Britain has, on paper, reduced its carbon emissions. The latest reductions, with a little help from the recession, have been rather pronounced: That’s great, except … Carbon launderingRead more
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News
30,000 confidential documents about Gulf oil spill Under the Freedom of Information Act Greenpeace has collected some 30,000 confidential documents related to the Gulf oil … NewsRead more
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The socoal network
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPty-ZLbJt0] The Oregon data centre will use as much electricity as around 120,000 average US homes. Just like each of us has a choice of … The socoal networkRead more
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Total vs Per Capita emissions
– from makewealthhistory.org From the image its clear which one will be easy to cut.
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History of climate science
1774 – Joseph Priestly identifies carbon dioxide by observing the behaviour of gases in the brewery next door to his home. He refers to it … History of climate scienceRead more
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Discovering ancient climates in oceans and ice
Rob Dunbar talking: If you really want to understand the problem that we’re facing with the oceans, you have to think about the biology at … Discovering ancient climates in oceans and iceRead more
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The oceans are getting louder
Here is another consequence of rising carbon dioxide emissions: the oceans are getting louder. It has long been known that chemical compounds in seawater, including … The oceans are getting louderRead more
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Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Up by 29%
An international team of researchers under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project reports that over the last 50 years the average fraction of global … Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Up by 29%Read more
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Finding CO2 level from 20 million years
You would have to go back at least 15 million years to find carbon dioxide levels on Earth as high as they are today, a … Finding CO2 level from 20 million yearsRead more
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Antarctic formation
A team of scientists from Cardiff, Bristol and Texas A&M universities braved the lions and hyenas of a small East African village to extract microfossils … Antarctic formationRead more