climate

Jan
15

Study: emerging economies more eager to act on global warming

We’ve all heard plenty about how people in developing countries are eager to catch up to the developed-nation lifestyle:
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Jan
13

Stanford starts new, $100 million energy institute

Stanford University announced this week that it’s establishing a new institute to focus solely on energy issues. The Precourt
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Jan
12

Next hot market: Google search carbon offsets?

While news stories abound about IT’s growing environmental footprint, geeks everywhere are abuzz today about a Google-centered eco-controversy. The
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Jan
06

2008 meets 2009: A look back ... and forward

Too many Top-This-or-That-of-2008-type stories are published during the end-of-the-year holidays: who has time to read them all? That’s why,
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Jan
06

Global warming = cure for global warming?

Quick, you have five seconds to answer: Melting ice caps and icebergs … bad or good? We’ve been hearing the
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Jan
05

Could new nukes spell financial downfall?

Those of you who remember the 1993 Michael Douglas movie “Falling Down” might recall a particular line that was repeated
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Dec
15

Climate expert: don't trade carbon, tax it

James Hansen, one of the US’s leading climate scientists, says he plans to send a letter this week urging
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Dec
11

Businesses call for "decisive" climate action at Poznan

The UN talks on climate change have been ongoing at Poznan this week with the aim of coming up with
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Oct
22

Jurdy: What climate change?

Here’s this week’s Jurdy cartoon. Enjoy…
Oct
21

Global warming accelerating faster than predicted, says WWF

Global warming is accelerating at a faster rate than climate change experts had previously predicted, the WWF has warned. A
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