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Sustainable Intensification, Jumbo Shrimp, and Peacekeeper Missile: Which of these is an Oxymoron?
Lists are immensely popular these days and there are lists for almost anything. I was curious if there is a list for oxymora, or contradictions in terms, and sure enough there is – oxymoronlist.com. I was prompted on my search because of the recent appearance of the term “sustainable intensification” and I wanted to see…
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Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Widespread in Hudson River, Study Finds
Ongoing Risks Come From Sewage
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Climate Forecasts: A Vital Tool for Policymakers
Focusing on near-term probabilities can also aid in decreasing vulnerability to future climate uncertainties.
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World Population Projected to Cross 11 Billion Threshold in 2100
In 2011, the U.N. announced that the world population had reached 7 billion. This year’s new projections for future population growth are higher than previously expected. Projects like Millennium Cities hope to alleviate many of the pressures that crowded cities place on infrastructure, public services, and the environment.
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Urban Trees Fight CO2 Emissions
Trees play a vital role in cleaning air and absorbing carbon dioxide.
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MPA Students Tour Gowanus Canal
Students and faculty from the Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy program toured the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, N.Y., recently to see how environmental science, policy and public activism come together in an urban setting.
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Distant Quakes Trigger Tremors at U.S. Waste-Injection Sites, Says Study
Finding Could Help Identify Critically Stressed Faults
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Mysterious Honeybee Deaths Remain Unsolved
According to a comprehensive federal study, the collapse of American honeybee colonies stems from a complex slew of factors, including pesticides, parasites, poor nutrition and a lack of genetic diversity.
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Birds, Ballasts, and the Fate of the Biosphere
The Biosphere really needs its own newspaper. Yes, there are lots of newspapers out there, but when it comes to the Biosphere, important stories just don’t get the top billing they deserve. Take discoveries of new species, for example. Just in the last month, a new spoon worm, white toothed shrew, corpse flower, and tailorbird…
