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New proposal from congressional Democrats would see the US go carbon-neutral by 2030

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Feb 7, 2019
Environment, Policy, Science
A new resolution from Congressional Democrats calls for the US economy to go carbon-neutral within just ten years, alongside proposals for universal healthcare, free higher education, and a jobs guarantee, acco...

After years of decline, US carbon emissions are on the rise once again

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Jan 9, 2019
Environment, Science
New estimates show that emissions of greenhouse gases in the US rose 3.4 percent in 2018, the biggest uptick since 2010, and the second largest in over two decades, according to The Guardian. The rise follow...

Seaweed added to feed may reduce methane emissions from cattle

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Jul 5, 2018
Environment, Science
New research may have found a way to reduce methane emissions from cattle, according to an NPR report. Methane is an even more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and about a quarter of methane emissions...

Researchers forecast “feedback loop” of natural methane emissions due to climate change

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May 6, 2018
Environment, Science
New research, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that methane emissions from lakes in the northern hemisphere could double in the next 50 years, due to a “feedback loop,” according to BBC ...

Australia’s carbon emissions reach highest level on record

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Dec 10, 2017
Environment, Science, World
Australia’s carbon emissions reached record levels this year, according to new figures from emissions consultants NDEVR Environmental. Emissions of greenhouse gases have continued to rise, in spite of the incre...

New UN report shows record increases in atmospheric CO2

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Nov 2, 2017
Environment, Science
A new UN report notes record increases in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, reaching levels not seen on earth in at least 800,000 years. Ahead of a new round of climate negotiations in Germ...

Study shows higher atmospheric CO2 has fueled faster plant growth worldwide

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Apr 5, 2017
Environment, Science
A new report shows that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution has sped up the growth of plants throughout the world. The information helps solve a question among scientists,...

Open letter from California professors to Donald Trump calls for action on climate change

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Feb 2, 2017
Environment, Policy, Science
A new open letter to Donald Trump, from 2,300 professors from California public universities, calls on the President to take climate change more seriously. It asks the new administration to maintain the US comm...

Researchers at MIT and the University of Toronto make breakthroughs toward turning harmful CO2 into clean fuel

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Nov 17, 2016
Environment, Innovation, Science
While debates in U.S. election focused on such issues as email servers and immigration phobia, critics have pointed out that the most important single issue faced by the global community was virtually ignored b...

Iceland develops method for carbon storing through mineralization

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Aug 22, 2016
Environment, Innovation, World
Iceland is now using its natural environment to turn greenhouse gases into solid rock, a process that normally takes centuries in the natural world. At a power plant Iceland, the transformation now takes a matt...

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