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Why Harvard Sees Potential In Investing In Plant-Based Innovations

May 15, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, Harvard, investment, plant based, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 15:25:13 +0000

When we think of plant-based innovations, we tend to think of veggie burgers and soy-based chicken. A course at Harvard, titled the “Great Food Transformation,” looked at the journey towards a sustainable, resilient food system. They discovered that such a quest is both a challenge and an opportunity. Reflecting back, … [continued]

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The Batteries Of Tomorrow Are In The Laboratories Of Today

January 31, 2024 admin cornell, Electric vehicles, fast charging battery, Harvard, research, solid-state battery, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:08:46 +0000

Better batteries are under development at Cornell and Harvard as researchers rush to solve the problem of dendrites.

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Harvard—Home of Alan Dershowitz—Says the Wealth Tax Economist Is Too Much

February 21, 2020 admin alan dershowitz, Harvard, larry summers, money, wealth tax

Credit to Author: Clio Chang| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:12:45 +0000

Gabriel Zucman was reportedly refused tenure partly because of the “arguments he was making in the political arena.”

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Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig Sues New York Times for Describing What He Said

January 13, 2020 admin Harvard, Journalism, lawrence lessig, lawsuit, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Credit to Author: Laura Wagner| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:51:34 +0000

The free-culture evangelist is suing for “clickbait defamation,” claiming the fallout has been “persistent and pervasive.”

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When Students Are Striking at Harvard, You Know Class Rage Is Peaking

December 4, 2019 admin COLLEGE, graduate students, Harvard, Labor, money-inequality, strike, unions

Credit to Author: Alex Norcia| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:40:38 +0000

Graduate workers at the richest college in America haven’t been happy for a while now. They’re not alone.

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Harvard & Yale Students Disrupt “The Game” To Demand Climate Action

November 25, 2019 admin activism, climate change, climate protest, divestment, greta thunberg, Harvard, mit, policy & politics, yale

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 22:20:21 +0000

Harvard and Yale students disrupted the football game between the schools on Saturday to protest the lack of leadership on global warming by both administrations. How dare they think for themselves?

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Harvard Study Shows Where Investments In Renewable Energy Can Be Most Effective

November 13, 2019 admin chan school of public health at harvard, clean power, Harvard, health impact of making electricity from coal, renewable energy investment, SCIENCE, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 01:20:18 +0000

Sometimes, a study or report comes to such an obvious conclusion you wonder why the study needed to be done in the first place. Here’s an example. A new study shows that the best way to maximize the benefits of renewable energy per dollars invested is to install wind and solar farms where most of the electricity comes from burning coal — such as India — rather than a place where clean energy is already the norm — such as California