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Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Global greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector totaled 4.69 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2010 (the most recent year for which … Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas EmissionsRead more
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Record High for Fossil-Fuel Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The disappointing climate conference in Warsaw, Poland—which was intended to lay the groundwork for a global climate agreement in 2015—stands in sharp contrast to the … Record High for Fossil-Fuel Carbon Dioxide EmissionsRead more
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Is a Carbon Tax a Good Idea? Just Ask British Columbia
In the US context, the idea of putting a tax on carbon is going nowhere fast. While the policy has been championed by liberal legislators … Is a Carbon Tax a Good Idea? Just Ask British ColumbiaRead more
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Relief in Every Window, but Global Worry Too
In the ramshackle apartment blocks and sooty concrete homes that line the dusty roads of urban India, there is a new status symbol on proud … Relief in Every Window, but Global Worry TooRead more
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Greenhouse gas emissions explained, in seven balloons
In 2010, human activity caused 50 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent in emissions. The emissions were 76 percent carbon dioxide, 16 percent methane, 8 percent nitrous … Greenhouse gas emissions explained, in seven balloonsRead more
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Big One-Year Jump In Atmospheric CO2
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere underwent one of its biggest single-year jumps ever in 2012, according to researchers at the National Oceanic … Big One-Year Jump In Atmospheric CO2Read more
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Fertilizer use responsible for increase in nitrous oxide in atmosphere
University of California, Berkeley, chemists have found a smoking gun proving that increased fertilizer use over the past 50 years is responsible for a dramatic … Fertilizer use responsible for increase in nitrous oxide in atmosphereRead more
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What caused a scientist got self arrested
[ted id=1380] What do I know that would cause me, a reticent, Midwestern scientist, to get myself arrested in front of the White House protesting? … What caused a scientist got self arrestedRead more
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Britain CO2 emission comparison
By the end of tomorrow (Friday 13 January 2012), the average person in Britain will have emitted as much carbon dioxide as the average person … Britain CO2 emission comparisonRead more