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Hurricane Sandy Path Shows Need For Major New York City Infrastructure Improvements
Jerome Nathaniel in Sustainability 7 months ago
Hurricane Sandy is yet another call for New York to reevaluate and improve its infrastructure to take on the negative effects that storm flooding has on our water supply, farms and highways.
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The Giant Swordfish Eyeball in Florida: Why This Mystery Should be Used to Fund More Marine Science
Jonathan Booth in Sustainability 7 months ago
An unknown eye cast ashore on a Florida beach had excited biologists and the public, demonstrating a fascination for ocean life, and a need for increased marine research.
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As Global Warming Creates Climate Changes, Our Oceans Are in Danger
Jonathan Booth in Sustainability 8 months ago
The oceans play an important role in absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide; yet this could have repercussions for marine life and coastal ecosystem services in our growing, energy-hungry world.
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How Deforestation Could Further Destabilize Liberia
Jonathan Booth in Sustainability 8 months ago
Secret and illegal contracts are impacting Liberia’s ecologically-rich landscape, which could cause yet further turmoil for this war entrenched nation
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Why Plastic Bottles Must Be Cracked Down on By the Government
A.D. Gill in Sustainability 9 months ago
Petroleum is not the only thing dramatically contributing to global warming. Our use of plastic is causing damage which may prove impossible to recover from.
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War on the EPA: ALEC Leads Effort By Congress to Stop Regulating Coal Ash as 'Toxic Waste'
Sara Jerving in Sustainability 11 months ago
A new bill would prohibit the EPA from ever setting federally enforceable safeguards for the disposal of toxic coal ash.
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Dirty Water: The Socio-Economic Battle to Better India's Drinking Water
Jonathan Booth in Sustainability 12 months ago
To improve the availability and distribution of clean drinking water in India, it is necessary to consider the cultural, social and economic factors before implementing treatment techniques.
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How to Promote Smart Growth and Prevent Urban Sprawl in Ithaca, NY
James Underberg in Sustainability 1 year ago
A Transfer of Development Rights Program in the City and Town of Ithaca will balance urban growth with rural preservation to promote smart growth development and prevent urban sprawl.
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