John Schwartz

New York Times

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Science writer for the New York Times

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The push to divest fossil fuel stocks began three years ago on college campuses, in the interests of climate change.

Norway's "Oil Fund" to Divest from Coal

The push to divest fossil fuel stocks began three years ago on college campuses, in the interests of climate change.

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Wei-Hock Soon, a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is a leading global warming skeptic.

The Economics of Climate Change Denial

Wei-Hock Soon, a scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, is a leading global warming skeptic.

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At the age of 14, Aaron Swartz was considered an Internet prodigy who developed a code still used to deliver changing content to the worldwide web.

Aaron Swartz and Internet Freedom

At the age of 14, Aaron Swartz was considered an Internet prodigy who developed a code still used to deliver changing content to the worldwide web.

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