Climate Intervention Technologies: CO2 and Albedo

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Source:  WhatsNew@National-Academies.org, Feb.13, 2015

Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Albedo Modification“A new two-volume report from the National Research Council says proposed climate intervention technologies are not ready for wide-scale deployment and reducing emissions is still the most effective way to combat climate change.”

Discipline-Based Education Research — New from National Academy Pr.

Subtitle:  Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering

Description: From What’s New @ the National Academies, Sept. 10, 2012:

“The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, and chemistry. DBER combines knowledge of teaching and learning with deep knowledge of discipline-specific science …”
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