Fast food restaurants, food stores and health
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email With obesity on the rise across America, particularly among lower-income individuals, it has been suggested that part of the problem may be lack of access…
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Economic impacts of non-native forest insects in the Continental United States
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Nature doesn’t stand still, and humankind’s restlessness has only accelerated the movement of species around the globe. The zebra mussel came to the Great Lakes…
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Food crises and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The spring 2011 protests and revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East — commonly referred to as the Arab Spring — were fueled by…
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Final report on the causes of BP’s Macondo Well blowout
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion killed 11 workers; the incident ultimately resulted in the release of some 5 million barrels of…
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Genomic and physiological footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on resident marsh fishes
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email When the well beneath BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig blew out in 2010, 4.9 million barrels of oil poured into the waters of the Gulf of…
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Consumer gadgets wipe out gains in energy efficiency
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The time when heavy appliances dominated home energy use seems almost as remote as the era of gaslights and streetcars. Today our homes’ electric outlets…
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Influence of climate change on coffee berry borer and coffee production in East Africa
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email While the full impact of climate change has yet to be felt, agencies such as NASA, the EPA, and NOAA have chronicled its initial effects…
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Population of bed bugs reveals mechanisms of resistance
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Over the past decade, many U.S. cities have seen a new rise in infestations of the common bed bug — known scientifically as Cimex lectularius…
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Energy and economic value of plastics and municipal solid wastes
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Plastic trash is a potential — and plentiful — fuel source, but up to the present many regions of the United States have been reluctant…
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Effects of fair trade on income, educational attainment and health in three countries
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Research has shown that fair-trade transactions — in which relatively wealthy global consumers purchase goods produced by less affluent producers — appeal to consumers’ ethical…
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