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Editor’s Notebook: Renaming parks along the Duwamish River
Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, explains her new book, "The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers."
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Adventures chasing the stars
Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, discusses her new book: “The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers.”
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Spiders are your friends — in the garden, anyway
Rod Crawford, Curator of Arachnids at the Burke Museum, busts some common myths about spiders.
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OPINION: Biden’s Climate Plan Needs To Do Better On The Concepts Of ‘Just Transition’ And ‘Critical Minerals’
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains the shortfalls in Biden's climate plan.
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Search finds zero wolves in South Cascades
Samuel Wasser, director of the UW Center for Conservation Biology, discusses a search for wolves in the South Cascades.
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Heat Waves, Solar Rooftops, And Renewable Energy Jobs: Climate Equity Should Guide Decarbonization
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains how climate equity should guide decarbonization efforts.
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Beyond ‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Are Amazon’s climate goals for real?
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains how Amazon's climate plan may not be as good as it seems.
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Amazon Pledges $2 Billion Climate Fund, As Its Carbon Emissions Grow
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses how we should interpret Amazon's climate plan.
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Amazon reports 15% rise in greenhouse gas emissions, announces $2 billion low-carbon investment fund
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains Amazon's new climate plan.
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Plastic Dilemma: A Brief Essay on a Big Problem
Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies, discusses the "plastic dilemma" and the issues that arise when dealing with the world's plastic problems.
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Unilever’s Climate Plan: Emissions From Supply Chain And Consumers Are The Real Challenge
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses Unilever's climate plan, greening the supply chain, and consumer-level emissions.
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Beyond Cruelty And Innocence: What the Death Of An Elephant In Kerala Tells Us About Ourselves
Radhika Govindrajan, associate professor of anthropology, writes about harmful tropes in conservation activism.
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National Parks Enjoy Bipartisan Support; Let’s Back State Parks, Too
Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses why state parks are so important, even if they're often overlooked.
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Will orcas thrive in the coronavirus pandemic’s quieter waters? Scientists aim to find out
Sam Wasser, research professor of biology, explains how researchers are studying orcas in the Northwest waters in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Have Banks Really Become Green Advocates? Or Are They Just ‘Climate Washing?’
Aseem Prakash, political science professor, discusses whether big banks are effective climate change advocates, or whether they are simply "climate washing."