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Power Huron Project
California’s planned electricity rate reform will save $700 million and prevent 8 million tons of greenhouse gas pollution each year. The state’s transition to time-of-use pricing, however, may stall if…
Eric Teplitz (Public & Ecosystem Health)
…scale as a consequence of anthropogenic nutrient pollution. Concurrently, aquaculture production systems, which are pivotal to achieving food security yet impact aquatic ecosystem health, are proliferating rapidly. Navigating the food…
Healthy Living in Smart Cities
Urban communities face major sustainability challenges that affect public health and quality of life, including snarled traffic, greenhouse gas emissions, and pollution. The researchers will design a comprehensive information infrastructure:…
After the Conifers Die
…die? Wildfires often follow, along with pollution and habitat changes that allow parasites to spread, and the whole ecosystem suffers the consequences: plants, birds and mammals, and human beings. Based…
New Sales Approach for Improved Cookstoves
Half the world cooks on inefficient wood and charcoal stoves. Improved cookstoves can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and deforestation and save households the substantial cost of buying or gathering fuel,…
Partners
Partnering to Turn Knowledge Into Impact At Cornell Atkinson, we leverage our Innovation for Impact Fund to build partnerships with non-profits, companies, and government agencies to catalyze solutions for the…
Bacteriophages for the Dairy Industry
…clinical trial on 900 dairy cows, leading to an economic model for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of phage therapy for commercial dairy farms. This research promises to harness the antibacterial power…
Self-Powered Wireless Solar Tiles for a Renewable Energy Future
…workshop in the fall of 2010 to promote the tiles and report on research challenges. Despite the new tiles’ advanced capacities, initial prototyping suggests that the cost may be lower…
Carbon Sequestration Risk Analysis
…the oil industry’s successful engineered disposal of carbon dioxide suggest that GCS is safe, public concern continues about injected carbon dioxide causing air or groundwater contamination. This project will develop…
Assessing Carbon Sequestration in Complex Agricultural Landscapes
…to identify the minimum data set required for rigorous but cost-effective monitoring of changes in soil health in complex agricultural landscapes. This new methodology will support emerging efforts to promote…