Top Louisiana University Lets Oil Firms Influence Research – For A Price
"Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms".
"Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms".
As human roadways sprawl across a global network, the planet’s other living things have not only found the vehicles that travel them among the world’s deadliest weapons but also that road noise, the impassable divisions of the landscape and more have massive implications for nature. BookShelf reviews Ben Goldfarb’s eye-opening new book, “Crossings,” and the realities of road ecology.
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