Experts Discuss Hurdles, Benefits of Electric Vehicles
Duke professors discuss benefits, challenges during media briefing
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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Novel Renewable Natural Gas Partnership Will Move Duke Toward Carbon Neutrality
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Keeping a Closer Eye on Seabirds with Drones and Artificial Intelligence
Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods
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Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Poor Mental Health at Age 18
As a risk factor, it is equivalent to lead exposure
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Warming Seas Might Also Look Less Colorful to Some Fish. Here’s Why it Matters.
As oceans warm due to climate change, some fish are fleeing to greater depths in search of cooler waters. Once there they may be faced with another challenge: how to make sense of a dim world drained of color.
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Celebrate Earth Day with 12 Stories About the Environment
Duke projects that protect the Earth and the environment
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Mapping North Carolina’s Ghost Forests From 430 Miles Up
Rising seas and inland-surging seawater are leaving behind the debris of dying forests. Now, 35 years of satellite images capture the changes from space.
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Duke and RTI International Partner to Seed $5 Million in Research Collaborations
Deadline for expressions of interest is April 8, 2021
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News Tip: The U.S. Re-Enters the Paris Agreement. Now What?
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Experts: Texas Needs to Integrate With Other Power Grids And Prepare for the Worst
Record cold has left millions without power and drinking water
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‘Ocean 100’: Small Group of Companies Dominates Ocean Economy
Concentrated economic power may give policymakers leverage
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Duke University Scientists Design New Tests to Detect Coal Ash Contamination
Reports on the tests; quotes Zhen Wang, a doctoral student who led the research
What’s China Doing to Fight Climate Change?
Interview with Junjie Zhang, founder of the Environmental Research Center at Duke Kunshan University
Study Finds Link Between Air Pollution and Alzheimer’s Disease in Charlotte Area
Covers Duke research; quotes Dr. Julia Kravchenko, an assistant professor in Duke’s Department of Surgery and corresponding author
Fiscal Policy Can Help Save the Environment
Podcast interview with Sarah Bloom Raskin, a visiting professor and distinguished fellow at Duke Law School’s Global Financial Markets Center
Government Examining Plastic Containers’ Connection to ‘Forever Chemicals’
Features comments by Linda Birnbaum, scholar In residence in the Environmental Sciences and Policy Division
EU Unveils Sweeping Climate Change Plan
Interview with Timothy Johnson, professor of the practice of energy and the environment at Duke (starts at 2:50 min.)
We Need to Worry About Microplastics in Our Bodies
Commentary by Caroline Petrow-Cohen, a rising senior at Duke, where she studies English, journalism and environmental science and policy
Using Drones to Explore North Carolina’s Marine Areas
Features Duke marine science researchers
The Colorado River Is Shrinking. Hard Choices Lie Ahead, Scientist Warns
Features comments by professor Martin Doyle, who studies river science and policy at Duke
Why Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Coming Any Time Soon
Podcast interview with Mary “Missy” Cummings, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering