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Save the Planet this Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, we asked a few of our leading experts on climate change the following question: “What is the one critical action everyone should take on April 22 to save the planet?” Check out their advice.
An Earth Day Q&A
Renée Hetherington, author of Living in a Dangerous Climate, shares how we can make an impact this Earth Day.
The Future of Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” as it’s commonly called, has been touted as a great boon to humanity and at the same time, condemned as a great danger. As usual, the reality lies somewhere in between. Fracking is a process of cracking rock formations (mainly shale) with high pressure water mixed with chemicals to release natural [...]
Nuclear Waste —Too Hot to Touch
In 2010, after three decades of work at Yucca Mountain and at a cost of over $15 billion of the public’s money, President Obama shut down the only US candidate for burying high-level nuclear waste. The move was political payoff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a long-time adversary of a repository in his State of Nevada. This was the latest in a long history of setbacks for nuclear waste disposal in the United States.
Brian Stone, Jr on “Talk of the Nation”
Are more “derechos” in store? The City and the Coming Climate: Climate Change in the Places We Live author Brian Stone, Jr speaks to “Talk of the Nation” about how cities are planning for extreme weather.
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