Shell Revives Lime-to-Ocean Project
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Shell has sponsored a feasibility study investigating the CO2 emissions-lowering potential of adding limestone extracts to the surface of the planet's oceans.
U.S. Carbon Initiative Nets Key Canadian Province
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The province of Ontario, Canada's industrial heartland, will join the Western Climate Initiative, a planned U.S.-based regional carbon credit trading pact aimed at curbing global warming.
Toyota, Pew Center Partner on Climate Change Research
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With a three-year, $1.4 million grant from Toyota, the Pew Center on Global Climate Change will launch a new research project to document and educate best practices in corporate energy efficiency strategies.
EPA: Summers Will Be Hotter, More Deadly
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Summers in the U.S. will see more fires and more fatalities as climate change will make the weather more extreme, according to the EPA.
Ontario Protects Boreal Forest to Fight Climate Change
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Under a conservation plan announced by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, half of Ontario's northern boreal forests will be protected from unbridled resource development so the trees can continue to fight global warming.
Flat-Screen TVs: A Climate Change Culprit
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Research is being conducted on a greenhouse gas called nitrogen trifluoride that’s used to make flat-screen televisions, and the results don't look good.
World Bank Approves Climate Funds Before G8 Summit
The World Bank has agreed to establish two investment funds to help developing economies switch to clean-energy technologies.
Submerged Ancient Oaks Reduce Global Warming
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Research shows that trees submerged in fresh water keep the CO2 they absorbed while growing out of the atmosphere much longer than trees that fall in a forest.
Can Weeds Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
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An ecologist with the Agriculture Research Service has found that weeds could provide important information for use in our fight against climate change.
Ocean Temps, Sea Level Rise 50% Higher than Thought
New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Verdantix Profiles Climate Change Consultants
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Verdantix reviewed 16 consulting firms that offer climate change services, arriving at the conclusion that ICF International is the clear leader.
G8 Climate Talk Must Lead to Action
from Kristen Lee | SHARE | COMMENT
Industrialized nations promised to reduce emissions by 50 percent, but without enforcement, will the words lead to action?
Do Politics or Perceivable Impacts Drive Climate Legislation?
from Cosmo Catalano | SHARE | COMMENT
Though each is perceived to be extremely liberal, both California and Massachusetts have real-world reasons to legislate against climate change.
Party Differences Doomed Climate Bill
from John Gartner | SHARE | COMMENT
The vote for the Lieberman-Warner Climate Act split along party lines save Republicans on the coasts.
Fat: The Latest Cause of Climate Change?
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Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts, of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, suggest that obese people contribute unduly to the global warming problem.
Snarky Headline Brings Sad News
from Cosmo Catalano | SHARE | COMMENT
Small British birds are adapting to climate change, but their strategy may be too narrow a solution.
Dust Bowl, Part Deux
from Cosmo Catalano | SHARE | COMMENT
Current droughts in Australia and Spain may only be harbingers of worse things to come. Will the world governments react in time?
Non-Global-Warming Pollution Problematic
from Cosmo Catalano | SHARE | COMMENT
With the current popular focus on carbon footprints, the still very real issue of air pollution tends to receive scant attention.
Catholics and Baptists Take on Environmental Pollution
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The Catholic Church added environmental pollution to its updated list of seven deadly sins, and the Southern Baptists called on members to combat climate change.
PG&E’s Big Carbon Buy
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Through its ClimateSmart program, PG&E's customers have purchased a major carbon offset in the form of a California redwood forest.
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