Power of Peat: Why Environmentalists Are Pushing to Restore NC’s Pocosin Wetlands
Mentions research by the Wetland Center and quotes founding director Curtis Richardson
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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