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Five Surprising Public Health Facts… The Breakthrough …

WEBFour years ago a large earthquake and tsunami devastated northeast Japan. More than 15,000 people were killed. A subsequent nuclear meltdown added fear to …

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How to Improve Livestock Health, and Cut… The …

WEBThe program provides about $5.5 million in grants per year, with awards ranging from $25,000 to $650,000. Funding for these grants and staff for this program …

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What Agency Regulates Biotechnology for Plant Health

WEBThe Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting technological …

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Livestock Don’t Contribute 14.5% of… The Breakthrough …

WEBMar 20, 2023. In 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimated that livestock production accounted for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas …

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How Genetically-Modified Crops Can Save… The …

WEBIt has now been scientifically established that golden rice “is an effective source of vitamin A” (to quote from the title of Tang et al, 2009, Am. J. Clin. Nutr) and …

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What is the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

WEBThe Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), an independent non-profit funded by the federal government, is a relatively recent addition to USDA’s …

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What is the Agriculture Advanced… The Breakthrough …

WEBThe Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) is a pilot effort designed to generate and deploy advanced agricultural technologies, …

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The Environmental Case for Synthetic Fertilizer

WEBNitrogen pollution is a pressing problem for ecosystem health and the climate. Large shares of nitrogen applied to farms as synthetic fertilizer or manure wash …

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The Soul of Food Justice The Breakthrough Institute

WEBResponse to S. Margot Finn’s “Food Injustice”. Feb 7, 2020. In 2004, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, who would go on to found the Breakthrough …

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Eliza Barclay The Breakthrough Institute

WEBEliza Barclay is the science and health editor at Vox.com. Formerly, she edited the food blog “The Salt”, which was just one of her several roles as a reporter and editor at NPR. …

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Deena Shanker The Breakthrough Institute

WEBDeena Shanker reports on food, agriculture and health for Bloomberg, and has written for publications including Quartz, Fortune, BuzzFeed, Salon and The Village Voice. She is a …

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Food Injustice The Breakthrough Institute

WEBA food justice movement that takes seriously the problems of equity, health, and sustainability will need to start asking harder questions about what counts as good …

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Nuclear Saved 1.8 Million Lives The Breakthrough Institute

WEBThe authors come up with the striking figure of 1.8 million as the number of lives saved by replacing fossil fuel sources with nuclear. They also estimate the saving …

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Oren Cass The Breakthrough Institute

WEBOren is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where he focuses on energy, the environment, and the social safety net. Previously, as domestic policy director of Mitt …

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Bad Stove Science Is a Roadblock on the Path to Electrification

WEBThe primary obstacles are the novelty, costs, and availability of induction stoves and their installation. A lower-end induction stove comes in at around $1,000, …

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Advancing Nuclear Energy The Breakthrough Institute

WEBThis modeling study shows that a US clean energy transition incorporating advanced nuclear energy could require cumulative capital investment for advanced …

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The Problem With Alice Waters and the “Slow Food” Movement

WEBDec 3, 2021. Alice Waters, the doyenne of farm-to-table cooking, organic farming, and all things California cuisine, has long been a celebrated figure. Her brand of industry …

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BTI’s Innovative Vision for NRC… The Breakthrough Institute

WEBThe Institute argues that the current proposed rule by the NRC is overly complicated, hindering innovation in the advanced nuclear sector. BTI suggests …

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