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Forest fire prevention efforts will lessen carbon sequestration, add to greenhouse warming

Widely sought efforts to reduce fuels that increase catastrophic fire in Pacific Northwest forests will be counterproductive to another important societal goal of sequestering carbon to help offset global warming, forestry ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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America's clean energy policies need a reality check

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 89 | with audio podcast

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 rise in atmospheric nitrous oxide, which is a major greenhouse ...

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created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

New dataset provides 40-year record of carbon dioxide accumulation in the surface ocean

The most comprehensive dataset of surface water carbon dioxide (CO2) measurements for the world's oceans and coastal seas is launched today by an international team of scientists led by the University of East Anglia (UEA). ...

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created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

An avalanche of planning for multi-national Arctic field campaigns

The U.S. GEOTRACES Science Steering Committee (SSC) has established a U.S. Arctic GEOTRACES initiative to help characterize and understand regional biogeochemical changes associated with rapid climate change. ...

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created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study advances science of carbon accounting

Determining with precision the carbon balance of North America is complicated, but researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have devised a method that considerably advances the science.

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created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Effects of sea spray geoengineering on global climate

Anthropogenic climate warming is leading to consideration of options for geoengineering to offset rising carbon dioxide levels. One potential technique involves injecting artificial sea spray into the atmosphere. The sea ...

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created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 4

New integrated building model may improve fish farming operations

Today's "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to ...

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Earth's energy budget remained out of balance despite unusually low solar activity

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new NASA study underscores the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity -- not changes in solar activity -- are the primary force driving global warming.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 26 | with audio podcast

Scientist: Temperate freshwater wetlands are 'forgotten' carbon sinks

A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than current policies imply, according to researchers.

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers meet to refine carbon budget for US East Coast

A group of 35 researchers from institutions all along the eastern seaboard gathered at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science last week to further integrate and refine field measurements and computer models ...

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