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Seattle Steam Co. to Break Ground for Renewable Energy Storage Facility

The Seattle Steam Co. today announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new renewable energy storage facility

1 Oct 2008

Climate Change Worries The Prince of Wales

In an interview, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales talks about his longstanding interest in the weather, its impact on the environment, global warming and climate change plus the effects of changing weather patterns on communities

30 Sep 2008

Carbon Dioxide Scrubber Captures Greenhouse Gases Straight Out of the Air

U of C scientist captures global warming gas directly from the air; technology could reduce emissions from transportation

30 Sep 2008

Ben and Jerry's Going Cleaner and Greener by Testing Environmentally Friendly Freezers for Their Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a cleaner, greener freezer for testing in the United States with the hope that it will eventually be approved for long-term use

30 Sep 2008

Antarctic Survey Shows CO2 Emissions are Still Booming

Scientists will this week announce the annual update on the global carbon figures. They report that CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels and cement manufacturing continue to increase rapidly despite international agreements to limit emissions of greenhouse gases

29 Sep 2008

New Study Looks at Human Impact on the Earth, 100 Million Years in the Future

Jan Zalasiewicz, a lecturer in geology at the University of Leicester, has published a new study looking at the lasting impression made by mankind 100 million years hence

29 Sep 2008

Issues, Markets, Testing and Policy Issues on Carbon Sinks to be Discussed by Expert Panel

With reducing carbon emissions on the national agenda, a group of expert panelists will discuss methods, markets, testing and policy issues on how carbon sinks or carbon sequestration may be used to reduce atmospheric CO2

29 Sep 2008

Plant Ecosystem Study Simulates Climate Conditions in 2100

A new experiment to find out how British plant ecosystems may be affected by future changes to climate and biodiversity is underway at Imperial College London

29 Sep 2008

Journal Says Rather Than Blame Cities for Climate Change, We Should See Them As Solutions

Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the journal Environment and Urbanization

28 Sep 2008

Go To Space on NASA's Climate Change Discovery Satellite

Members of the public can send their names around Earth on NASA's Glory satellite, the first mission dedicated to understanding the effects of particles in the atmosphere and the sun's variability on our climate

28 Sep 2008