New Scientist: IN THE Canadian province of Alberta the ground is skinned and gutted. Rising…
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Carbon trading won’t stop climate change
New Scientist: ONE day renewable energy looks like a sunrise industry, the next, tumbleweeds are…
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Midwestern Ethanol Plants Use Much Less Water Than Western Plants
redOrbit: Ethanol production in Minnesota and Iowa uses far less water overall than similar processes…
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U.S. greenhouse emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2007: EPA
Reuters: U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2007, compared to the previous year,…
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United Kingdom: £2000 off your new car: How a ‘scrappage’ scheme would work
Telegraph: The idea is that buyers will be entitled to a discount on a new…
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India: Mangroves save lives by softening cyclone’s blow
Mongabay: In 1999 a super cyclone struck the eastern coast of India, leaving 10,000 people…
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Australia: Climate Change May Wake Up ‘Sleeper’ Weeds
ScienceDaily: Weeds cost Australia more than A$4 billion a year either in control or lost…
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Study: Emissions Cuts Could Lessen Climate Change
ClimateWire: Escaping the most severe effects of global warming will require quick, steep cuts in…
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EU calls on US to help lead climate change fight
Agence France-Presse: European Union environment ministers called on the United States Wednesday to help the…
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70 percent emissions cuts needed to avert worst of climate change
Tech Herald: A recent report has said it is possible to avoid some of the…