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A web of interlocking forces shapes climate change. While public discussion often centers on the atmosphere, we risk overlooking the ocean—the vast, restless frontier at our feet that drives much of Earth’s climate.
It seems we can hardly turn around without seeing yet another story about new, small nuclear reactors that are going to revolutionize…whatever.
"The metabolic requirements of a city can be defined as all the materials and commodities needed to sustain the city's inhabitants at home, at work, and at play.” – Abel Wolman [1]
“Past performance does not guarantee future results.”
The Italians and Spanish are renowned for their ability to build beautiful cathedrals. We let the French be runners-up, and to my eye, the British churches are too dark.
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Science rewards its luminaries with the Nobel, Lasker, or Wolf prizes, among others. Recognition for public health stars comes with presidential appointments or awards, such as those given to Dr. Everett Koop or Dr. Francis Kelsey.
Emotional expression is pivotal in the social dissemination 
Dicamba is a widely used herbicide for weed control, on which many soybean and cotton farmers depend. Under the law, an herbicide is approved if it