Aug
24
Living curtains help save energy
“Green curtains” of outdoor vines can not only shade windows and keep interiors from growing too hot, but can produce
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carbon dioxide
Apr
06
Why wasn't early Earth frozen? Thank the oceans
With just 70 to 75 per cent as much sunlight hitting the Earth in its early days four billion years
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Apr
02
Study: US setting cost of carbon perilously low
The US government is hurting its efforts to regulate carbon dioxide emissions by using flawed economic models that grossly underestimate
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Oct
09
Today's CO2 highest in 15 million years, new research finds
The last time our planet’s atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were as high as they are today? Try 15 million
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Aug
04
Climate change causes ... heroin addiction?
In one of the odder discoveries related to climate change, researchers with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have found
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Jul
07
News: Fish have ear bones ... and carbon makes them larger
High levels of carbon dioxide cause fish to grow abnormally large ear bones — known as otoliths — according to new research
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Jun
29
Campaign: Cut London emissions 10% by next year
More than 100 scientists gathered in London today to demonstrate their support for a campaign seeking a 10 per cent
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Jun
22
Footprints of Nations: No more hiding outsourced carbon
How do the world’s different countries compare by carbon footprint? A new analysis available online — Carbon Footprints of Nations
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May
22
EU chemical industry may be up for free CO2 allocations
Because the EU chemical industry is exposed to international competition, it’s entitled to free, performance-based carbon dioxide allocations, according
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Mar
17
Tiny algae could spell giant climate troubles
Tiny creatures known as diatoms could have a huge impact on the planet if, as scientists fear, they become less
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