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I’m thrilled to take on the role of C40 North America Regional Director. Having worked for two mayors in San Francisco, one of C40’s Innovator Cities, and on distributed clean energy systems internationally for a number of years before that, I’m a firm believer in driving global sustainability through local action. It’s often said that…
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Drawing from her personal experience as a primate educator and the challenges she saw others facing, Amy Clanin envisioned a network that would advance the field of primate conservation education by addressing three needs of educators: connections, resources, and services. It was this vision that led her to create the Primate Education Network (PEN). PEN is at the forefront of primate conservation education, providing a community and collaboration platform for primate educators.
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See some of the most compelling clips of the Oklahoma tornado, as chosen by National Geographic's video editors.
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Devices for artificial photosynthesis are often called “artificial leaves”. This leaves, however, are of no use unless you can create an “artificial forest” from them. Now, scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis. Read more »
Liu, C., Tang, J., Chen, H., Liu, B. & Yang, P. (2013). A Fully Integrated Nanosystem of Semiconductor Nanowires for Direct Solar Water Splitting, Nano Letters, 2147483647. DOI: 10.1021/nl401615t
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The EF-4 Moore, Okla., Tornado, May 20, 2013 This is what real destruction looks like. The devastation wrought by the mile-wide, EF-4 tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., and south Oklahoma City yesterday is really difficult to put into words. You could start with the huge path of destruction, more than a mile wide at places, that wiped entire neighborhoods clean off the map like they were never even there. It's more difficult when you get to the two elementary schools--concrete and cinder
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Freshwater expert Sandra Postel reveals how water is destined to become our most precious resource— and the impact of your personal water footprint.
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On our radar today: 1) A tornado in Oklahoma kills at least 91 people; 2) The largest python ever caught in Florida; 3) Researchers find that a piece of hair might be able to measure your soda intake, and…
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On our radar today: 1) A tornado in Oklahoma kills at least 91 people; 2) The largest python ever caught in Florida; 3) Researchers find that a piece of hair might be able to measure your soda intake, and…
