Clearing up the confusion over red meat recommendations
Red meat recommendations and meat from plants: Chan School Nutrition Department head Frank Hu talks about recent developments in diet.
Alvin Powell | Nov. 8, 2019 | harvard~13 mins
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How a biofriendly fertilizer could offer a greener way to grow plants
Harvard scientists are teaming up with sustainability officers and landscaping experts to test a new fertilizer that won’t wash into water supplies.
Caitlin McDermott-Murphy | Sept. 24, 2019 | harvard~8 mins
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Harvard biologist discusses the environmental impact of the Amazon fires
Harvard biologist and longtime Amazon rainforest researcher Brian Farrell discusses how the forest fires raging in Brazil are threatening the planet’s climate, and how to stop them.
Colleen Walsh | Aug. 28, 2019 | harvard~9 mins
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Arboretum gets solar boost with massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
Deborah Blackwell | April 24, 2019 | harvard~11 mins
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Arboretum goes solar in massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
Deborah Blackwell | April 24, 2019 | harvard~11 mins
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Study shows China can be carbon-negative in an economically competitive way
Researchers have analyzed technical and economic viability for China to move toward carbon-negative electric power generation and found that China can do so in an economically competitive way.
Leah Burrows | April 19, 2019 | harvard~7 mins
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Experts gather at Harvard to discuss future food solutions
A panel of experts at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discussed how the globe might feed an estimated human population of 10 billion by midcentury and suggested a diet high in plant foods, low in red meat, as well as a host of reforms to how food is produced and distributed today.
Alvin Powell | March 22, 2019 | harvard~9 mins
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Harvard recognized at Climate Leadership Conference for sustainability efforts
Harvard received an award at the Climate Leadership Conference in Baltimore, recognizing its commitment to the environment.
Lian Parsons | March 21, 2019 | harvard~3 mins
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Author Richard Powers sees nature in new light with new book
Novelist Richard Powers’ “The Overstory” features trees as key characters in an entwined tale of human life and our impact on the natural world. He will speak at the Arnold Arboretum and the Mahindra Humanities Center later this month.
Alvin Powell | March 20, 2019 | harvard~11 mins
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Ocean acidification shown to have negative impact on fish skeletons
In a first-of-its-kind study, findings suggest that continued ocean warming and acidification could impact everything from how fish move to how they eat.
Peter Reuell | Feb. 20, 2019 | harvard~5 mins
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