Leavens is "stressed out about climate change," but instead of spending her summer worrying, she channeled her energy into a climate research project at the Harvard Forest in rural Petersham, Mass.
He has been actively involved in a number of climate change research projects.
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Dr. Ivey, who is also working on a climate change research project, said that he was concerned by the way power companies use weather data from the past 10 years and data on the past year's electricity demands in determing future power needs.
In today's academic climate, when many research projects must be tied to a practical use, "I would never have been given the funding to investigate," he said.
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