The 97 percent: Three key papers quantifying scientific concensus on climate change
2013 review of three academic papers that survey the scientific literature and community and determine that 97% of scientists agree about climate change.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
2013 review of three academic papers that survey the scientific literature and community and determine that 97% of scientists agree about climate change.
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2012 study from the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Michigan on how summer temperatures can affect the elderly suffering from chronic diseases.
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2010 study by the Yale, George Washington Law School, and the University of Oklahoma on how values shape perceptions of expert agreement and truth.
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2013 selection of recent research on the effects of climate change on the built environment and how individuals and communities can best adapt.
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2008 University of Pennsylvania study published in Real Estate Economics on the relationship between curbside tree plantings and property-value changes.
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2013 interview with Ken Ward Jr., of The Charleston Gazette (W.Va.), one of the country’s leading voices on energy and environment issues.
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2013 study from Ohio State University published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics on the effects of coal mining and poverty in the Appalachia region.
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2013 study published in PNAS on the rate and type of land conversion in the corn-growing areas of the Midwest and the impacts on erosion, wildlife and watersheds.
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2012 study in World Development on the transfer of Asian agricultural practices to Africa, and the outcomes of a pilot program.
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2012 study in Archives of Internal Medicine providing a definitive look at the strong connection between the eating of red meat and the chances of early death.
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