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A Warmer World

Virtual conferences significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions

by Samantha Fields
Dec 27, 2021
A new study in the journal Nature Communications says going virtual can reduce an event's carbon footprint by 94%.
By hosting a conference online instead of in person, organizers can curb emissions by more than 90%.
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The perils and pleasures of video game voice-over

by Molly Wood
Mar 18, 2016
The video game industry poses a particular challenge to voice actors.
A look at the video game "Seasons of Infamy," a game in which Dee Bradley Baker voice acts in. 
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So many tech conferences, so little time

by Molly Wood
Jul 7, 2015
The tech bubble has created a meeting bubble, too.
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Middle class, but "asset poor"

by Amy Scott
Sep 17, 2014
Nearly half of households in major U.S. cities are “liquid asset poor."
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Milking the conference cash cow

by Amy Scott
Sep 12, 2013
Conferences are notoriously expensive to put on, but several media organizations use them to make serious money. Tina Brown is just the latest media brand to make the leap.
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March Madness and the big business of college sports

by Sarah Gardner
Apr 2, 2013
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby runs the Big 12 and sees major changes in college sports ahead.
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The Greenwash Brigade

On green one-upmanship at the DNC and RNC

by Jim Nicolow
Aug 27, 2008
Both the Democrats and Republicans appear to be scrambling in a game of one-upmanship to host "the greenest national convention ever." While that...
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