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The carbon footprint of nuclear war »
Posted by: myfairlady 10 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Almost 700m tonnes of CO2 would be released into the Earth's atmosphere by even the smallest nuclear conflict, according to a US study that ...
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U.S. refiners see shakeout under climate change bill »
Posted by: Xaos 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ailing U.S. oil refiners could face a crippling period of contraction under a House-approved climate change bill, making the country more dependent ...
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America's climate-change bill: In need of a clean »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Even if bill passes the Senate w/out further compromise -- very uncertain -- a relatively weak U.S. bill from environmental POV could have negative influence ...
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Canada worst, Germany best on climate change »
Posted by: Progressive 4 months, 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Canada ranks last among the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations for tackling climate change while Germany is top, the green group WWF and the ...
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New Data Confirms US and EU Carbon Emissions Fell Last Year »
Posted by: myfairlady 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
New figures have revealed that carbon emissions across the EU and US fell last year as a combination of high energy prices and the onset ...
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New Climate Targets May Not Change Daily Life Much »
Posted by: WikiMap 22 hours, 26 minutes ago in News
Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the ...
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CO2 Emissions Continue Significant Climb »
Posted by: WikiMap 2 days, 23 hours ago in Science & Technology
The annual rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has more than tripled in this decade, compared to the 1990s, reports an ...
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GPS Systems with Real-Time Traffic Data Can Save Drivers Four Days Per Year (and Lots of Carbon Emissions, too) : TreeHugger »
Posted by: cliff99 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
According to a new study, cars equipped with GPS navigation systems with real-time traffic info can save American drivers a hefty four days -- and 21 ...
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H.A.A.R.P. »
Posted by: calitennflo 1 month ago in Science & Technology
From a military standpoint, HAARP is a weapon of mass destruction. Potentially, it constitutes an instrument of conquest capable of selectively destabilising agricultural and ecological ...
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Researchers find way to make nearly carbon-free rice husk ash for concrete »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
A new way of processing rice husks for use in concrete could lead to a boom in green construction.
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Rice husks form small cases around ...Read (255) | Share | Discuss (3) | Read Full Story at msnbc.msn.com
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America's Dirtiest Cars and Trucks »
Posted by: cliff99 2 weeks, 5 days ago in News
Just because a car has low fuel efficiency doesn't mean it's the worst polluter on the road. The Chevrolet Suburban and Dodge Challenger ...
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Exaggerated claims undermine drive to cut emissions, scientists warn - Times Online »
Posted by: zaph22 4 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Exaggerated and inaccurate claims about the threat from global warming risk
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undermining efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and contain climate
change, senior scientists have ...Read (57) | Share | Discuss (5) | Read Full Story at timesonline.co.uk
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Obama to Go to Copenhagen With Emissions Target »
Posted by: engineer 1 day, 20 hours ago in Political News
President Obama is pledging a provisional target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the first time in more than a decade ...
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How To Be Environmentally And Economically Sound »
Posted by: myfairlady 11 months ago in Science & Technology
Costly carbon will dampen an economy that's already down. Consider the alternatives.
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Is Earth's Capacity To Absorb CO2 Much Greater Than Expected? »
Posted by: myfairlady 2 weeks, 3 days ago in Science & Technology
New data show that the balance between the airborne and the absorbed fraction of carbon dioxide has stayed approximately constant since 1850, despite emissions of ...
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