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Economic incentives could massively reduce deforestation emissions in Indonesia, yield billions of dollars

Indonesia has the potential to realize major reductions in national greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, and simultaneously earn significant new income for national and regional governments, if policies to Reduce ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cut back on soot, methane to slow warming: study

There are simple, inexpensive ways to cut back on two major pollutants -- soot and methane -- and taking action now could slow climate change for years to come, international scientists said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (7) | comments 6

China looks at carbon tax, official says in US

China's lead negotiator on climate change said Wednesday that the world's largest emitter is considering imposing a tax on carbon to reduce the use of dirty energy as its economy grows.

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 12

Fuel economy of new vehicles slipped in December

(PhysOrg.com) -- After two months of increases, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States fell by a half mile per gallon last month, say researchers at the University of Michigan ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research examines virus infection's differing effects on plants, insects

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomato spotted wilt virus can be deadly for many important plants, but have little effect on the plants' small insect hosts. Research by a Kansas State University plant pathologist and two students is examining ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Poop to power' program turns pig manure into sustainable energy

The nearly 9,000 hogs at Loyd Ray Farms in Yadkin County, N.C., produce 400,000 gallons of manure every week. Since the waste had too high a nitrogen content to be used as fertilizer, owner Loyd Bryant used to pump that waste ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (13) | comments 3

Global warming caused by greenhouse gases delays natural patterns of glaciation

Unprecedented levels of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are disrupting normal patterns of glaciation, according to a study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher and published online Jan. 8 in Nature Ge ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (29) | comments 114 | with audio podcast

Study finds a better way to gauge the climate costs of land use changes

Those making land use decisions to reduce the harmful effects of climate change have focused almost exclusively on greenhouse gases – analyzing, for example, how much carbon dioxide is released when a ...

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created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future: study

Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado's Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions.

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created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

India 'won't sign binding emissions pact': minister

India said Tuesday it would reject any global pact legally binding it to cut greenhouse gas emissions as such a move could stifle economic growth needed to eradicate poverty.

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created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 14

China plans Asia's biggest coal-fired power plant

China's Shenhua Group will build the largest coal-fired power station in Asia over the next five years, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, as the country struggles to meet its energy needs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 7

European carbon market suffers in annus horribilis

Europe's market in carbon emissions is hoping for outside help after a year in which prices slumped to record lows, savaging claims that trading in CO2 brakes the rise of dangerous greenhouse gases.

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created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 24

Comprehensive study makes key findings of ocean pH variations

A group of 19 scientists from five research organizations have conducted the broadest field study of ocean acidification to date using sensors developed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Worm compost can suppress plant disease, regulate nutrients, research finds

Organic growers could soon have another weapon in their arsenal, courtesy of the humble worm.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AgriLife Research adds new instrumentation to measure greenhouse gases

As greenhouse gases become more of a concern, determining the actual rates of emissions through scientific data is a growing necessity, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist in Amarillo.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0