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Yale report cites emerging carbon finance market
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale report.
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Europe bids to tax personal fuel consumption
Oct 02, 2009 |
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A Europe-wide tax on personal or household fuel consumption was proposed on Friday as EU finance ministers met to discuss who should pay what in the fight against global warming.
Irrational exuberance behind recent stock gains, says finance expert
Oct 21, 2009 |
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A second straight week of stronger-than-expected third quarter earnings from a broad cross section of U.S. industries has held the nation's Dow Jones Industrial Average above the psychological benchmark of 10,000 points for ...
Algae: Biofuel of the future?
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Aug 19, 2008 |
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University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like sewage, meaning the algae could simultaneously ...
Senate climate-change bill to be unveiled this week
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Two top Senate Democrats are set to introduce a climate-change bill this week that would put new limits on carbon emissions, as world leaders prepare for a climate summit in Denmark after agreement last week by the G20 nations ...
Low-carbon living takes off in the US
Apr 08, 2008 |
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Cohousing offers a low-carbon lifestyle, and developers are poised for a market that could soon burgeon in the US, according to a new study. Until now, cohousing has occupied a niche market in the US, but the paper by Dr ...
Denmark urges agreement on climate change funds
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Denmark urged the European Union, the United States and other rich countries to commit to financing for a new climate change deal, saying Friday that billions of dollars are needed.
Senate panel OKs middle-of-the-road health plan
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee Tuesday approved a middle-of-the-road health care plan that moves President Barack Obama's goal of wider and affordable coverage a giant ...
Professor calculates a cooler planet
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some people fight global warming by driving fuel-efficient cars. Others weatherproof their houses or plant trees. Princeton's René Carmona does math. As the United States and other countries around ...
Cleaning Up Black Carbon Provides Instant Benefits Against Global Warming
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The world could buy time to forestall disastrous environmental and geopolitical climate change effects by using existing technologies to curb emissions created through diesel and solid biomass ...
Can Nanotubes Help Your Garden Grow?
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of nanotubes, we often think of solar panels and physical science. However, it appears that nanotubes can also provide valuable help to plants as a fertilizer. Just add carbon ...
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