Science Education & Policy

Medicaid Paid For Nearly Half Of All Births In The United States By 2010

Since Medicaid paid for 45 percent of the 4 million births in the United States in 2010, and that has been rising steadily, a new paper says that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid even more may lead to improved coverage of well-woman an ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2013 - 2:56pm

Delaying CO2 Caps Could Triple Short-Term Mitigation Costs, Say Economists

If you have confidence in the future of science, you might be inclined to believe that a technology solution decades from now could make CO2 clean-up cheaper and more effective than what is available right now. A group of economists argue just the opposit ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 12 2013 - 11:27am

Global Warming Targets Put 500 Million People At Risk Of Higher Water Scarcity

The world has plenty of water but not where people actually live. Arid regions lack both water and the energy to make water potable. Ironically, the energy needed to make water potable or ship it to arid regions will result in greenhouse gas emissions tha ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 13 2013 - 8:23am

The Quote Of The Week- A Solution To Every Problem

"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong" H.L. Mencken ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Sep 13 2013 - 4:55am

Climate Change Acceptance Changes With Media Reports About The Weather

Extreme weather event coverage may lead people to think more seriously about climate change, according to new surveys of New Jersey college students which found that shortly after Hurricane Irene and "Super Storm" Sandy, they were more likely to ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 19 2013 - 7:04am

Manure Policy Of Federal Produce Standards- Impact On Mushroom Industry

Once size does not fit all but broad federal regulations, such as strict requirements on the use of animal manures in fresh produce production, that have been imposed by the new federal food-safety law threaten to adversely impact the mushroom industry, w ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 22 2013 - 3:02pm

Will 'Green' Energy Help Boost Emerging Economies?

Wealth, more money freed from basic necessities like food and energy, invariably leads to more money available for education and culture - but wealth leads to a clash in developed nations who want to protect emerging economies from 'globalization ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2013 - 1:30pm

Survey: Gun Retailers Support Denying Gun Purchases For Mentally Ill And Criminals

A survey of gun dealers and pawnbrokers in 43 U.S. states found nearly unanimous support for denying gun purchases for criminals and mentally ill people who have a history of violence or alcohol or drug abuse; conditions that might have prevented Washingt ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2013 - 3:44pm

How To Ban Coal Plants, But Not Help Global Warming, Without Even Trying

The EPA's war on science and business is nothing new. What started four decades ago as an honest effort by the Nixon administration to protect the environment from an increasingly industrialized society has instead helped cause industry to vacate Amer ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 30 2013 - 4:13pm

Obamaconfusion: 75% Aware Of Individual Mandate, Only 40% About Marketplaces And Subsidies

The Affordable Care Act is not quite ready, some of the key aspects won't be available and many large corporations are still exempt, but it is rolling out for individuals tomorrow. 76% of U.S. adults are aware of the law's individual mandate- th ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2013 - 10:06am