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2016 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?


      
 
 




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Existing Ozone Controls Aren't Protecting Human Health or the Environment, Report Says

Image from NASA updated: As many noted, I (idiotically) cited the Montreal Protocol's success here, which has nothing to do with reducing tropospheric ozone -- rather, it has to do with fixing the ozone layer. Thank you commenters, and my apologies for




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Leaked UN climate report warns of dangerous global warming. Will the world listen?

The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was expected to delivery its fifth Assessment Report (AR5) next month, but over the past weekend, a draft of that report was leaked to Reuters, which reported the early findings.




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New UN report blames pesticides for food insecurity

The United Nations says it's time to overturn the myth that pesticides can feed the world and come up with better, safer ways of producing our food.




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Osprey Unpacks Their Sustainability Report for 2009

We've discussed Osprey packs in the past, particularly their Resource collection of packs with about 80% recycled content (see links below). Recently, we noted via SNEWS that they'd released their 2009 Sustainability Report, indicating




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Don't Oversimplify Glacier Retreating (and Advancing) Reports

With all the recent brouhaha over inaccurate and since retracted statements in the 2007 IPCC climate change report about the speed with which Himalayan glaciers are melting, a recent series of posts over at China Dialogue is




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All-glass solar-powered PurePods are for glamping out in the open

Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature.




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Presenting: The New York Times' Best Paragraph of Climate Reportage in Recent Memory

Earlier today, I wrote about a New York Times article that described Chicago's ongoing efforts to prepare for and adapt to a warming climate. I'd like to revisit that article for a second, as it just so




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On MNN: Bikes stopping for red lights! And other reporting from Copenhagen

Also a look at smart phones for boomers and for refugees, and making the Raspberry Pi higher.




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Peak wood? Or paranoia? Report claims wood pellet heating ruins forests

Report accuses wood burners of being naively careless when they should be worried




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Cheap food harms public health and the environment, UK report says

Report also provides a blueprint for how to overhaul the food system to improve wellbeing all around.




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New report card for best electronics recycling shows Staples in the lead

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.




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We’re Losing the War against E-waste, New Report Says

By 2017, global e-waste rates will increase by 33% to 65.4 million tons per year—the weight equivalent of almost 200 Empire State Buildings.




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Staggering e-waste numbers revealed in grim new report

Picture this: In 2016 the world generated enough e-waste to fill a line of 18-wheelers from New York to Bangkok and back.




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Tesla reports surprise $312 million profit in Q3

The company had been promising "near profitable" results. It turns out they were lowballing.




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Weather reporters should mention climate change

We know extreme weather events are linked to climate change, so why isn't this part of every report?




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Report: Scotland could reach 'net zero' emissions by 2045

The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat.




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Expect 2°C Temperature Rise by Mid-Century, Club of Rome Report Says

On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.




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Link Between BPA and Heart Disease Seen in Urine, New Study Reports

A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.




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EWG has released new report on BPA in canned food

Find out which brands are the best and worst players in the canned food industry right now.




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New report questions whether we should bring back supersonic transport

A number of companies are flying SST Trial balloons, but we should all pop them now.




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New CDC report links factory farms to antibiotic resistance (Infographic)

The wide use of antibiotics in factory farms to prevent infections and promote growth is a breeding ground for superbugs.




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Apple, Google, Facebook lead in clean energy and policies says latest Greenpeace report

But Amazon has some work to do.




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How green is Apple? A look at their Environmental Responsibility Report

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.




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UK Report: Active transportation can fight climate change, air pollution and traffic congestion

It talks a lot about cycling, but notes that we don't do nearly enough about walking.




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Frequent flyer programs should be abolished, report says

They incentivize air travel at a time when people should be flying less.




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Obama Administration Just As Bad On Environment As Bush, Says New Report

"Tucked in a corner of the Old Executive Office Building, an obscure group of some three dozen economists exerts extraordinary power over federal rules intended to protect public health, worker and consumer safety, and the environment."




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Danish Council on Ethics releases its report on beef as a 'climate damaging food'

The report argues why a beef tax would be an effective step toward curbing greenhouse gas emissions and why we should all be paying more for climate-damaging foods.




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Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.




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6 month report: My e-bike ate my car

It changes everything – how you think about bikes and how you think about cars.




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Top fashion companies must tighten up climate commitments, report says

Two are doing well, but the rest aren't doing nearly enough, according to Stand.earth.




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Report condemns environmental impact of fast fashion

We need a new approach to making and buying clothes because the current system is unsustainable.




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Climate change will hurt children the most, report says

Children born today will grow up in a disease-ridden, malnourished world, unless governments stick to the Paris Agreement.




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Rules are Changing for Corporate Reputation Management, According to Sodexo 2015 Workplace Trends Report - 2015 Sodexo Workplace Trends Overview

2015 Sodexo Workplace Trends Overview




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The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Reports Americans Spent More Than $12 Billion In 2014; Procedures For Men Up 43% Over Five Year Period - 2014 Plastic Surgery Trends

2014 Plastic Surgery Trends




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American Association for Cancer Research National Survey Shows 74 Percent of Voters Want More Federal Funding for Cancer Research - AACR Survey and Cancer Progress Report 2015 Video

AACR Survey and Cancer Progress Report 2015 Video




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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and HealthPrize Technologies Announce Self-Reporting and Barcoding Capabilities for Self-Injection Technology - West and HealthPrize Collaboration

West and HealthPrize are collaborating to provide an end to end connected health solution for pharmaceutical companies and the patients they serve.




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March Of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card Grades Cities, Counties; Focuses On Racial And Ethnic Disparities - Photographer Anne Geddes

March of Dimes volunteer ambassador and world famous photographer Anne Geddes is featured in a PSA to raise awareness about preventing preterm birth and give more babies a healthy start in life.





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Fiat Chrysler reports wider-than-expected loss on top and bottom lines

CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports Fiat Chrysler's latest quarterly earnings results.




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Japan jumps more than 2% as Asia stocks rise ahead of US jobs report

The U.S. employment report for April is expected to be out at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday. Economists expect that more than 20 million jobs were lost last month, according to Dow Jones.




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Roku reports strong user growth, but sour ad business outlook

Streaming services have reported huge spikes in subscribers during the crisis as stay-at-home orders have forced more people to stay inside.




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Apple is reportedly starting to build some of its AirPods in Vietnam

About 30% of the company's classic AirPods will be produced in Vietnam rather than China, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.




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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: No COVID-19 in NHL reported yet

The commissioner says he would like to call this time a "pause" for the league instead of a suspension.




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April's jobs report showing millions out of work looms large in the week ahead

In the week ahead, the April jobs report is expected to show the highest unemployment since 1939.




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US private payrolls drop by 20.2 million in April, the worst job loss in the history of ADP report

Private payrolls hemorrhaged more than 20 million jobs in April as companies sliced workers amid a shutdown that took most of the U.S. economy offline, according to a report Wednesday from ADP.




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Spain reports uptick in daily coronavirus deaths; Australia plans reopening in 3 stages

Spain saw 229 new deaths related to Covid-19, up from 213 the day before.




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Trump shrugs off the brutal jobs report, focuses more on Michael Flynn case

Trump said he's not to blame after the Labor Department reported a devastating loss of more than 20 million jobs in the coronavirus crisis last month.




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Tesla reportedly halts car production at Chinese factory

It's unclear why Tesla halted its operations at the plant that's normally operated six days a week. But the move means that Tesla isn't making any cars worldwide.




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Fed's James Bullard says the jobs report on Friday will be one of the worst ever

Bullard's comments came minutes before ADP reported that private payrolls shed more than 20 million jobs in April amid coronavirus shutdowns.