Science And The City

From :. , May 28 — Some of the nation’s leading scientists, including Secretary of State ’s top science adviser, today sharply criticized the diminished role of science in the …

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New Report Reveals Huge Variation Between Cities' Carbon Footprints

The has released a new 80-page report detailing the carbon footprints of the residents of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the . While urban dwellers emitted 14 percent less carbon dioxide than …

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City better than country for carbon footprints

City folk have better carbon footprints than their country cousins, according to a new report. Produced by the , the report is all over the US press although it doesn’t yet appear to be online. …

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SciFri Radio:New Government Report Tackles Global Warming Effects

Climate change is already affecting US water resources, agriculture, land resources, and biodiversity, according to a new report published this week by the .

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Answer Blowin' in the Wind?

Increased use of wind power could reduce US carbon dioxide emissions by 7.6 billion metric tons between now and 2030.

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Ancestry Surprises From New Genetics Analysis Method

An anonymous reader commends a recently published study involving a new way to analyze genetic variation in human populations (full article published in PLOS Genetics): “[S]cientists from , the UK and the US analysed 2540 genetic …

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