What Kind of Problem Is Climate Change?
Opinion article by Alex Rosenberg, a professor of philosophy, in The New York Times
Topic Energy & Environment
Duke scholars are exploring new frontiers in such areas as renewable energy, sustainable food and carbon capture to forge a more sustainable relationship between humanity and the global environment.
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Tim Profeta: Breaking the Stalemate on Climate Change
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Said@Duke: Barbara Finamore on Environmental Policy in China
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Nicholas School of the Environment
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Half of Piedmont Drinking Wells May Exceed NC’s Standards for Cancer-Causing Chemical
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November 12, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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Monty Python Star Featured in New Adopt a Lemur Video
John Cleese lends his talents to help celebrate World Lemur Day
October 24, 2019
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If I’m Lucky I’ll Be Able to Buy an Electric Car Before I’m Dead
Includes comments by Steven Sexton, an environmental and energy economist and an assistant professor of public policy
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Business and the Politics of Climate Change
Podcast interview with Bill Eacho, a visiting professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy and co-founder of the Partnership for Responsible…
January 15, 2020
Harvard Business School
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This Is Why You Should Care About Trump’s Rollback of NEPA
Quotes Michelle Nowlin, a clinical professor of law and co-director of the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Center (Law School)
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NC Policy Watch
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‘Mumbai Needs to Handle Solid Waste Well to Make Air Less Toxic’
Features the research and comments of professor Mike Bergin (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Hindustan Times
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Solar Storms Might Be Causing Gray Whales to Get Lost
Covers Duke research; quotes lead author, biology graduate student Jesse Granger
January 10, 2020
Live Science
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The Fire ‘Time Bomb’ Is Finally Detonating on the World
Quotes biology professor James Clark
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Popular Science
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Can a Minimalist Mindset Help Save the Planet?
Cites an ongoing Duke study; quotes Fuqua student Aimee Chabot, the lead researcher
January 06, 2020
Deutsche Welle
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Here’s a Zine of Grim and Hopeful Global Trends That Could Unfold in 2020
Previews a conference this month organized by Duke grad students
January 03, 2020
NPR
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Your Guide to Talking With Kids of All Ages About Climate Change
Includes comments by Robin Gurwitch, a professor and clinical psychologist at Duke University Medical Center and the Center for Child and Family…
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Natural Resources Defense Council
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Conservation Groups Turn Local Efforts Toward a Global Impact on Climate Change
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