Historic Solar Deal Powers Duke U. Toward Carbon Neutrality
Effort to become carbon neutral by 2024 expands solar component
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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‘Our House Is Burning’: Student Climate Protesters Urge Their Universities to Go Carbon Neutral
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Gold Mining With Mercury Poses Health Threats for Miles Downstream
Assumption that distance lowers risk doesn’t hold up
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Flow-Through Electrodes Make Hydrogen 50 Times Faster
Experiments find the sweet spot for surface area and bubbles to store energy
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Kate Konschnik: Who Are Your Trusted Sources on Covid-19?
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, solid information is more important than ever.
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Discovery of Unknown Hydrogen in Mid-Ocean Ridge Points to Hidden Biosphere
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The Pandemic's Effect on Energy and the Environment
"Largest demand destruction ever seen" — Duke faculty share perspectives during media briefing
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Environmental Scientist James Clark Elected to National Academy of Sciences
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Spotting Air Pollution with Satellites, Better Than Ever Before
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Segregation and Local Funding Gaps Drive Disparities in Drinking Water
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Stream Pollution From Mountaintop Mining Doesn’t Stay Put in the Water
Stream insects and the bankside spiders that eat them carry potentially toxic selenium runoff from water to land
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Mysterious Beaked Whale Smashes Mammal Diving Record
Covers Duke research; quotes marine biologist Nicola Quick
California Faces Dire Consequences if Climate Change Unaddressed, Report Warns
Covers a new report based on research by Duke climate scientist Drew Shindell
Why Dangerous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Allowed in US Drinking Water
Quotes Linda Birnbaum, recently retired director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Science and now a scholar-in-residence at Duke
A Beaked Whale’s Nearly Four-Hour-Long Dive Sets a New Record
Features Duke research; quotes Nicola Quick, an animal behaviorist at the Duke Marine Lab
Beaked Whale Shatters Record With 3 Hour 42 Minute Dive
Features Duke research and the comments of study author Nicola Quick, a research scientist with the Read Lab
Microsoft’s Latest Environmental Pledge Tackles Water Scarcity
Quotes Martin Doyle, who directs the Water Policy Program at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Don’t Politicize Water
Commentary co-authored by Erika Weinthal, professor of environmental policy and public policy at the Nicholas School of the Environment
Safe Catch Solves Mercury Problem in Seafood for Industry and Consumers
Quotes Linda Birnbaum, scholar in residence in the Environmental Sciences and Policy Division
The Phrase ‘Natural Disaster’ Is Going Up in Flames
Quotes Priscilla Wald, a professor of English
Can Wildfires This Destructive Be Prevented in the Future? It’s Complicated
Features comments by Dean L. Urban, professor of environmental sciences and policy