Tag Archives: over-the-past

Questioning The Value of Law School

The New York Times recently posed the question “ Is Law School A Losing Game ?” What they found out is that for many law school grads, it is. The legal profession, like almost every industry, has been gravely impacted by the recession and it appears that more and more law graduates have not been able to land those promised jobs in their field over the past few years. According to the Times,  law schools themselves continue to tout their success rates to prospective students despite the fact that job offers are few and far between for new grads. Continued at The Atlanta Post

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Questioning The Value of Law School

10 Favorite Stories of 2010: Dixon’s Picks

As 2010 shambles to its snowy end, many of us will take stock in our actions over the past year. What we achieved, what we failed to do and how we might take those lessons to build a brighter new year. Or, in my case, how I can hopefully write an article next year about Jake Gyllenhaal’s penis being cast in a role traditionally held by an Asian penis, and how the resultant movie made me cry no less than 5 times. Here in no particular order are my favorite ten stories from 2010. Enjoy!

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Israel condemns Norway’s upgrade of Palestinian standing in Oslo to ‘diplomatic delegation’

Israel harshly condemned Norway on Thursday for upgrading the standing of the Palestinian representation in Oslo from a 'general delegation' to a 'diplomatic delegation'. Naor Gilon, who heads the Western Europe division at the Foreign Ministry, summoned the Norwegian charg

On The Elephant In The Room: Population And The Environment

Is this our future, to be as crowded as the Planet Gideon? As Sami noted in his post Is Birth Control the Cheapest Answer to Climate Change? , overpopulation isn’t exactly a taboo subject here on TreeHugger. The subject has attracted the attention of many of our writers, and some scepticism. Here is a roundup of the various positions:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Biggest Smart Grid Challenge Facing Utilities? Consumer Education.

Photo by mpeterke via Flickr Creative Commons There are myriad challenges utility companies face as we work to upgrade our electrical grid. However, there is one that stands out as easily fixable. The stories we’ve heard over the past year about consumers balking at smart meter installations could have been avoided. So too could a smart meter

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Biggest Smart Grid Challenge Facing Utilities? Consumer Education.

Photo by mpeterke via Flickr Creative Commons There are myriad challenges utility companies face as we work to upgrade our electrical grid. However, there is one that stands out as easily fixable. The stories we’ve heard over the past year about consumers balking at smart meter installations could have been avoided. So too could a smart meter

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Biggest Smart Grid Challenge Facing Utilities? Consumer Education.

Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise

The blue areas in this image represent changes in elevation of the ice sheet from 2003-2006; the grey areas represent no change in elevation. Image: NASA Goddard Photo and Video / Creative Commons . We’ve all heard that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting and that should it disappear completely some really dr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise

Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise

The blue areas in this image represent changes in elevation of the ice sheet from 2003-2006; the grey areas represent no change in elevation. Image: NASA Goddard Photo and Video / Creative Commons . We’ve all heard that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting and that should it disappear completely some really dr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise

Sierra Club Pulling Heads Out of the Sand in Cancun

Photo credit: Sierra Club This week, I’m happy to introduce Justin Guay of the Sierra Club’s International Climate Program, who is in Cancun at the international climate negotiations. He helped write this post to explain more of the important work happening over the past two weeks. The Sierra Club has been busy building the momentum, and pressure needed to ensure that our politicians and leaders live up to international responsibilities and infuse positive momentum into the climate change negotiations in Canc… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sierra Club Pulling Heads Out of the Sand in Cancun

Sierra Club Pulling Heads Out of the Sand in Cancun

Photo credit: Sierra Club This week, I’m happy to introduce Justin Guay of the Sierra Club’s International Climate Program, who is in Cancun at the international climate negotiations. He helped write this post to explain more of the important work happening over the past two weeks. The Sierra Club has been busy building the momentum, and pressure needed to ensure that our politicians and leaders live up to international responsibilities and infuse positive momentum into the climate change negotiations in Canc… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sierra Club Pulling Heads Out of the Sand in Cancun