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The following is a UCSB GradPost article written by Kyle Crocco, posted May 8, 2015, titled “Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Karly Miller, Fulbright Scholar, Shows the Power of Listening”: Third-year marine science doctoral candidate Karly Miller has wanted to study the ocean for as long as she can remember. Her desire to learn more about the ocean led her across the globe to places as far flung as New Zealand, Ecuador,...

The following is a Climate Central news article by Bobby Magill, published: May 8th, 2015 and with the title above: Hawaii is on the verge of being the first state in the U.S. to set a goal of generating all of its electricity from renewable energy sources. Under a bill the Hawaii Legislature passed this week, 100 percent of the state’s electricity would be generated with renewables by 2045. If Gov. David Ige approves the...

“Call them a couple: The U.S. economy and energy consumption, along with the greenhouse gas emissions they create, have always grown and plunged together. But as the U.S. embraces energy efficiency and renewables, those things aren’t dancing to quite the same beat anymore. In fact, they’re “decoupling,” and could be heading toward a permanent divorce.” Bobby Magill, in a Climate Central article...