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Biogas sourced from food waste and sewage is to piped into British homes under a new 'green gas' tariffRotting leftovers, wilted salad and even sewage are to provide a new source of "green gas" to heat our homes.From today, B (Read More)
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Having moved behind the camera, supermodel Helena Christensen has turned her focus on climate changeSupermodel-turned-photographer Helena Christensen goes beneath the surface with her latest project, a collection of pictures (Read More)
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Another skirmish has broken out in the long-running battle between climate scientists and so-called sceptics, and this one is likely to lead to more public confusionAnother skirmish has broken out in the long-running battle b (Read More)
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New studies are projecting that carbon dioxide emissions — greenhouse gas emissions — will decrease for the year 2009. That is thanks to the global recession. But the reprieve is small and expected to be short lived. (Read More)
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High-octane drama of polar bears tumbling to a bloody death may leave viewers feeling manipulated by propagandaThe high-pitched whine of a low-flying jet engine fills the air as the camera tracks across images of shimmering g (Read More)
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by Peter Altman John Broder has an illuminating story in today’s New York Times, “Storm Over the Chamber” discussing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s climate crisis and how Thomas Donohue’s style exacerbates it.Tellingly, the s (Read More)
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by Peter Altman Coal companies and the nation’s biggest railroad associationaccounted for 50 percent of the American Coalition for Clean CoalElectricity’s (ACCCE) $47 million budget in 2008, according to ACCCE’stax return, E& (Read More)
New York Times:
The Earth’s oceans have recently grown less efficient at sopping up carbon dioxide from fuel emissions, new research suggests.
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The Earth’s oceans have recently grown less efficient at sopping up carbon dioxide from fuel emissions, new research suggests.
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The ocean and the land are natural sponges, or sinks, that absorb carbon dioxide , or CO2, from ... (Read More)
Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy:
I’ve talked a lot about biking as a great alternative to driving to work, but there is another option that may be a little less daunting: telecommuting.If you regularly drive to work, telecommuting can save thousands of pound (Read More)
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This is a weekly email briefing from environmentguardian.co.uk, bringing you the best news, analysis and debateSign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inboxClimate and energyExclusive: Key oil figures 'distorted by (Read More)
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(Photo: Getty Images)Consider shopping online instead ofmaking a trip to the mall this holiday season. You'll save time (on driving,parking, and waiting in line) and money (it's easier to comparison shop online). It's a lot (Read More)
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What are carbon emissions?Gases released by human activities that accumulate in the atmosphere and warm the Earth. Not all of these contain carbon, so the phrase is shorthand for greenhouse emissions.Why do they matter?They t (Read More)
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• Ratification of new treaty needs two-thirds majority• Delay could win big prize: bringing China on boardBarack Obama's admission that next month's crucial climate talks in Copenhagen will not provide a legally binding treat (Read More)
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Jonathan Watts reports from a boom area where the industry's past and future are on showThe world's newest carbon citadel rises up between the blasted deserts of Inner Mongolia and the coal-black lands of Shaanxi province.Ord (Read More)
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Robin McKie salutes a masterly biography of Joseph Priestley, the groundbreaking 18th-century chemistOn 17 August 1771, Joseph Priestley started a series of simple experiments that were to have profound scientific consequence (Read More)
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'Gasification' process enhanced to save millions of tonnes of carbon and provide energyMillions of tonnes of carbon dioxide could be prevented from entering the atmosphere following the discovery of a way to turn coal, grass (Read More)
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Economic downturn may cut emissions 9% by 2012 but only delay dangerous climate change by 21 months, say economistsWorld leaders cannot use the global recession as an excuse to delay action on climate change, according to lea (Read More)
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by David Roberts I’m involved in an ongoing email debate over the wisdom of “clean coal”—that is, coal power plants that capture and sequester their carbon dioxide emissions. It will eventually be published on a State Dept. w (Read More)