News tagged with policymaking
Could cap and trade for water solve problems facing the United States' largest rivers?
Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the United States, but users are consuming more water than flows down the river in an average year, which threatens the water supply for agriculture and households. ...
May 17, 2012 |
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Study raises questions over entrepreneurship policies
Policymakers who try to boost the economy by creating a more favourable environment for entrepreneurs “can’t have their cake and eat it”, a new study has warned.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2012 |
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States face challenges to improve writing standards
Far too many K-12 students have inadequate writing skills, and the current efforts to improve instruction in the United States may be more challenging than anticipated, research from Michigan State University shows.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Yahoo! websites to get do-not-track tool
Yahoo! on Thursday said that it will soon add a tool to its websites that allows visitors to signal that they don't want their online activity tracked for ad targeting or other ends.
Mar 29, 2012 |
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Empowered citizens or hopeful bystanders?
The new political appetite for 'localism' in town planning has triggered anxiety within local communities and amongst those charged with making it work, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Psychologists stake their claim for input into policy
Research by social psychologists could and should play a bigger role in local and national policymaking, say a group of Sussex academics.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Experts call for cleaner air to tackle invisible killer
Urgent action is needed to reduce the high concentrations of dangerous air pollutants in Europe, according to experts writing in the European Respiratory Journal today (1 March 2012).
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Window into world's future oceans unveiled
An international team from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus program has unveiled the first global model of life in the world's oceans, allowing scientists and policymakers to predict – and ...
Feb 18, 2012 |
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The public debate on climate change
Even after years of scientific research that points to how human activity is causing climate change, pundits, policymakers and the general public are still debating the issue.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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To avoid carbon debt, CRP beats fields of corn, soybeans
Farmers and policymakers should wait before converting Conservation Reserve Program land to corn and soybean production, according to a Michigan State University study.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Organic carbon suggests Swedish lakes were less acidified
During the 1970s and 1980s, researchers and policymakers became increasingly worried about multiple consequences of acidic emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the stacks of power stations, and eventually ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Sri Lanka to count its elephants for first time
(AP) -- Sri Lanka is preparing for its first census of elephants in the island's forests to help protect the endangered species against the loss of its habitat.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Bridging the gap between scientists and the public through communication
In recent years, more scientists have begun to realize that it's not enough to just do science. Researchers have to be able to explain their work in words that make the discoveries relevant and understandable ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Report recommends ways to improve K-12 STEM education, calls on policymakers
State, national, and local policymakers should elevate science education in grades K-12 to the same level of importance as reading and mathematics, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report recommends ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Teacher unions that have lost collective bargaining will flex political muscle with money
While several states have recently limited the ability for teacher unions to collectively bargain for their members, teachers will continue to flex their political muscle in a way scholars of policymaking have overlooked: ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 13, 2011 |
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