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What is sustainability?

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Meeting the needs of today's society without jeopardizing 
the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

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Watts studying fish response to chemical dispersant

Stephen Watts and his research team are investigating the effect the dispersant used in the cleanup of 2010 Gulf oil spill has on bull minnows.
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Energy-use policy must balance benefits, risks of sources

Julia Gohlke, Ph.D., assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Ryals School for Public Heath says that identifying the health risks and benefits inherent to meeting the demand for energy will be critical to international policy development.
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UAB Campus Biking Options

How to ride to class if you don’t have a bike.
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Practical Design-Build Solutions for Sustainable Infrastructure Projects

On March 15th, at the Harbert Center, join the Design-Build Institute of America for a design-build luncheon.
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Court Hands Big Victory to Ga. In Tri-State Water War

A federal appeals court handed Georgia an enormous victory in long-running, tri-state water litigation yesterday, overturning a decision by a federal judge that could have sharply curtailed the availability of water in Atlanta beginning next summer. 
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The buzz behind 7 billion people: A milestone and a warning

Trying to assess the importance of the United Nations'upcoming celebration of the global population reaching 7 billion is sort of like trying to assess the meaning of life. 
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