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It’s time to declare a ‘lunar Anthropocene’, some say

Envirotec Magazine

” Holcomb collaborated on the paper with co-authors Rolfe Mandel, University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, and Karl Wegmann, associate professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University.

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COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call for water security, say researchers

Envirotec Magazine

Professor David Hannah, who holds the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences at the University of Birmingham’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the urgent need for global action on water security. The costs of not preparing for future crises will be catastrophic.”.

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‘Lukewarmist’ Peer Set for Role Scrutinising Government Climate Policy

DeSmogBlog

A Conservative peer who was until last year a trustee of the UK’s most prominent climate science denial group is set to be appointed to a parliamentary committee tasked with overseeing the UK government’s climate policy. The new committee will replace the House of Lords’ EU Environment Sub-Committee, which ceased to exist last month.

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Need Inspiration in 2020? Listen to These Harrowing and Motivating Founder Stories

GreenTechMedia

Major: Anthropology. Major: Science, Technology & Society. Maybe your spouse, I can’t think of another damn thing.” ” [20:15]. Nancy Pfund, Founder, DBL Partners. Recorded: January 2018. Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland. Animal: Cat. Companies fail because: Bad management. ” [14:35]. Recorded: October 2018.

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Coronavirus: world's response has slashed CO2 emissions - here's how to keep them down

Business Green

Social science research shows us that how we travel, how we use energy and how we expect to live are not merely questions of personal choice. Simone Abram is Professor in the Dept of Anthropology and Co-Director of Durham Energy Institute at Durham University. Locking in long-term change. Climate change is inevitable.

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Meet Our 2022 Frontline Fellowsand Support Their Work!

Front And Centered

Maria studied anthropology and economics and is a lifelong learner. Maria raised two sons in the Westwood neighborhood of Seattle. She came to the Coalition after a long career at King County Housing and Community Development.

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A Theory of Everyone by Michael Muthukrishna review – the laws of life

The Guardian: Energy

He believes social science is undergoing a revolution comparable to Newtonian or Einsteinian physics, and that by combining theories of human behaviour and social evolution it is becoming possible to identify the fundamental “laws of life”.

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