First there’s the bottle itself which is generally made of plastic, the manufacture of which, just for use in the bottled water industry as a … Carbon Footprint of Orange JuiceRead more
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5 Growing Nations With Growing Emissions
5. South Africa – Responsible for 1.6% of global CO2 emissions, South Africa has a population of 47,850,000 people. 4. Mexico – Also 1.6% of … 5 Growing Nations With Growing EmissionsRead more
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How computers can help to cut carbon emissions
A group of technology firms calling itself the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI) has joined the Climate Group, a non-profit environmental club, to examine how information … How computers can help to cut carbon emissionsRead more
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Good news: Americans driving less
The FHWA’s “Traffic Volume Trends” report, produced monthly since 1942, shows that estimated vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on all U.S. public roads for March 2008 … Good news: Americans driving lessRead more
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Carbon emission from tundras
tundras are emitting carbon at a rate of 0.1% an year. Permafrost is more carbon than the atmosphere currently contains (and much of that is … Carbon emission from tundrasRead more
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Research labs producing too much CO2
The average Canadian produces 22 tones of carbon dioxide each year – equal to the weight of about 4 large elephants. Hervé Philippe, a Université … Research labs producing too much CO2Read more
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Carbon capture realities
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) aims to reduce the climate impact of burning fossil fuels by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from power station smokestacks and … Carbon capture realitiesRead more
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CO2 emission still increasing
One of the major contributors to climate change is carbon dioxide (CO2). Even though the growth in emission is increasing. Emissions from the burning of … CO2 emission still increasingRead more
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Nature will not clean up our mess for us quickly
The finding, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, relies on ancient Antarctic ice bubbles that contain air samples going back 610,000 years. Researcher Richard Zeebe … Nature will not clean up our mess for us quicklyRead more
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The oceans are absorbing less CO2
University of East Anglia researchers gauged CO2 absorption through more than 90,000 measurements from merchant ships equipped with automatic instruments. Results of their 10-year study … The oceans are absorbing less CO2Read more