How to accelerate solar adoption for the underserved
Berkeley Lab study finds certain policies and business models can lead to more equitable distribution of solar installationsCredit: Google Streetview ...
Tag: Poverty/Wealth
Prejudice, poverty, gender – illustrations show the reality of living with disease
Community-based research programme leads to innovative 'cartoons'Credit: Sightsavers Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and ...
Difficult to build a family after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Photo by Siri Sjolin People who have been exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) feel uncertain, decades after the ...
Streetlights contribute less to nighttime light emissions in cities than expected
The combination of smart city lighting and satellite imagery allows measurements of the contribution of street lights to urban lighting ...
New lead screening method zooms in on highest-risk areas in Georgia
The method could be applied to any area in the United StatesScreening index scores for low-level lead exposure in Georgia. ...
High social and ecological standards for chocolate
Research team including agroecologists from Göttingen University study conditions in Peruvian cocoa agroforestry systemsCredit: Dr Bea Maas Worldwide demand for ...
The unending waste management challenge – are we at our wits’ end?
Waste management would need a radical change. It could be achieved through the application of knowledge management tools and approaches ...
World’s largest experiment shows shack fires move with devastating speed
Twenty shacks destroyed in five minutesCredit: Stellenbosch University Twenty shacks destroyed in five minutes. That's how quickly fires can spread ...
Trust and income inequality fueling the spread of COVID-19
Study of 84 countries links social trust and belonging to COVID-19 mortalityCredit: Source: "The trouble with trust: Time-series analysis of ...
nTIDE Sept 2020 Jobs Report: Unease rises as numbers fall for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring more on the 2020 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey ...
URI researcher: Housing prices decline within mile of solar energy arrays
'We need to be smarter in siting solar installations'Credit: University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. - September 30, 2020 - ...
UC study: Secondhand smoke sends more kids to the hospital
New research by UC reveals kids exposed to tobacco smoke have higher rates of hospital admissionsCredit: Provided/Ashley Merianos Children who ...
Study shows socioeconomic status linked to heart failure mortality in United States
Research highlights importance of addressing socioeconomic factors to improve outcomesCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND -- Heart failure is a medical condition ...
Social distancing varies by income in US
Poorer communities face double burden during pandemic as they stay home lessCredit: J.Weill et. al. Wealthier communities went from being ...