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Carbon emissions are increasingly at the forefront of policy issues, and experts say agricultural practices could play a role in decreasing emissions while providing farmers with a new cash crop.
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Lloyd Stover: Why a carbon tax is key to an energy policy
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In many ways, the recent holiday season seemed to be less joyful than past seasons. There was, however, one unexpected present for most Americans. Lower gasoline prices seemed to put more money into the pockets of consumers. Some economists say the retreat from $4-per-gallon gasoline has been the equivalent of a $200 billion tax break — but it’s a false hope.
Research helps scientists study carbon storage
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At a forest research site in the Coast Range, Beverly Law is studying the breathing patterns of a fast-growing Douglas fir stand.
A tower shooting up from the forest floor is rigged to measure the carbon dioxide concentration of the air 20 times per second.
Obama may act faster on carbon dioxide emissions
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WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush could be forcing President-elect Barack Obama to act almost immediately to curb global warming, after years of the Bush administration’s fighting attempts to crack down on greenhouse gas emissions.
India, China’s role essential for international carbon agreement: Brown
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London, Jan 04: British Premier Gordon Brown has said that an international agreement to reduce carbon emission would be one of his key priorities in 2009 for which India and China will have to be taken on board.