Opioid Deaths Fall Following Marijuana Legalization

One solution to the Opiod crisis, via Wonkblog: “Marijuana legalization in Colorado led to a “reversal” of opiate overdose...

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Potential Economic Effects of Climate Change

click for full graphic   How we adapt to climate change is going to be the biggest challenge facing society over the next half...

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Unequal Burden: How Can Low-Income Countries Cope with Rising...

This is a fascinating discussion, via the IMF: The Earth’s warming affects countries very unequally. Even though low-income countries...

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Hidden Costs of Climate Change Running Hundreds of Billions a Year

Fascinating:   Click for the full timeline. Source: National Geographic

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Is the US Media Ignoring Puerto Rico?

fivethirtyeight: “Hurricane Maria has been relatively ignored. Data from Media Cloud, a database that collects news published on...

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Climate Change Impacts in the United States

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This Is Your Brain On Art

This is worth clicking through — its very interesting   Click for the full presentation. Source: Washington Post

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Cost of Hurricane Harvey: Only One Storm Comes Close

Source: New York Times

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11 Pictures of Saturn Will Stun You

Click to see all the pictures. Source: Bloomberg

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Harvey Unleashed Toxic Waste from 13 Superfund Sites…

Via Buzzfeed: Tropical storm Harvey damaged at least 13 dump sites for thousands of tons of industrial waste, but flooding has prevented...

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