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PROFILE – Dickson Despommier: Studying to be Quiet
There are over 8 million people in New York City who need to be fed, and it takes the land the size of Virginia to grow the food they need. The world population will increase by an estimated 3 billion by the year 2050, and experts predict that around 80 percent of people will live … Continue reading »
Climate Change Could Affect The Already Vulnerable Lemur
A team of scientists recently looked into global warming’s potential effects on Madagascar’s wide-eyed lemurs – the most threatened mammals in the world. Continue reading »
Snowstorm Nemo
Post Hurricane Sandy: A Few Photos
NYC Ban on Sugar Drinks: Good or Bad?
It is almost impossible to go anywhere in New York City without hearing someone rip Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to ban the sale of sugary drinks over 16oz. The New Yorker ran a cover entitled ‘Soda Noir’ featuring two kids caught in a police spotlight with an illegal supersized drink. Jerry Seinfeld told Grub Street that he … Continue reading »
