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Boundless Bodies: Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Places
A woman loses both her legs in the aftermath of tampon-induced Toxic Shock Syndrome. A child suffers brain damage years after innocently biting a lead-painted toy. A man spends nineteen days on a ventilator after waterproofing his boots. We hear these stories on the news, but quickly tune them out. Our apathetic attitudes seem rational.…
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Progress in Eastern Mediterranean Energy Cooperation
Israel, Cyprus and Greece are experiencing unprecedented positive diplomatic relations, particularly in energy cooperation. This summer, on June 15, these three former adversaries participated in a trilateral summit – the third of its kind. In a joint declaration, the parties affirmed their commitment to working on “energy efficiency, alternative fuel for transportation and smart mobility……
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What Cheap Oil Means For Us
Oil is cheap right now, and has been for longer than usual. The record-low oil prices of the last six months stem from an oversupply, helped by a boom in shale oil and other unconventional sources. In the past few weeks, falling expectations for oil demand, especially from China and Europe, have pushed prices down…
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Diluting the Heavens
I think of primordial human. In the day, she worked and sweated and at night, before he laid his head to rest, he looked at the stars and considered what lay above. I think of Galileo, who charted the sky and mapped its constellations. I think of the myths and legends, created by countless masses…
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Keystone XL: The Myth of Something More Than Just a Pipeline
When Keystone Pipeline owners TransCanada and ConocoPhillips filed an application to expand the pipeline under the name Keystone XL, not even the most prescient Washington policymakers could predict the firestorm that would soon envelop the proposal. Construction on Keystone XL, which would carry Canadian oil sands (also known as tar sands) to refineries on the…
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Government Subsidies: Friend or Foe to Renewable Energy
Since the 1970s, there has been an overwhelming body of scientific evidence linking the use of fossil fuels to climate change, which has resulted in a push to find renewable, cleaner sources of energy. Still, despite the urgent need for energy reforms, the U.S. still relies mainly on coal, oil, and natural gas to power…
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Village Development in Papua New Guinea
A small island nation in the South Pacific is attempting to buck all preconceptions of development as its economy grows at staggering rates. Papua New Guinea is a nation of villages. Eighty-five percent of its citizens work in subsistence industries, but Papua New Guinea is also home to a vast array of natural resources, and…
