Dr. Andrei's Blog

U.S. Midwest freezes, Australia burns: This is the age of weather extremes The New York Times Numbing cold hit parts of the United States as wildfires raged in Australia's record-breaking heat. Here's the climate change connection. Read the full story

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Eating meat has "dire" consequences for the planet, says report National Geographic To feed a growing global population and curtail climate change, scientists say we need to radically change our food systems. Read the full story

This powder could cheaply capture carbon pollution from power plants Popular Science Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a powder that can scrub carbon from power plant emissions. Read the full story

Happy New Year! Let's hope for a good, peaceful, and productive 2019. Here is my proposed schedule for Spring 2019: Monday/Friday by appointment only Tuesday/Thursday 8:30 - 9:45 Geotech in 17-1631 10:00 - 10:50 CE Materials in 17-1631 11:00 - 11:50 CE Materials in 17-1631 13:00 - 14:15 Sustainable B&I in 9-313 Wednesday 9:00 - 11:00 Office Hours in 17-2346 13:00 - 14:00 Office Hours in 17-2346 If the office hours don't work for you, or with any other questions, please text me through Google Hangouts: drugoshmobile@gmail.com You can also contact me by email: dandrei@cpp.edu My favorite quote: "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."  Alan Kay Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/alan_kay_451979