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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News Tip: IRS Guidance on Carbon Capture Tax Credits Not Enough for ‘Antsy’ Investors
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Where Gold Mining Grows in Peru, Deforestation, Erosion and Toxic Mercury Follows
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The View from Madrid
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Tim Profeta: Breaking the Stalemate on Climate Change
The U.S. is at an impasse when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but an approach that has worked for other issues could help break the stalemate, says Duke’s Tim Profeta.
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Fifty-four Duke researchers among most influential in their fields
November 19, 2019
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Said@Duke: Barbara Finamore on Environmental Policy in China
Barbara Finamore, senior strategic director for Asia at the National Resource Defense Council, spoke last week during Energy Week at Duke.
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Carbon Isotopes In Tuna Are Changing, Signaling Major Changes in Ocean Life
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Half of Piedmont Drinking Wells May Exceed NC’s Standards for Cancer-Causing Chemical
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Monty Python Star Featured in New Adopt a Lemur Video
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The Urban-Rural Divide Over the Environment
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POLITICO
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Erin Brockovich to Investigate Huntersville, Mooresville Cancers
References Nicholas School of the Environment research
February 11, 2020
WCNC-Charlotte
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Just Add Water: How Retired Coal Assets Could Help Power A Low-Carbon Future
Opinion article by research professor Brian Murray, director of the Duke University Energy Initiative
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Forbes
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Left in the Dark: Power Outages in an Interconnected World
Symposium presentation by Kate Konschnik, director of the Climate & Energy Program (Nicholas Institute)
February 07, 2020
Homeland Security Today
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How Can You Protect Yourself Against ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water?
Covers findings by researchers from Duke and N.C.
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News & Observer
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Not All In-Home Water Filters Completely Remove Toxic PFAS
Covers findings by researchers from Duke and N.C.
February 06, 2020
North Carolina Health News
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Study Says Water Filters May Not Block Some Harmful Compounds
Covers findings by researchers from Duke and N.C.
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WFAE-Charlotte
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The Scientists Restoring a Gold-Mining Disaster in the Peruvian Amazon
Reports on the work of a Duke research team
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Nature
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Obama Helped Make Cars More Efficient, but Now They Spew Black Carbon
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Grist
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We Cannot Ban the World’s ‘Wet’ Markets — But We Can Make Them Safer
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Sunday Telegraph