Social Issues

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

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Fast Company February 2010 Kate Rockwood	An In-Depth Look at the Hospital of the Future The hospital of the future is designed not just to heal the sick but also to help sustain the environment.
Popular Mechanics January 21, 2010 Melinda Wenner	How to Handle the Dead in Haiti Few scenes are as haunting as those seen in Haiti this week, with thousands of corpses blocking the streets and others being carted by bulldozers en masse and dumped into huge graves.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	The Future of Energy Part One -- Emissions Regulation: A New Era Dawns Whether by the hands of Congress or the EPA, regulations on carbon emissions loom in the near future. Here's how U.S. industry is mobilizing.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	EPA Sets Stage to Battle Climate Change The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it might not wait for Congress and instead move ahead with its own regulations in the coming months.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Steve Minter	First Up -- Clash of the Titans Energy demand and climate change pose powerful challenges for industry and the world.
InternetNews January 19, 2010	Bill Gates a Fast-Rising Star on Twitter Microsoft's co-founder said his immediate aim is to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
T.H.E. Journal January 14, 2010 Chris Riedel	Good Science, Great Technology Will Drive Student Engagement It's up to America's teachers to get the country's youth involved in critical environment issues. But that's not going to happen if teachers aren't delivering the message in a way that engages students, according to Ed Begley Jr.
BusinessWeek January 14, 2010 John Carey	Emissions Rules are On the Way The EPA has regulations due at the end of March, and Congress may weigh in with a bill of its own.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2010	Don't Get Scammed on Your Tax Refund Itching to get your due from Uncle Sam? There are plenty of folks -- legit and otherwise -- who will happily promise to help you get a faster or bigger refund.
Popular Mechanics February 2010 Erik Sofge	How 4 Climate Control Plans Could Crash and Burn The term geo-engineering -- direct technological interventions to reshape the planet -- calls to mind the dark laughter of a science-fiction villain.
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