NPS
Swamps Can Protect Against Climate Change, If We Only Let Them
"Wetlands absorb carbon dioxide and buffer the excesses of drought and flood, yet we’ve drained much of this land. Can we learn to love our swamps? … more »
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Nitrocut
Why BMI Is a Big Fat Scam
"A higher BMI doesn’t necessarily mean you’re less healthy. In fact, patients with heart disease and metabolic disorders whose BMIs classify them as overweight or mildly obese survive longer than their normal and underweight peers." … more »
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Alffoto/WWF
World’s wheat farmers are coming to the rescue to bring skyhigh food prices down to earth
“Supply may not be as impaired as we think because other areas will compensate for any losses from Ukraine, and it is happening across the board,” said Marc Ostwald, global strategist at ADM Investor Services in London.' … more »
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Andrew Brodhead
Stanford’s first new school in 75 years aims to help address green talent gap
"With $1.69 billion in its coffers, Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability is now the unicorn of higher education programs focused on climate change." … more »
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Tara Tanaka
Built infrastructure, hunting and climate change linked to huge migratory bird declines
"New research shows how migratory birds are declining globally because of the way that humans have modified the landscape in recent decades." … more »
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WilliamsonSource
Private investors helped to drive up home prices during this Housing Boom
"It's now abundantly clear that investors did indeed help accelerate the housing boom and drive up U.S. home prices. In the first quarter of 2022, investors made up a record 28% of single-family home sales, according to a report published last week by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies." … more »
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Gena Molina.LA Times
California, Washington and Oregon launch "West Coast offense" to protect abortion rights
"The commitment vows to set up protections against states that target medical professionals who provide abortions and patients who receive legal reproductive health care services in California, Washington and Oregon." … more »
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Ukraine
The Marin Post supports the Ukranian people and asks everyone to help any way you can
The incredible tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is unprecedented in the last 70 years. No words can express the shock we are all feeling and the horror we are witnessi... … more »
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Candela Boats
The World’s Fastest Electric Ferries Are Coming
"Stockholm is set to experiment with new electric passenger ferries that could make commuting along its waterways just as fast as — and altogether greener than — driving by car." … more »
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Starwalk
Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth
"Planetary scientists are eager to bring Red Planet rocks, soil and even air to Earth, but critics fear the risk of contaminating our world’s biosphere." … more »