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Don’t Blame Cows for Climate Change

Don't Blame Cows for Climate Change

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created 17 hours ago | popularity 2.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite oft-repeated claims by sources ranging from the United Nations to music star Paul McCartney, it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate ...


Study reveals how Arctic food webs affect mercury in polar bears

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created 19 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

With growing concerns about the effects of global warming on polar bears, it's increasingly important to understand how other environmental threats, such as mercury pollution, are affecting these magnificent Arctic animals.


UN: 2000-2009 likely warmest decade on record (AP)

Leaked document stirs anger at climate summit

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 16

(AP) -- A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.


Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass and carbon dioxide

Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass and carbon dioxide

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Deforestation in tropical rain forests could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought. The combined biomass of a large number of small forest fragments left over after ...


Climate documents spark rich vs. poor clash (AP)

Climate documents spark rich vs. poor clash

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created 4 hours ago | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says she will take commonsense steps to regulate carbon emissions to protect the health of Americans.



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