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Nov
25

Readers - Tell us your thoughts on CO2 goals

What do you think about efforts to reduce carbon emissions? Are we not aiming high enough? Aiming too high? You
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Nov
25

Carbon labels not always a good guide to sustainability

Carbon labelling could unfairly disadvantage economies in the developing world and mislead consumers, according to new research findings. Working on
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Nov
25

Report: No 'silver bullet' for climate but rapid emissions cuts

Climate negotiators meeting in Copenhagen next month might or might not come up with an agreed-upon treatment for the planet’
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Nov
24

Jurdy: Not just hot air

Jurdy discovers another planetary problem …
Nov
24

Climate Change Index for week ending 22 Nov. 2009

Greenbang’s weekly Climate Change Index tracks research findings and events directly attributable to global warming. Our aim is to
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Nov
23

Tiny shrimp, other creatures have big impact on ocean mixing

Winds and tides might not be the only ocean-mixing factors affecting climate change; two scientists from the California Institute of
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Nov
23

Cars, planes could boost power with energy-scavenging devices

A group of researchers in the US is envisioning a future in which small devices on planes and automobiles could
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Nov
23

Innovation could pave way for new hydrogen technologies

Scientists have devised a new way for storing hydrogen, a breakthrough that could pave the way for new hydrogen technologies.
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Nov
23

Earth's mineral ores a lucky accident of ancient atmosphere

A team of researchers recently made a surprising discovery: much of the Earth’s most valuable mineral ores exist thanks
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Nov
23

Nuclear energy's impact on emissions 'too little, too late'

Building more nuclear power plants is too slow and costly a way to cut carbon emissions and fight climate change,
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