Cheap plastic is flooding developing countries – we’re making new biodegradable materials to help
By combining plastic waste with durian wood sawdust, we may have found a way to slow the rise of plastic pollution in Indonesia.
Deirdre McKay, Reader in Geography and Environmental Politics, Keele University •
conversation
Sept. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Sept. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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A burning chemical plant may be just the tip of Hurricane Laura's damage in this area of oil fields and industry
A storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers have warned about for decades.
John Pardue, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University •
conversation
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~7 min
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~7 min
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A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, offshore drilling is still unsafe
The BP Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010 triggered the largest offshore oil spill in history. Ten years later, post-spill reforms are being undone and the Gulf of Mexico remains vulnerable.
Donald Boesch, Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science •
conversation
April 10, 2020 • ~9 min
April 10, 2020 • ~9 min
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Coronavirus: your guide to winners and losers in the business world
A sector-by-sector look at who is benefiting, who is in trouble and who could go either way.
Michael Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
• conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~12 min
March 20, 2020 • ~12 min
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