Why “Infrastructure” Includes the Ground Beneath Our Feet
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 13, 2021
We’ve heard a lot of opinions about what is, and isn’t, infrastructure. Now I’ll add my hot take: Soil is infrastructure.
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Making Corporate Commitments Credible
Legal Planet
MAY 13, 2021
How can we even be sure that the information they release about their environmental performance is true? In terms of assuring the reliability of what they tell the public about their progress, one possible mechanism is outside auditing. Talk is cheap, however. How can we know they’re serious? Download as PDF.
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Observing the weather on brown dwarfs, powerful laser puts matter under extreme conditions
Physics World
MAY 13, 2021
Our first guest is the astronomer Megan Tannock of Canada’s University of Western Ontario, who talks about brown dwarfs – objects that are too small to be stars, but are larger than planets. She also talks about whether brown dwarfs could have planets of their own and whether some of these planets could harbour life.
How Does Applied Microeconomic Research Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation?
Environmental and Urban Economics
MAY 13, 2021
I encounter such pessimism among the young about their future. Such reduced form papers provide insights about how future climate shocks will affect our economy and our quality of life if we fail to adapt. Applied researchers don't think enough about the strategic environment where their agents "reside". Kahn, 2019. "
Sustainability at Retail
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But first, a little about the consumer. Finally, the white paper includes both the POPAI France and POPAI UK & Ireland Eco-Standard initiatives and shows how companies have implemented these standards in their projects. Download today!
How to celebrate 17-year cicadas – eat one!
Academy of Natural Sciences
MAY 13, 2021
Even knowing that about shrimp, I still find shrimp absolutely mouth watering. It is important that I include a few safety notes about eating cicadas as we discuss eating cicadas. 2) Cook for about 15 minutes. Does it help to know that young cicadas tap into tree roots to suck fresh plant juice? How do cicadas taste?
Using breath to detect lung cancer
Physics World
MAY 13, 2021
This reflexive action that is indispensable to life may also be a way to detect cancer – each breath we exhale contains thousands of molecules that provide information about our health. Breathe in, breathe out. Detecting lung cancer. Lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide last year.
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