Republican attacks, amplified by Fox News, have been met with a planned response from climate envoy John Kerry
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How long might the Arctic's 'Last Ice' area endure?
An 'ice jam' bottlenecking an Arctic ice exit route shows troubling signs it may no longer serve as a year-round barrier to sea ice flow to warmer waters to the south.
Can Massachusetts Democrats Overcome the Power of Business Lobbyists and Pass Climate Legislation?
Despite supermajorities enjoyed by the party in both houses of the state legislature, a new Brown University study suggests the answer may be no.
Shadowy Twitter bots spread climate disinformation
Thomas Marlow and John Cook, scholars with the IBES-supported Climate Social Science Network, are featured in E&E News, where they discuss new research showing that a substantial amount of climate change disinformation online comes from Twitter bots.
Sea Shanties and the Whale Oil Myth
Oil companies like to point to the demise of the whaling industry as an example of market-based energy solutions. The reality is much more complicated.
January 21, 2021
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Researchers develop new graphene nanochannel water filters
Brown University researchers have shown that tiny channels between graphene sheets can be aligned in a way that makes them ideal for water filtration.
New Report: Who’s Delaying Climate Action in Massachusetts? Twelve Findings
A new report from an IBES research team analyzing climate and energy lobbying records details the actors working against climate action in Massachusetts.
What The Biden Administration Will Mean For Climate Change In New England
Severe storms. Heat waves. Rising seas. New England is already seeing the impacts of climate change, and scientists project they will become more severe and deadly, shaping how we live and work in the northeastern U.S. This week on NEXT, in a special ahead of Inauguration Day, the New England News Collaborative and America Amplified look at climate change in our region and how President-elect Joe Biden’s administration could affect climate action in the future. Biden has proposed the most ambitious climate platform of any incoming U.S. president in history.
Women and minorities in weather and climate fields confront harassment, lack of inclusion
Last year the Black Lives Matter movement that intensified with the high-profile deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others led to heightened conversations nationwide around institutional discrimination against marginalized groups in workplaces, academia and government.
Women and minorities in the earth and atmospheric sciences were already on it.
Women and minorities in the earth and atmospheric sciences were already on it.
Will global warming bring a change in the winds? Dust from the deep sea provides a clue
Climate researchers describe a new method of tracking the ancient history of the westerly winds—a proxy for what we may experience in a future warming world.
Global climate action needs trusted finance data
An agreed system for measuring funding of green projects in poorer nations will be vital to achieving action on climate change in 2021.
January 4, 2021
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Researchers discover a new tool for reconstructing ancient sea ice to study climate change
A previously problematic molecule turns out to be a reliable proxy for reconstructing sea ice, a new study by Brown University researchers shows.
Archaeology is going digital to harness the power of Big Data
Combining traditional "pick and trowel" field work with a sweeping birds-eye view.
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