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Science in the White House: Tackling the Triple Crisis
How do we solve climate change, protect biodiversity, and reduce inequality—without treating them as separate problems? That’s the question Jane Lubchenco, Professor of Marine Biology at Oregon State University and former Deputy Director for Climate and Environment in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, explored in a recent talk at UC San…
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Updating our Views on Nature and How to Save it
What is nature? What does it mean to preserve, or save it? Science writer Emma Marris says one common definition of nature in North America is the way any given place was before European explorers arrived and began changing the landscape. Therefore, saving nature would mean returning the land to how it was before their…