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Baltimore, Big Oil to square off tomorrow in court
Dr. Buzbee provides input on a closely watched climate litigation case that could signal which courts may ultimately hear allegations that the oil and gas industry misled the…
January 24, 2022
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Old Climate Clues Shed New Light on History
Historians are reexamining eras of social turmoil and linking them to volcanic eruptions, prolonged droughts, and other disturbances in the natural world in this article drawing…
January 15, 2022
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EXPERT: La Crosse’s plan to fix, release feral cats is “Horrible idea”
Dr. Peter Marra has studied the effects that cats have on the environment, especially the impact on killing off bird. …
January 12, 2022
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Buying time for a tough transition
Dr. John McNeill, a member of GEI's Faculty Advisory Committee, searches for ways to ease the transition to a sustainable global economy in this 2021. …
December 9, 2021
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Massive Data Institute Receives $3.2M Grant to Help Reduce Environmental Inequities
Funding will support MDI in the development of an innovative data collaborative, serving communities most at risk of racial and environmental.…
December 6, 2021
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The Great Acceleration is real and provides a quantitative basis for the proposed Anthropocene Series/Epoch
In this 2021 article, Dr. John McNeill affirms that human activities have caused a "Great Acceleration" of changes to earth systems, characterizing a new epoch, the. …
November 15, 2021
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China’s timeline to ditch coal, adopt green technology may be too slow to help climate
Dr. Joanna Lewis offers insights on China's economic ties to coal and transition to clean energy in this PBS News Hour. …
November 2, 2021
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Ahead of UN Climate Summit, China Offers No Significant New Goals
As world leaders gather for COP26, China announced it has no new significant goals to reduce climate-changing emissions, despite being the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide…
October 28, 2021
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How dolphins use tools, teamwork, and trickery to get their dinner
Dr. Janet Mann contributes to this National Geographic article on the complex and creative strategies dolphins use to. …
October 27, 2021
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Benefits of taking action on climate change far outweigh costs
A study led by Georgetown University and published last year in Nature Communications showed that the estimated economic cost of climate inaction is far higher than previously…
October 13, 2021