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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/453a9f/carbon_dioxide_mon) has announced the addition of the “Carbon Dioxide Monitors – Global Strategic Business Report” report to their offering.
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In an exclusive interview, US President Barack Obama’s chief scientific advisor tells the BBC the United States is moving towards becoming a leader in the climate change debate rather than lagging behind other countries.
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – The United States may become the largest market for renewable energy for E.ON, the world’s largest utility by sales, within six years, the head of the company’s green energy unit told Reuters in an interview.
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Barack Obama holds Tuesday 23 June, his fourth press conference at the White House since he took office. It will focus on two major themes: health insurance reform and the reduction of greenhouse gases. The conference, held in the gardens of the White House, will begin with an introductory statement at 12:30PM and will be followed by an hour of questions and answer session with journalists.
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Carbon dioxide in the earths atmosphere has risen to its highest level in at least 2.1 million years, according to a new investigation of the greenhouse gass role in ice ages over the millennia.
Researchers including Columbia Universitys Baerbel Hoenisch drilled into the ocean floor off the coast of Africa to remove shells of ancient marine animals called foraminifera that contain climate records, according to the study published today on Sciences Web site. Previous evidence of CO2 concentrations found in columns of Arctic ice go back just 800,000 years.
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WASHINGTON — Low-income families will receive hundreds of dollars a year to help pay higher energy bills if Congress enacts the first-ever limits on the gases blamed for global warming, according to a new analysis.
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There’s an internet fight going on about how to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. In Corner #1, we have the Cap-and-Trade Kids, advocating limits on the amount of gases emitted. In Corner #2, we have the Pigou Clubbers, arguing for a carbon tax. Backing cap-and-trade are President Obama, Senator McCain (during the campaign), the European Union, and much of the rest of the world. Backing the carbon tax are … Andrew Sullivan and a bunch of economists, nominally led by Harvard’s Greg Mankiw. This seems a little lopsided.
BOISE – Federal action agencies have a good understanding of what they must do under the Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Two separate studies conducted by American, Canadian and German Researchers show that soils have a limited capacity when it comes to sequestering carbon. It has been known for quite some time that plants absorb CO2 from the surroundings as they grow and process that carbon into their tissues. Upon a plants death, the carbon gets amalgamated into the soil and remains stored there with soil particles.
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