Swiss get behind net-zero climate law
The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by 2050.
Environment
Jun 15, 2023
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News tagged with independence
Simulating the cost of generating a combination of electricity sources
Increasing reliance on renewable energies is the way to achieve greater CO2 emission sustainability and energy independence. As such energies are yet only available intermittently and energy cannot be stored easily, most ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 13, 2014
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Judges on trial: How to promote judicial accountability
Public employees have long been subject to performance reviews that evaluate how well they are performing their jobs. But can judges, public employees who literally hold the power of life and death in their hands, be assessed ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2010
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For female fashion models, job security and sexual harassment are often intertwined
Modeling is a dream occupation for many young women, but for those who make modeling a career, finding work can be a traumatic, sexualized nightmare, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study finds.
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2024
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How energy efficiency delivers green dividends in red and blue states
The Green New Deal, a bundle of proposed policies that would combat climate change, create green jobs and address economic inequities, is eliciting the usual partisan debate over what to do about global warming.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 14, 2019
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New online toolkit to tackle modern slavery
A new online toolkit has been designed by experts to help organisations tackle modern slavery in their local communities.
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2018
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Federal regulators go after crowdfunding scam
Federal regulators are going after people who raise money online through crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe but don't follow through on their promises.
Internet
Jun 11, 2015
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Partisanship runs deep in America - even among 'independents'
In voting, it doesn't really matter which party you register with on paper.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2018
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One in 10 college students changed their minds after debate, smartphone app data finds
(Phys.org)—Seven in 10 college students believe President Obama won the second presidential debate Tuesday night, even though only about half identify as Democrats, according to a nationwide poll conducted with a smartphone ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2012
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Google+ boss leaving the company
The executive credited with bringing the Google+ social network to life is leaving the Internet colossus after playing a key role there for nearly eight years.
Business
Apr 25, 2014
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