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To put the $370 billion in subsidies to work, the US needs to build new infrastructure and manage a lot of regulatory hurdles.
Climate change is colliding with old factory sites where soil or water contamination still exist, and the most vulnerable populations are particularly at risk.
In contrast to their reaction to gay rights or the war in Ukraine, relatively few companies have openly criticized the Supreme Court ruling ending a constitutional right to abortion.
Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is now using it to boost clean energy. But just ramping up production isn’t enough to succeed.
Over 300 companies so far have closed stores, reassigned staff or halted sales in Russia in the two weeks since the invasion began.
The world’s largest energy companies are used to doing business in risky places with difficult partners. But with war in Ukraine, preserving their reputations outweighs profits.
A new study doubles the age of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa, revealing how people moved, mingled and had children together over the last 50,000 years.
His theory, based on years of detailed climate and weather data, became known as the Callendar Effect. Today we call it global warming.
The social cost helps regulators factor in harm from climate change when they consider new rules and purchases, like buying electric- vs. gas-powered trucks for the Postal Service.
Forests around the world will need to shift their ranges to adapt to climate change. But many trees and plants rely on animals to spread their seeds widely, and those partners are declining.
Two sociologists conducted interviews with atheist scientists and found that their views on religion are not as strident as the public perceives. Some even go to church.
The results of Foote’s simple experiments were confirmed through hundreds of tests by scientists in the US and Europe. It happened more than a century ago.
Government investment in roads, railroads and other public services has always involved social programming, both for good and for ill.
Disasters highlight the cost of society’s love of efficiency. Nature, in contrast, favors resilience. Being more like nature offers benefits for society, especially in the face of the climate crisis.
Engineering students in Malawi and Tanzania have used the materials and tools available to them to build ventilators, personal protective equipment and UV disinfection systems.
Some economists have defended price gouging, saying it helps increase supply and prevent against hoarding. An ethicist suggests this might be missing the point.
Not everyone wants romantic partnership and many singles find more happiness and autonomy in their solo life.
From Nairobi to Los Angeles, pandemic lockdowns have cleared pollution from the skies. But those blue vistas may be temporary, and shutdowns aren’t slowing climate change.
Our expedition drilled into the recently discovered underwater continent of Zealandia, revealing a new picture of the violent geological forces that created it.
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Research Scientist in Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University
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Professor of Music, Rice University
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PhD Candidate, Rice University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, Rice University
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Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Lecturer, Rice University
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Postdoctoral associate, Rice University
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Fellow for the Middle East, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
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Assistant Professor of BioSciences, Rice University
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
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Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies & Baker Institute Political Science Fellow, Rice University
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Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
