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An Artist’s Perspective On a City’s Choice
Since the tragic attack on Monday, people around the world and members of Boston have poured out their support for the victims of the tragedy and the city itself. Sayings …
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A Look at Oil Spills of Massachusetts
Oil spills have hogged the spotlight the past few weeks. Between Exxon Mobil’s burst pipeline in Arkansas, Chevron’s leaky pipeline in Utah, the passionate debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, …
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Turning the Spotlight on Environmental Leaders
Mayor Menino wants to reduce Boston’s greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2020, but he can’t do it on his own. On April 25, the same day Mayor Menino will officially …
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President Obama Unveils New Energy Plan
Last Friday, the president unveiled his plan for an Energy Security Trust that uses profits from federal oil and gas drilling to put $2 billion over 10 years toward research …
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Bees Survive Nemo Thanks to BU Beekeepers
The day after the 2013 blizzard, while other Boston University students were diving into snow drifts and taking future profile pictures, Brendan Hathaway (ENG ’14) was making his way down …
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A Look At The Forward On Climate Rally And Keystone XL
The argument over whether to allow the building of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would carry oil from tar sands in Alberta, Canada to a refinery in the Gulf of …
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A Streetcar Named “A”
Let’s take a second to think about the alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, etc. That’s how it goes. Starting with A and in that sequence, that is what …
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Nemo the Blizzard and Climate Change
To all those familiar with my previous post about snow, let me start off by saying yes, I am happy. As we all know, Friday afternoon into early Saturday …
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On CITGO, Neon, and Boston’s Favorite Sign
It’s just a coincidence that one of Beacon Street’s major intersections lies beneath the glow of the CITGO sign. There was no grand design for Commonwealth Avenue to meet Beacon …
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Boston Strikes Back Against Climate Change
Boston is going under, but it’s working on it. In recent years, rising sea levels have started to loom threateningly over coastal cities forcing people to think seriously about climate …
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Thoughts On Climate Change
Right now, I am very college. I am at the end of taking Intro to Environmental Science, where I got a taste of the situation our world is in. From …
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Celebrating the Season: BU Students Reflect on Family Traditions
On December 1, with snow fluttering past my window, I excitedly tore the plastic covering off my advent calendar and scanned the cartoonish holiday scene for the door labeled number …
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