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Category: Science

The Ozone Layer

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by Daniel Weber, Ph.D.  Marine & Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee   It’s summer and if you live in an urban region you have probably seen the color-coded ozone alerts, warning you of days when it is not safe to exercise or spend long periods of time outside. You may also have been confused, […]

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Statement on Climate Change

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Approved by Canfei Nesharim Board of Directors, May 2009   Download a Printer-Friendly Version   Summary: What is Happening The Earth’s climate has warmed significantly over the last 50 years, and unless human activities change dramatically, will continue to warm throughout his century. Fossil fuels are burned as a result of things we do every […]

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Statement on Water Quality

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Canfei Nesharim Science & Technology Advisory Board   View a print version   Summary Statement Without water life on Earth cannot exist. Yet, the amount, rate, and uses of water by human society have put a great strain on the quality and availability of this critical resource. This, in turn, has important implications for the health and […]

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Top Ten Environmental Priorities

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by Daniel Weber, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee   We are besieged by a plethora of environmental issues. The sheer number of ecological and environmental health challenges can be overwhelming, because of scientific knowledge required to make sense of the issues in order to know where or how to begin the sacred struggle to save Hashem’s […]

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