Coal Plant + New Fuel Cell System = 90 Percent Reduction in CO2 Emissions?
One company's radical proposal for coal plants.»
Voices That Matter 
Regional Cap-and-Trade Scheme Creates Economic Growth, Study Says
Northeast program has saved customers nearly $1.1 billion, helped create 16,000 jobs.»
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Mass Change in Tree Species Occurring in North America, Study Finds |
In central California, for example, half of the species now present are not expected to survive future climate conditions.» | |
Air Capture Technology Could Be Ready by 2018 |
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CO2 absorbers could be rapidly deployed, U.K. engineers say.» | |
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NASA Videos Give Virtual Tour of Earth’s Fires from Space |
A glimpse into the huge impact that fires have on the global environment each year.» | |
Virgin Plans Flights Using Fuel from Industrial Waste
Deriving fuel from steel plants leaves cropland for food.»
Are Fuel Cells the Answer to Coal Power Plant CO2 Capture?
DOE bets on a technology that promises both energy and carbon capture.»
China's per Capita Emissions Could Rival Us by 2017, Report Predicts
Is China losing its status as a "developing nation"?»
The Big Payback from Bringing Back Peat Bogs
Russia looks to re-flood and restore tens of thousands of acres.»
News That Matters
New Orleans Times Picayune
Louisiana Scientists Plan to Save Coastline, Fight Global Warming
Sequestering carbon by regrowing the Gulf's wetlands.»
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Reducing Methane and Soot Will Reduce Warming, Study Says |
Relatively simple fixes would also improve public health.» | |
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China Likely to Begin Carbon Tax Within Next 3 Years |
But other taxes would be reduced, limiting the measure's financial bite.» | |
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New Air Traffic Control System Could Cut Millions of Tons of CO2 |
Computer-calculated routes shave gallons and minutes off each flight.» | |
Mother Jones
EPA Delivers Holiday Gift: New Mercury Rules
Agency says new regs will yield $9 in public health benefits for every $1 that the industry has to spend.»
BBC
Canada to Withdraw from Kyoto Protocol
Environment minister cites cost as reason for retreating.»
Durban Yields Little as Climate Deal is Again Delayed
As emissions continue to rise, the world’s major economies are unable to commit to reductions.»
Guardian
Qatar Wins Bid to Host 2012 Climate Talks
Nation with very high emissions to host talks on...reducing emissions.»
Guardian
Rich Nations 'Give Up' on New Climate Treaty until 2020
Ahead of critical talks next week, most of the world's leading economies privately admit that no deal will be reached.»