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Amazing story of what a dedicated student can do to influence a global company and change the world. Inspiring Cornell grad, Summer Rayne Oakes. Delete the scoop?
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The term "cyborg" literally means "cybernetic organism" -- a being constructed of both mechanical and organic material. Although traditionally confined to the realms of science fiction, modern medicine and in particular prosthetics have made the term applicable to a number of human beings. Many people who could technically be labelled part-cybernetic, part-organic, have become so as the result of complex medical procedures, usually stemming from medical necessity. Some, however, chose to grant themselves cyborg status in the name of scientific advancement. Via Dr. Stefan Gruenwald Delete the scoop?
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This latest infographic looks at all the ways UPS puts sustainability at the center of its business. Delete the scoop?
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Two Cornell professors briefed journalists and Capitol Hill on the risks of hydraulic fracturing June 25. Delete the scoop?
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Being able to visualize potential impacts from sea level rise is a powerful teaching and planning tool, and the Sea Level Rise Viewer brings this capability to coastal communities. Via #Texas Sea Grant Delete the scoop?
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Far from the new fangled concept that many see it to be, sustainable tourism has been a developing notion since the 1960s and the green movement.
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Picture two Minnesota teachers with summers off, one in grad school in Santa Fe, and both with yurt dreams. Delete the scoop?
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Engineers at Oregon State University have made a breakthrough in the performance of microbial fuel cells that can produce electricity directly from wastewater, opening the door to a future in which waste treatment plants not only will power themselves, but will sell excess electricity. Delete the scoop?
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The effects of the drought that has pummeled the U.S. corn belt will be felt for a while, but the grain most affected by it isn't one the world's hungriest depend on to survive. Delete the scoop?
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By Hank Boerner Focusing on the huge market we usually refer to as "Corporate America," the folks who run nonprofit Global Reporting Initiative [GRI] in Amsterdam organized a concentrated effort to encourage more U.S. companies to adopt the GRI G3 framework for their sustainability reporting.
Focal Point USA officially opened for business in New York City early in 2011 with great fanfare -- including a hosted reception and bell-ringing exercise at the New York Stock Exchange. From 2010 to 2011, the number of U.S. sustainability reports including a GRI content index has grown almost 50 percent. In 2011 alone, 345 reports were published, of which 273 used the GRI framework, according to our research. And the number is growing as we continue to find more reports to add to the total.
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Thanks to Maria-Cristina Terenzio for this post AND, above all, for her l'Indonesia!
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Beyond the structural devastation and slower-than-hoped-for recovery, Hurricane Ike renewed a perennial debate on Galveston island: how to balance the needs of coastal dwelling Texans – a tough bunch who won’t give up their land to Mother Nature or development policy without a fight — with the threat of a rising ocean and the coastal destruction accompanying it. Via #Texas Sea Grant Delete the scoop?
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LONDON - The independent Commission for a Sustainable London 2012, or CSL, recently hailed the London Olympics the "greenest games" ever, but still feels there was room for improvement. Delete the scoop?
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The worst drought to hit the US in at least half a century may have created one of the smallest dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico in years, a recent survey shows. Dr. Steve DiMarco, who studied hypoxic areas off Texas during Texas Sea Grant-funded projects in recent years, said the state is currently dead zone free and the hypoxic area off Louisiana is less than half the size it was a year ago. Via #Texas Sea Grant Delete the scoop?
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Students in Cornell's Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service and the Urban Semester Summer Program co-hosted a free health fair July 28 in Brooklyn. Delete the scoop?
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The public debate around climate change is no longer about science—it’s about values, culture, and ideology. Delete the scoop?
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A survey of teachers from the United States and Canada found that one out of four educators who used live animals as part of their science curriculum released the organisms into the wild after they were done using them in the classroom. Yet only 10 percent of those teachers participated in a planned release program, increasing the likelihood that the well-intentioned practice of using live organisms as a teaching tool may be contributing to invasive species problems. Via #Texas Sea Grant Delete the scoop?
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