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New Study Finds West Antarctic Ice Sheet Warming Rapidly

In a discovery that raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise, a new study finds that the western part of the ice sheet is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought.

24 Dec 2012

Stanford Professor Recommends Using U.S. Natural Gas Riches at Home

With the advent of the "shale gas revolution," the United States has undergone a full-scale natural gas boom. Driven by fracking and horizontal drilling, the United States will likely overtake Russia as the world's largest producer of natural gas by 2015, according to the International Energy Agency.

19 Dec 2012

Speed Limits on Vessels near Ports Could Significantly Reduce Pollution

The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series reports that putting a speed limit on cargo ships as they sail near ports and coastlines could cut their emission of air pollutants by up to 70 percent, reducing the impact of marine shipping on Earth's climate and human health.

15 Dec 2012

Ocean Iron Fertilisation an Uneconomical Solution for Carbon Storage

Ocean iron fertilisation is a process that attempts to encourage phytoplankton growth in regions with unused nutrients and stores carbon away from the atmosphere.

14 Dec 2012

Synthetic Fuels May Have Environmental, Economic and National Security Benefits

The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of Princeton researchers has found.

6 Dec 2012

New Consensus on CO2 Emissions from Gross Tropical Deforestation

The Ecosystem Services Unit of Winrock International (WI) and Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC) today announced they have reached scientific consensus on gross carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from tropical deforestation. The analysis provides a crucial piece of information that now allows policymakers to confidently set targets for emissions reductions based on scientifically derived benchmarks.

3 Dec 2012

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions set to Reach a Record High of 35.6 Billion Tonnes in 2012

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes - according to new figures from the Global Carbon Project, co-led by researchers from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

3 Dec 2012

Chameleon-Like Light Harvesting Process in Phytoplanktons Linked to Climate Change

An international team of biologists led by Indiana University's David M. Kehoe has identified both the enzyme and molecular mechanism critical for controlling a chameleon-like process that allows one of the world's most abundant ocean phytoplankton, once known as blue-green algae, to maximize light harvesting for photosynthesis.

27 Nov 2012

New Study Reveals Rapid Response between Global Temperature and Ice Volume/Sea-Level

A new study has revealed a rapid response between global temperature and ice volume/sea-level, which could lead to sea-levels rising by over one metre.

16 Nov 2012

Seattle Fleets Switch to Propane Autogas to Reduce Emissions and Operating Costs

Seattle is known for progressive thinking when it comes to adopting environmentally friendly practices and cutting-edge clean technology, and its vehicle fleets are no different. Fleets in the Puget Sound area such as Sea-Tac’s MasterPark, the City of Edmonds and Seattle Children’s Hospital are part of a nationwide movement to use American-made propane autogas, which is both cleaner than gasoline and more affordable to implement than other alternative fuels.

9 Nov 2012