
Environmental exposure to nanoplastics in daily life is very common. Surprisingly, very few studies have attempted to quantify the effect of nanoplastic exposure on animal health…
March 29, 2023
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New Smithsonian Bird Exhibit Takes Flight
Peter Marra, the director of the Earth Commons at Georgetown and a former senior scientist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, worked on the design of the new Bird House…
March 23, 2023
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UN High Seas Treaty Promotes Ocean Protection
At the conference, Rebecca Helm, a marine biologist who studies jellyfish and other coastal species with the Georgetown University Earth Commons Institute, provided delegates…
March 23, 2023
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The Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival Inspires Aliveness
The Kennedy Center created the RiverRun festival to celebrate the world’s rivers, and the “Ferry Tales” exhibit highlights the wonders of D.C.’s very own.…
March 23, 2023
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Can the New High Seas Treaty Help Limit Global Warming?
The Sargasso Sea, in the southeastern Atlantic, and the Thermal Dome in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Panama, are two examples of areas that could be protected under the…
March 14, 2023