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  • The Amazon in peril: The life and death of the world’s most diverse biome

    The Amazon in peril: The life and death of the world’s most diverse biome

    Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is one of the world’s most extensively researched ecological zones. In addition to its rich biodiversity and economic importance to Brazil, the Amazon is also one of the largest land-based sinks of atmospheric carbon in the world. A significant body of ecological research regarding the Amazon focuses…

  • Evaluating the entire cost of renewable energy sources

    Evaluating the entire cost of renewable energy sources

    New evidence of a “not in my backyard” attitude, illustrated in a recent study, conflicts with the conception of the inevitability of renewable energy sources as most important future sources of energy.