Sustainable Development
Wetlands stopped $625 million in property damage during Hurricane Sandy. Can they help Houston?
As the financial toll of hurricane Harvey reaches new levels, scientists like Katie Arkema discuss how the solution to curbing property damage in the future may lay with the increase of wetlands.
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How a California groundwater case could affect Nevada and the West
Leon Szeptycki comments on the Ninth Circuit ruling in California on issue of groundwater rights and its potential outcomes for other states
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Stanford engineers develop planning tool for replenishing aquifers
Stanford professor Richard Luthy and graduate student Jonathan Bradshaw have developed new methods of collection water to help urban areas
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New tool helps parched regions plan how to replenish aquifers
Richard Luthy and Jonathan Bradshaw are mention in the development of AquaCharge, a new way to replenish aquifers
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The Great Decoupling
Robert Jackson co-authors study on global energy consumption displayed in chart form.
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What The Heck Is 'Cap-And-Trade,' Anyway?
Michael Wara is quoted on the Cap-and-Trade program as lawmakers in California vote to try and extend the program til 2030
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Plastic to be phased out at major American aquariums
As some of our nation's top aquarium's begin the process of fazing out the use of plastic products Jeff Koseff, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University who studies plastics in the ocean, believes the campaign "could make a difference" and that this program is "really about our future on this planet."
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Daily Mail editorial: Appalachian Power smartly expands energy sources
Mark Jacobson is mentioned in relation to Appalachian Power shifting some of its services to renewable energy.
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Trump’s Incomplete Infrastructure Plan
Mentions Raymond Levitt on correctly using P3s in relation to President Trump's new infrastructure plan.
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Five Big Questions About How to Forge Humanity's Future
Cassandra Brooks comments on our oceans and "managing the ecosystem"
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This EPA research program just got a rave scientific review. Trump wants to eliminate it.
Harold Mooney is quoted on the possible cut to the STAR program and its importance in "research that aims to solve real-life, practical problems."
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Virtual Reality Can Teach Altruism, Empathy — and Why You Should Use Less Toilet Paper
Jeremy Bailenson and VR: creating a more sustainable future
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Clean energy too big to be shut down by Trump
Mark Jacobson comments on the future unavoidability of clean energy.
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Utilities need to harness the wind
References studies done by Mark Jacobson on wind power.
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This Machine Just Started Sucking CO2 Out Of The Air To Save Us From Climate Change
Chris Field comments on technology combatting climate change.
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'More for less': Renewable power surges into mainstream as costs fall
Charles Kolstad comments on challenges of expanding renewable energy generation capacity.
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How to hike Costa Rica’s pristine Osa Peninsula
Features Caminos de Osa (“trails of Osa”), a community tourism initiative that grew out of work by Woods' Osa and Golfito Initiative.
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