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Columbia Water Center: A Decade of Cutting Edge Research
To mark its anniversary, the Columbia Water Center has released a new report highlighting its achievements over the past decade. Read an excerpt, then download the full report.
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What’s In Store for U.S. Solar Energy in 2019?
A new podcast episode explores what’s next for solar power amidst increasingly ominous reports about climate change and ongoing debates over the role of federal and state policies.
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The New House of Representatives Must Compel EPA to Enforce our Environmental Laws
We are at the end of two years witnessing the awful spectacle of an Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department more interested in exploiting natural resources than protecting them. But starting today, the unified control of the national government by President Donald Trump and his enablers has ended.
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The 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
With these simple changes, you can make a difference without making much of an effort or financial investment.
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Social Psychologist Studies the Ins and Outs of Navigating Conflict
This holiday season may bring some especially difficult conversations if politics come up. Peter T. Coleman, director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, offers advice.
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Advancing Sustainable Development in China
In Beijing, China, last month, the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management released its second annual report of the China Sustainable Development Indicator System.
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The Wall and Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policy Folly
The wall, growing limits on visas, children separated from their parents and the Muslim ban are all examples of Trump’s immigration policy folly.
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(Toy) Creatures Find Welcome Habitat in Whimsical Holiday Display
Every year, CIESIN’s Joe Schumacher sets up an elaborate parade of figurines in the Geosciences lobby to brighten spirits during the holidays.
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New Report Examines Key Steps Forward in Removing Carbon Dioxide from Air
The report describes how “negative emissions technologies” that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in mitigating climate change.
