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    Gone With the Wind? How Rural School Districts Lose Out to Wind Energy Investors

    Harvest Public Media Jan 1, 2018

    Mark Buck can see some of the 314 turbines in Kansas’ largest wind farm from his office window in Medicine Lodge, where he is superintendent of the Barber County North…

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    Governor Wants Food Pantries at all New York Public Colleges

    Inside Higher Ed Dec 31, 2017

    Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to introduce legislation that would require all campuses in the State University and City University of New York systems to create their own food pantries…

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    Should Congress Remove Regulatory Barriers to New Nuclear Power Plants?

    The Heritage Foundation Dec 30, 2017

    The drama continues with two of the four nuclear power reactors being built in the U.S. today. On Thursday, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted on measures to continue financing and building…

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    2017 Global Climate Change Talks: Progress on Agriculture

    Food Tank Dec 30, 2017

    For the first time in the 25-year history of international climate negotiations, the 197 member countries of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have reached an agreement…

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    The Advantages of Thermoelectric Generators

    The Naked Scientists Dec 30, 2017

    It’s a fact that almost 70% of the energy released from the fuel by a car engine is lost, mostly in the form of heat. And the turbines that generate…

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    Stilling: Global Wind Speeds Slowing Since 1960

    The Naked Scientists Dec 30, 2017

    Few people have probably noticed, but the world’s winds are getting slower. It is something that cannot be picked up by watching the billowing of dust or listening to the…

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    Ways We Can Hope To Make Some Climate Progress In 2018

    Fast Company Dec 29, 2017

    Can we slow our use of coal as we rapidly ramp up our use of electric vehicles? And can the rest of the world — and the rest of the…

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    Key Takeaways From the Global Landscapes Forum

    Giving Compass Dec 28, 2017

    This year’s Global Landscapes Forum aimed to launch a revitalized “movement,” bringing together a range of actors under one banner to drive progress toward the climate change and sustainable development agendas. More…

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    Honoring Successful Programs Target Desertification

    Food Tank Dec 28, 2017

    Ethiopia’s Tigray region took home the Gold Award with its unique collective action, voluntary labor, and youth-inclusive approach to land conservation. Through Mass Mobilization Campaigns and a Youth Responsive Land Policy, villagers in…

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    Are Electric Cars the Answer?

    The Naked Scientists Dec 28, 2017

    To entice more people to go green, the UK government currently subsidizes electric cars in a bid to make them more viable over petrol and more accessible, but do they…

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    4 Education Themes from the iNACOL Symposium

    The Learning Accelerator Dec 25, 2017

    The yearly International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) symposium brings together teachers, school and district leaders, policy-makers, direct service providers and ecosystem coordinators to share ideas and best practices…

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    Post-Hurricane Puerto Rico Can Mirror African Solar Energy Efforts

    Devex Dec 24, 2017

    Months after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, 48 percent of the island’s power grid remains offline. Only 75 percent of Puerto Rico is expected to have power by the end of January. The…

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