A Leader in the War on Poverty Opens a New Front: Pollution
The New York Times
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Potential game-changer to transform household waste into fuel
August 27th, 2018
Green-minded British entrepreneur, Nik Spencer, sealed his first sustainable business deal at the tender age of 20. Two decades later, and now...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #34
A chronological listing of news articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week.
Editor's Pick
A World On Fire
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Americans are doing a good job of misunderstanding Britain
The country is either embracing too much globalisation or not enough
New research, August 13-19, 2018
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
Climate change mitigation
Climate change communication
Divergent Perspectives on Expert Disagreement: Preliminary Evidence from Climate Science,...
Irish scientists criticise restriction of new generation of gene-edited crops
August 24th, 2018
Irish scientists have criticized the decision of the highest court of Europe and the Irish government to restrict genetically modified organisms.
The European...
Some councils to trial alternatives to controversial glyphosate
August 24th, 2018
Earlier this month, a San Francisco court ordered Monsanto to pay out $289m to a terminally ill man after a jury unanimously...
EPA Rule Change Could Let Dirtiest Coal Plants Keep Running (and Stay Dirty)
The New York Times
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TVA Considering Closing Older Coal Plants
Utility Dive
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Tropical Disease Outbreaks a Growing Threat in Europe as Temps Rise
The Guardian
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