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Fire Risk: Close-up On Habitat–forest Interfaces
In the French Mediterranean
region, scattered
habitations are gradually
gaining on the forest,
increasing the risk of fire
start-ups and creating new
... > full story
Urgent Action On International Coral Reef Crisis Urged
Coral reef scientists and
policy makers from the
world's most prominent coral
reef nations are meeting in
Australia this week to
develop urgent action plans
... > full story
How Does Climate Change Affect The Water Cycle?
Climate change is having an
impact on the water cycle,
raising the issue of whether
we should be investing in
adapting to these impacts or
focusing on more pressing
... > full story
Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability
As the United States and
other nations commit to the
path of biofuels production,
23 scientists call for
sustainable practices in an
... > full story
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Primary Care Provides Patients With Better Outcomes At Lower Cost, Review Finds
November 19, 2008 — Literature review documents critical importance of primary care as part of solution sought by president and Congress for health care ... > full story -
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Analysis Shows How Cap-and-trade Plans Can Cut Greenhouse Emissions
November 16, 2008 — Researchers at MIT's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research have produced a report concerning key design issues of proposed "cap-and-trade" programs that are under consideration in the ... > full story -
Emerging Carbon Finance Market Will Play Critical Role In Addressing Climate Change, Experts Say
November 10, 2008 — Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale ... > full story -
Eastern Pacific Tuna Hang In The Balance
October 30, 2008 — The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, the international body charged with the conservation and management of tuna and associated species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, will meet in San ... > full story -
Study Shows Limits Of Using 'War On Terror' To Promote Government Policies
October 22, 2008 — A new study shows that there are definite limits on the government's use of the "war on terror" as a rhetorical tool for advancing federal land-use projects and other policy objectives. "The ... > full story -
Forest Peoples' Rights Key To Reducing Emissions From Deforestation
October 20, 2008 — Unless based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and forest communities, efforts by rich countries to combat climate change by funding reductions in deforestation in developing countries ... > full story -
Providing In-state Tuition To Undocumented Immigrants Increases College Enrollment
October 15, 2008 — Providing tuition subsidy increased the college enrollment and educational attainment of young noncitizen ... > full story -
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School Voucher Adoption Affected By Political Decision-making
October 15, 2008 — Success in introducing vouchers is highly correlated with these governments' political institutions and ... > full story -
Another Bailout? Government Pension Insurer Could Be Next, Expert Says
October 15, 2008 — Another multi-billion dollar taxpayer bailout could lie ahead, this time to rescue a cash-strapped government program that insures pensions of 44 million American workers and retirees, a finance ... > full story -
Experts Agree: To Protect The Environment, Biofuel Standards Are Needed
October 9, 2008 — Society is in a race to find renewable sources of carbon-neutral energy. Cellulose-based biofuels hold promise, but we need to proceed cautiously and with an eye toward minimizing long-term ... > full story
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