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Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT and Vanderbilt students take legal action to try to force fossil fuel divestment
Student-led campaigns at Princeton, Yale, Stanford, MIT and Vanderbilt filed complaints Wednesday with state attorneys general in a coordinated effort to compel universities to divest from the fossil fuel industry.
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Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' studies suggest
A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.
MIT researchers create a reusable silicone mask to replace the N95
The mask can be easily cleaned after each use, so it could help solve supply issues. And it’s clear, which could help with communication.
This climate solutions simulator lets you design a climate plan
Want to know if we can solve the climate crisis by shutting down all coal plants by 2025? What’s the right price for carbon? This simulator that you can run right on your laptop lets you craft your own climate policy.
cleantechnica.com
Oceans need geoengineering, not the atmosphere
Solar geoengineering is a bandaid on symptoms that would leave the cause untouched, but it's unclear if that's as true for oceanic carbon geoengineering.
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An extinction without warning
Study finds end-Permian extinction, which wiped out most of Earth's species, was instantaneous in geological time.
pilotonline.com
Norfolk company's flood sensors could help save people, property
Green Stream aims to provide residents real-time data of water inundating streets.
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