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Is global warming unstoppable?

Space & Earth / Environment

9 hours ago | 3.3 / 5 (14) | 17

In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the ...

Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling

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3 hours ago | 3.2 / 5 (5) | 5

(AP) -- A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's ...

Lose the fat: Targeting grease to curtail sewer overflows

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3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets ...

Germany calls for binding climate deal in 2010

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2

(AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for all countries to fix binding climate change targets next year at the latest, acknowledging that no such deal is likely at global talks in Copenhagen next month.

ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos ...

UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

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Nov 18, 2009 | 3.1 / 5 (11) | 37

(AP) -- The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday.

Dutch approve project to store CO2 underground

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Nov 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 3

The Dutch government said Wednesday it had approved the experimental below-ground storage of excess CO2 to curb damaging emissions, dismissing concerns of residents who live on top of the project.

Unique Uranium Source in Naturally Bioreduced Sediment

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Nov 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recently published Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study of a naturally bioreduced sediment sample from a former uranium mill tailings site reveals insights that enhance understanding ...

Scientific debate sparked over carbon sink data

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Nov 18, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- According to research published this week in Nature Geoscience, emissions of carbon dioxide continue to outstrip the ability of the world’s natural ‘sinks’ to absorb carbon. ...

Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near regional airports

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major airports — may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports. ...

Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions

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Nov 18, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help add an extra mile or two per ...

Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine global climate agreement and increase hunger

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Nov 18, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world's most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders ...

Fighting climate change by turning CO2 to stone

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 17, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (11) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- While politicians debate the best ways to cut global carbon dioxide emissions, researchers at Idaho National Laboratory's Center for Advanced Energy Studies are charging ahead on a strategy ...

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 percent since 2000

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Nov 17, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (18) | 7

The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon is published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. ...

Glimpsing a greener future: Computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels

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Nov 16, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.

New climate treaty could put species at risk

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk to others, scientists believe.

Researchers studying link between climate change and cattle nutritional stress

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Nov 16, 2009 | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

Kansas State University's Joseph Craine, research assistant professor in the Division of Biology, and KC Olson, associate professor in animal sciences and industry, have teamed up with some other scientists from across the ...

New research provides insights into potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A new paper just published in Global Change Biology examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such a ...