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The Institute's Empower magazine informs and inspires dialogue around current issues in sustainability and energy at Northwestern and beyond.

Fall 2017:
The Climate Issue

Amid an uncertain political landscape, increasingly extreme weather events, and misconceptions among the public, this issue of Empower explores the dynamic intersection of science, business, and policy related to climate change.

E-MAGAZINE VERSION

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Featured Stories

Leading the Charge

Businesses, state and local governments undeterred in aiming for climate targets—will it be enough?

Powering the Future

Career-based learning for students entering the new energy economy

Risk and Reward

The insurance sector on the climate frontlines

Myth and the Media

Understanding public skepticism of climate change

Communicating with the Audience in Mind

An inside look into reporting on climate change

Space: The Sustainability Frontier

Satellites, climate monitoring, and space junk

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Alumni Profiles: State and Local Climate Leadership

Laura Oakleaf (SPS '05)

Empowering communities to lead on climate

Casey Kuklick (WCAS '08)

From history major to policy strategist

Joseph LaRusso (TGS '81, Law '89)

Leading Boston toward climate neutrality

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Global Spotlights in Sustainability

Photo Essay: India

Indian farmers adapt to climate change using high-tech greenhouses

Kenya

Best Foot Forward

Benin

Project Ouidah

The Arctic

An ocean of noise

Laos

Land and resource management

Germany

A cleantech immersion for young engineers

Around the World

In search of sustainable food systems

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Campus News: Sustainability and Energy

Health and Carbon

Linking prices at the pump with public health

Targeting Threats to Drinking Water

New material strips toxic pollutant from drinking water

Cash for Carbon

A cost-effective way to reduce deforestation

Partnership for Clean Energy

Early innovation shines for two Northwestern-Exelon projects

Leading on Climate

Northwestern partners help form an action coalition

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