Sea level rise to alter economics of California beaches
Rising sea levels are likely to change Southern California beaches in the coming century, but not in ways you might expect.
Environment
Feb 28, 2012
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Upper class people more likely to cheat: study
The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" – that "greed is good," according to a new study from the University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012
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Power profiles help electronics go green
(PhysOrg.com) -- New and better ways of measuring high-tech energy consumption could lead to significant environmental and economic gains, a study from The Australian National University has found.
Computer Sciences
Feb 8, 2012
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The benefits of biotech: How GM crops benefit farmers and the developing world
The biotech industry boosted farming across the globe to the tune of almost $65 billion during the period 1996 to 2009, according to the latest analysis published in the International Journal of Biotechnology. $65 billion ...
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2011
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Reforesting rural lands in China pays big dividends, researchers say
An innovative program to encourage sustainable farming in rural China has helped restore eroded forestland while producing economic gains for many farmers, according to a new study by Stanford University researchers.
Environment
May 11, 2011
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No evidence of a post-Olympics boom or bust for host city real estate prices: study
Cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in their real estate prices, but gain construction jobs as they prepare for the Games, according to researchers at the Sauder School of Business at the University ...
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2010
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IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released.
Business
Oct 5, 2009
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Study: Illegal fishing harming present and future New England groundfish fisheries
Weak enforcement combined with fishermen facing serious economic hardships are leading to widespread violations of fisheries regulations along the Northeastern United States coast. This pattern of noncompliance threatens ...
Ecology
Jun 4, 2009
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