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Laureen is a freelance journalist creating high-quality, informed content on international affairs, politics and technology. She is trained in conflict resolution and diversity, and has special interests in science and medical reporting, and culture and religion issues.
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
Biden unveils $2 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan
The Biden plan commits $2 trillion to transportation, energy, housing – and establishing the U.S. as a global leader on climate change.
U.S. scientists look to the moon to save earth’s biodiversity
Scientists in the U.S. are working on a biodiversity “lunar ark” to store seeds on the moon more safely than the Svalbard Seed Vault does.
COVID crisis sparks sustainable health innovation
Simple O2 ventilators that don't need electricity are on their way to Nigeria and India, while their inventors are up for the Africa Prize.
California firm upcycles fire hoses used in fighting wildfires
Tons of discarded fire hose used to fight California wildfires are used to make products and keep materials out of the landfill.
Fence study shows dingo’s role in desert biodiversity
Australia's Dingo Fence is visible from space. Now researchers say the dingo's role in protecting desert biodiversity is too.
Massive Texas power crisis: No, it’s not the renewables
The Texas cold fuels a storm over energy policy, even as the U.S. returns to the Paris Agreement and moves toward elements of a Green New Deal.