Pollution from storm runoff causes many beach closings, which costs local businesses money. However, a 10-year-long study of 26 beaches in southern California found that beach attendance increased after systems to divert storm runoff were put into place. The research was published in Marine Pollution Bulletin.
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Just in time for the summer season, with millions of people streaming to beaches around the world, a new study shows that cleaning up pollution can pay off in a big way for seaside communities. The Nicholas Institute's Linwood Pendelton comments in this Summit County Citizens Voice article.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
CONTACT: Erin McKenzie
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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions welcomes two new members to its Board of Advisors, William Rosenberg and Douglas Wheeler.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
CONTACT: Erin McKenzie
(919) 613-3652
erin.mckenzie@duke.edu
DURHAM, N.C. -- Southern California beaches with storm drain diversion systems attract millions more people annually, a new study in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin shows.
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Susan Bell, a national leader in climate change policy solutions and Nicholas Institute board member, has been named to the board of directors of the National Audubon Society.
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Through June 17, staff and faculty can apply for up to $500 through Duke's Green Grant Fund to purchase sustainable items as part of earning a Green Workplace Certification for their office. Article cites efforts by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
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Almost two dozen energy researchers at Duke recently presented their ongoing work and findings at a daylong Energy Research Collaboration Workshop sponsored by the Energy Initiative on May 7. Topics ranged from energy modeling, computation and analytics to energy’s environmental impact to power modeling to emerging energy policies. Researchers from the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions were among the presenters.
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Misconceptions about the effect of environmental regulations on the economy and jobs are complicating federal efforts to create sound environmental policies, according to panelists at the 38th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy. Billy Pizer, faculty fellow at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, was among the speakers.
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An editorial written by Winston-Salem Journal staff discusses recent news that a rule set for approval by the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission was withdrawn at the request of Halliburton. Amy Pickle, director of the Nicholas Institute's State Policy Program, has a cooment featured in the piece.
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Duke University this week announced the first Bass Connections teams of faculty and students who will spend the next year collaborating on key societal issues. The Nicholas Institute's Billy Pizer and Tim Profeta will lead a project on "U.S. Climate Policy Options: Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Petroleum Refineries and Steel."
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