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Dec 12 2018
Governments, Researchers Underestimate Impact of Inefficient Land-Use on Climate Change
Policymakers and researchers have underestimated the effect that changes in land management and people's diets would have on limiting greenhouse gas…
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Nov 28 2018
WWS Reacts: The Trump Administration’s Climate Change Report
This week, the Trump administration is facing criticism over the Black Friday release of its climate change report, and President Trump’s resulting…
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Nov 19 2018
Google Data Shows Public Interest in Conservation Is Rising
The public’s interest in conservation is rising, according to a new analysis led by Princeton University.Based on an adapted version of Google Trends…
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Nov 08 2018
Gift Expands Impact of Center for Information Technology Policy
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Oct 16 2018
Flexible Fertilizer Regulations Could Reduce Pollution, Save Billions
As the global population continues to increase, so will food production. This means increased use of fertilizers, and many on today’s market are not…
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Oct 02 2018
Urban Population, Transportation Patterns Affect How Flu Epidemics Play Out
The more people a city has and the more organized its residents' movement patterns, the longer its flu season is apt to last, new research co…
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Sep 11 2018
China’s Energy Policies Require Integrated, Strategic Approach to Balance Air Quality, Carbon Emissions and Water Scarcity Goals
Committed to addressing the country’s severe air pollution, China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas and is considering a variety of…
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Sep 11 2018
Europe’s Policy to Treat Wood as Low-Carbon Fuel Poised to Harm Global Forests
Europe’s decision to promote the use of wood as a “renewable fuel” will likely greatly increase Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions and cause severe…
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Jul 11 2018
Guess, McCarty Join Commission Focused on Facebook’s Influence Over Elections and Democracy
Two Princeton University professors are part of a new initiative that will help social scientists to study the spread of information and…
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Jul 10 2018
Congress Must Adopt Stronger Safeguards for Wireless Cybersecurity, Mayer Testifies
Thanks to the advent of cell phones, tablets and smart cars, Americans are increasingly reliant on wireless services and products. Yet despite…
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May 02 2018
Survival and Restoration of China's Native Forests Imperiled by Proliferating Tree Plantations
China has implemented some of the world’s most ambitious policies to protect and restore forests, yet these programs still miss the mark, according…
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Mar 19 2018
Felten Nominated for Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Professor Edward Felten has been nominated by President Donald Trump for a position on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)…
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Mar 02 2018
Defending Democracy: Princeton Conference to Address Civil, Military Responses in an Age of Disinformation
Robert Mueller’s recent indictment of 13 Russians and their “troll farm” has given us a clearer view of what an adversary can do with disinformation…
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Feb 14 2018
Politics & Polls #78: Urban Life in the Age of Climate Change
As the earth continues to warm, life - both in cities and rural areas - will undoubtedly change. Urban centers, which contribute the lion’s share of…
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Feb 13 2018
Pride Tops Guilt as a Motivator for Environmental Decisions
A lot of pro-environmental messages suggest that people will feel guilty if they don’t make an effort to live more sustainably or takes steps to…
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Feb 13 2018
By 2100, Arid Cities Will Suffer from More Severe Heat Waves than Temperate Cities
Heat waves are among the deadliest and most common of environmental extremes. As the earth continues to warm due to the buildup of greenhouse gases,…
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Feb 08 2018
United States Should Continue Leading in Artificial Intelligence, Felten Tells Senate Committee
A hearing convened by the Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce,…
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Jan 04 2018
Politics & Polls #72: Social Research in the Digital Age
From smart phones to social media, digital technology has changed the way we live — åallowing for new explorations of human behavior. Big Data now…
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Dec 13 2017
Hydraulic Fracturing Negatively Impacts Infant Health
From North Dakota to Ohio to Pennsylvania, hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has transformed small towns into energy powerhouses. While…
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Oct 30 2017
Are the Grandkids Worth It? Climate Change Policy Depends on How We Value Human Population
If the human population continues to grow, more pressure will be put on carbon dioxide emissions — leaving future generations vulnerable to the…
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Oct 23 2017
Air Pollution Cuts Solar Energy Potential in China
China is rapidly expanding its solar power supply, hoping to meet 10 percent of the nation’s electricity needs with solar energy by 2030. But there’s…
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Sep 15 2017
To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology
Predicting how climate change will affect the incidence of infectious diseases would have great public health benefits. But the relationship between…
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Aug 22 2017
Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest
In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park…
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Jul 19 2017
Connecting Information Technology and Policy
How to effectively regulate and oversee the internet has become increasingly complicated for policymakers. Today’s information revolution has…
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Jun 29 2017
Climate Change to Damage U.S. Economy, Increase Inequality
Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a study published June 29 in the journal Science. The…