2020 Set Records for US Climate Mayhem
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a total of 22 major disasters, defined as each causing at least $1 billion in damage, swept the US last year, up
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Birth of a new discipline, needed to address climate change
Stanford University announced, in a webinar hosted on September 28th, 2020 their intent to form a new interdisciplinary academic area called Macro Energy Systems. The aim of Macro-Energy Systems is
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Apple says its supply chains and products will be carbon neutral by 2030
Apple announced plans to make its entire business carbon neutral within the next 10 years. The roadmap to sustainability is part of the company’s annual Environmental Progress Report. Reducing every
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Philanthropy’s Critical Nuclear Moment
Philanthropy’s potential role in the science and development of nuclear power is significantly constrained, both by the overlap with impact investors and the traditionally dominant role played by government, especially
The Nature Conservancy: The Science of Sustainability
The Nature Conservancy recognizes that nuclear must be part of our clean energy mix. They state in their Sustainability: “In order to both meet increased energy demand and keep the
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Obama hosts White House Summit on Nuclear Energy
President Barack Obama hosted a White House Summit on Nuclear Energy just prior to his trip to Paris, France for the UNFCCC’s COP 21, the Paris Conference of the Parties,
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What it takes to reverse climate change
Ross Koningstein and David Fork, armed with the resources of Google, Inc., set out in an effort that was known as “RE<C” to assess and support the development of renewable