Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future
Many people choose organic thinking it's better for humans and the planet, but a new UBC study published in Science Advances finds that might not always be the case.
Many people choose organic thinking it's better for humans and the planet, but a new UBC study published in Science Advances finds that might not always be the case.
Environment
Mar 10, 2017
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The new chief of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he does not believe that carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus and his own agency.
Environment
Mar 9, 2017
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Climate projections for West Africa show that crop yields and grass for livestock grazing are likely to decline in the future. But a new study in the journal Global Environmental Change shows that when ineffective institutions ...
Environment
Mar 9, 2017
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) has made significant accomplishments to advance the science of global environmental change and improve the understanding of its impact on society through activities such as ...
Other
Feb 22, 2017
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Global climate change is being felt in many coastal communities of the United States, not always in the form of big weather disasters but as a steady drip, drip, drip of nuisance flooding.
Environment
Feb 21, 2017
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Like many scientists, Aaron Parsons doesn't have a history of political engagement.
Other
Feb 13, 2017
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US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the US Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, publicly questions the existence of climate change. He, and presumably Trump himself, opposes President Barack Obama's ...
Environment
Dec 20, 2016
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Climate change is causing glaciers to shrink, temperatures to rise, and shifts in human migration in parts of the world, according to a Penn State researcher.
Environment
Dec 14, 2016
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As a scientist, I expect the Trump presidency to have a curious familiarity.
Other
Dec 12, 2016
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Scientists believe a new battlefront is opening in science denialism and this time the target is the science of invasive alien species and the fight to protect some of the world's rarest species and most unique ecosystems.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2016
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