One of China’s largest cities, Shanghai, reached record levels of air pollution last week. By December 6, the city was shrouded in thick layers of smog, which were high in pollutants and low in visibility. The opaque air obscured the city skyline, and citizens wore face masks for protection. The city’s air pollution index ranged […]
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Meet Ernest Moniz: The Energy Secretary
Past the bold headlines of front-page news are stories that often seem trivial or inconsequential, but are actually of incredible importance; you may have seen a fleeting trend-line in the news: “Obama Nominates Moniz of MIT to head DOE.” Ernest Moniz, a physicist, MIT professor, and specialist in energy-policy, was recently appointed to head The […]
