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Doug MacDougall's "Why Geology Matters" and climate change

Doug MacDougall's book "Why Geology Matters," gives us a clear and succinct treatment and understanding of the way that scientists tried to figure out past climate changes and his book is written in such a way that laymen readers can easily understand and enjoy the subject.

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Psychology's role in addressing climate change and human behavior

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Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts

Developing and industrialized countries have had to contend with crowded landfills, polluted waters, and poor air quality. However, the general increase in temperatures and the accompanying climate change have painted some bleak future for humans and other living creatures on the earth's surface.

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James Burke's "After the Warming": climate change and human civilization

The onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 1750s in England radically and permanently altered the relationship between people and the climate

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Landslide risk in Western Washington under climate change

Every year the news media seems to contain at least one report of a landslide in the United States or elsewhere in the world. These events are news-worthy because lives are lost and property destroyed.

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Starbucks' response to emerging markets and climate change

Starbucks runs coffeeshops, and therefore is beholden to a number of different trends. First is the rise of economies elsewhere around the world, in particular the BRIC countries. The second trend is climate change.

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Why countries struggle to reach climate change agreements

There are several reasons why countries find it difficult to reach an agreement on climate change.

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Decreased nuclear energy usage despite climate change mitigation potential

I believe your concentration is sustainability. This needs to be inserted into your work. Based on Dr. DePorres' point on the use of the "factor" word, I suggest replacing the word "factor" with something like "sustainability aspects" or "sustainability considerations"

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The United Nations' sustainable development goal on climate change

At the end of September 2015, 173 leaders from across the globe gathered in New York City at the United Nations Summit to adopt the sustainable development goals. Generally, the concept of sustainable development goals was birthed at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012.

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ExxonMobil's Arctic drilling and climate change contradictions

Exxon Mobile is the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company (ExxonMobil, N.d.). The oil and gas industry has a challenge in terms of sustainability because of the nature of the business.

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