Book Review for “Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life”
The Need for Regenerative Agriculture and What It Means In Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life, David Montgomery argues for the revolutionary…
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The World Wildlife Fund: Protecting Nature at the Cost of Human Rights
Background The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), founded in 1961, is an international nonprofit organization created to conserve nature. It operates in nearly 100 countries, aiming…
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Behind Opaque Walls: A Story of Cruelty
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, we’d all be vegetarians.” – Paul McCartney Slaughterhouses are not housed in glass. Most are hidden behind thick walls of…
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Combatting the Effects of Climate Change and Global Disparities in Energy Access through Solar Electrification
Climate Change: Current State Climate change discussions are nothing new. Fossil fuels and alternative energy discussions have been in place since before Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth in…
Read MoreOpinion: We’ve Got a ‘Oui’ Problem
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the Sanford…
Read MoreCOP-22 highlights need for American leadership in combating climate change in India
New Delhi, India: My father has struggled to complete his morning run for the past few weeks. Thick and unrelenting smog has settled over New…
Read MoreBiggest Threat to Zika? Mosquito Love.
As of November 18th, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) declared that Zika is no longer a global emergency. However, Dr. Peter Salama, executive director of the…
Read MoreThe changing landscape of U.S. electric utilities
At the annual Duke University Energy Conference yesterday, I had the opportunity to hear four women – all holding top management positions in the energy…
Read MoreClimate Change: Action Without National Policy Will Only Get Us So Far
A “1,000-year” flood in Louisiana. A record-setting drought in California. The creeping northward spread of tropical, mosquito-borne diseases like Zika. People across the U.S. are…
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