Social Issues

Magazine articles on social issues such as crime, the environment, abortion, wealth distribution, drugs, etc.

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Geotimes May 2007 Kathryn Hansen	On the Path of Bird Flu U.S.G.S. biologists are tracking the migration of bar-tailed godwits and other wild migratory birds via satellite to find out if they are likely vectors of H5N1 bird flu.
Geotimes May 2007 Nicole Branan	Kenyan Erosion Portends Problems Soil erosion is a serious problem in Kenya, endangering the nation's food security and threatening its terrestrial ecosystems and near-shore marine environments. But because of a lack of long, continuous records, the patterns of soil erosion are largely unknown.
Geotimes May 2007 Jessica F. Larsen	A Comment on... Volcanoes in a Changing Global Climate It is highly speculative at present to predict how global climate change will transform the science of volcanology. Yet it is important that we begin to anticipate how the impacts of volcanoes will change, as population and precipitation patterns adjust to climate change during the 21st century.
Geotimes May 2007 Josh Trapani	A Political Comment on ... Proposals to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the 110th Congress Establishing a nationwide market-based system for greenhouse gases may be one of the most difficult legislative steps for Congress to take, due largely to the potential environmental, economic and social consequences.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Byrnes & Aston	Coal? Yes, Coal Never mind global warming. Peabody Energy CEO Gregory Boyce is betting big on the dirty fuel's durability.
AFP eWire April 30, 2007	Most Giving Doesn't Necessarily Help Those in Need A new study commissioned by Google.org and conducted by the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy argues that less than one-third of all charitable giving is directed toward the poor and others in need.
ifeminists April 30, 2007 Stephen Baskerville	Duke Case Demonstrates Feminist "Justice" Decades of pursuing illusory, subjective, and politically defined "justice" have left Americans so incapable of distinguishing guilt from innocence that we are now inured to the most open injustice.
BusinessWeek May 7, 2007 Kerry Capell	The Trouble With London's Traffic Tolls Since London imposed an ambitious congestion-pricing scheme in 2003, it has raised the fee to drive into the most heavily congested parts of town by 60%.
ifeminists April 26, 2007 Carey Roberts	VAWA Casts a Long Shadow over the Duke Fiasco Here's the dirty little secret of D.A.s who prosecute sexual assault and domestic violence cases: many of the claims they pursue are as flaky as a pie crust and their chances of winning a jury conviction are slim. So why do they bother to go after the case?
Smithsonian April 2007 Eric Jaffe	The World After Oil As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough.
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