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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Half of Piedmont Drinking Wells May Exceed NC’s Standards for Cancer-Causing Chemical
Study of more than 1,400 wells find high levels of hexavalent chromium
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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New Tool to Track Toxic Coal Dust Can Help Protect Communities at Risk
October 22, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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To Save Billions of Gallons of Water, Replace Coal with Gas or Renewables
October 22, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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Paleontologist Richard Leakey to Deliver Lecture on Humanity’s Future
The event is free and open to the public
October 14, 2019
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To Save Sinking Cities and Bleaching Corals, Both Local and Global Efforts Are Required
October 07, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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New Nicholas Environmental Analysis Lab To Watch the Toxins We Are Exposed to in Daily Life
October 07, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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News Tip: Pennsylvania’s Cap-and-Trade Move a ‘Game Changer,' Experts Say
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today (Thursday) initiated a process for his state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions from the power sector in New England and Mid-Atlantic states.
October 04, 2019
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Duke Study: EPA’s Proposed Coal Ash Amendments Will Boost Risk of Toxic Contamination
September 30, 2019
Nicholas School of the Environment
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Machine Learning Finds New Metamaterial Designs for Energy Harvesting
September 25, 2019
Pratt School of Engineering
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Residents of One Barrier Island Wonder If It’s Time to Retreat
Quotes Michael Orbach, professor emeritus of marine policy
November 11, 2019
Washington Post
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Duke Forest Steps In to Save an Orange County Natural Heritage Area From Development
Quotes from a statement announcing the land deal
November 07, 2019
News & Observer
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‘Ghost Ponds’ to ‘Prairie Potholes’: Scientists Restore Wetlands
Includes comments by Stuart Pimm, a professor of conservation ecology (Nicholas School)
November 06, 2019
Christian Science Monitor, Associated Press
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Living Whales Are Worth an Enormous Amount of Money
Covers a recent report; quotes co-author Connel Fullenkamp, a professor of the practice of economics
November 05, 2019
Washington Post
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Saving Water Has Become Easier With the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Reports on Duke research
October 31, 2019
Asian Age, ANI
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Farm to Table Theology
Podcast interview with professor Norman Wirzba (Divinity School)
October 29, 2019
Homebrewed Christianity
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The Best Thing About the Death of Coal
Covers Duke research; quotes Avner Vengosh, Nicholas School professor of geochemistry and water quality, and Andrew Kondash, a postdoctoral researcher who led the study
October 25, 2019
Yahoo Finance
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‘There Is an Emergency Every Day’
Q&A with Martin Doyle, Water Policy Program director at the Nicholas Institute
October 24, 2019
Scilog
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Editorial: A Warning for NC on the Climate Cost of Natural Gas
Cites Nicholas School professor Drew Shindell’s letter to Gov.
October 18, 2019
News & Observer
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Water Quality Versus Water Quantity
Podcast interview with Earth and Ocean Sciences professor Avner Vengosh, discussing his latest research
October 15, 2019
American Scientist