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Jorge Salazar

Rita Colwell, 2010 Stockholm Water Prize winner

American microbiologist Rita Colwell wins 2010 Stockholm Water Prize. Read an interview with Colwell here to learn more about her work.

Sustainable small business solutions for world’s poor

The goal, says Novogratz, CEO of Acumen Fund, is to find a way to bring these essential services to low income people not just today, but in a way that's sustainable over time. Read more about sustainable small business solutions.

Helping astronauts get their balance back

Astronauts returning from the zero gravity of space often have trouble with balance. Jacob Bloomberg wants to speed up their transition to earthly gravity.

Extreme weather and climate change connections

"How climate change will be felt by you is probably going to be through extreme weather and climate events," said Thomas Karl, the director of the world's largest active archive of weather data.

US, China urged to cooperate on reducing emissions

Jim Rogers, chief executive of Duke Energy, talks about how he's urging energy firms in the US and China to cooperate in reducing emissions.

Impact on marine life from ocean acidification

Carol Turley's research confirms that oceans are acidifying from atmospheric CO2, and that changes in ocean chemistry will likely impact marine life.

Fermi Telescope and high-energy astronomy

Looking at the universe with gamma-ray eyes, the Fermi Telescope reveals places in the universe where particles are accelerated to high energies.

Robert Hirsch says U.S. doing more with less water

A USGeological Survey report found that Americans have done more with less water since 1975. Water use, per person, is down about 30 percent. Read more with Robert Hirsch.

Global health impacts of climate change

The biggest global health impacts are to people in developing countries, but people worldwide face some risk to their health from climate change.

Stefanie Held advocates carbon capture and storage

Stefanie Held spoke with EarthSky about carbon capture and storage, a technology being developed to first capture the CO2, then store it safely underground.