Elephants, ivory and trade
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) implemented a ban on ivory exports in 1989, but global efforts to combat the slaughter of…
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The end of farm labor abundance in the United States
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The San Francisco Chronicle reported in 2012 that shortages in the agricultural labor pool left California farmers struggling to harvest their crops. The U.S. Department…
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Creating a smarter U.S. electricity grid
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Regions across the United States see regular power outages as a result of winter weather and powerful storms. Further, the California Electricity Crisis of 2000-2001…
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Assessing the impact of training on lowland rice productivity in an African setting: Evidence from Uganda
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email While the green revolution of the 1960s brought significant improvements to the agricultural productivity of Asia and Latin America, the revolution has not enjoyed the…
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Economic growth and developing world cities: The benefits of urban clustering
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Today, a majority of the world’s population lives in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of all people on the planet are projected to call urbanized areas…
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Non-communicable diseases: The role of global food, tobacco, soft drink and alcohol industries
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — conditions such as obesity-driven hypertension, or heart disease from smoking — are a major and rising cause of premature death globally….
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Cigarette taxes and older adult smoking
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email While the percentage of American adults who smoke cigarettes has dropped drastically since 1965, the number still is large – 42.1 million people in 2013,…
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How soda taxes affect the price of soft drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages: A look at Berkeley, California
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Policymakers looking for ways to improve public health or create a new source of government funding have explored the idea of soda taxes – a…
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Tobacco cessation: Gaps in efforts to get Medicaid recipients to quit smoking
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In 2014, almost 17 percent of U.S. adults smoked cigarettes, and the rate was much higher within poor communities, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease…
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Migration, immigration and demographic science: Longer-term perspectives
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Whether it is the flow of displaced persons to Europe from the Middle East and North Africa or the ebbs and flows of Mexicans across…
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