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Study Shows Polar Bears Under Danger From Climate Change

Forecasts of polar bear populations and their likely responses to climate change have been strengthened by a new publication that refutes criticisms of the scientific basis for listing the polar bear under the Endangered Species Ac

18 May 2009

Carbon Footprint of Concrete May Be Smaller Than Originally Thought As It Reabsorbs CO2

A new study suggests that concrete reabsorbs atmospheric carbon lowering concrete's overall carbon footprint

18 May 2009

Shipping Companies Could Make More Money By Cutting Emission

Shipping – responsible for almost three percent of global emissions but not so far covered by any emissions reduction agreements – could reduce its climate impact by at least one fifth at a negative cost to the industry, a new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) report has shown

18 May 2009

Magnetic Refrigeration Technology May Bring In a New Era in Environmentally Friendly Cooling

Magnetic refrigeration technology may signal a new era in environmentally friendly fridges and air-conditioning systems, slashing the staggering amounts of energy that they currently consume by up to 30%

18 May 2009

Biological Particles Found in High Altitude Ice Clouds

A team of UC San Diego-led atmospheric chemistry researchers moved closer to what is considered the "holy grail" of climate change science when it made the first-ever direct detection of biological particles within ice clouds

18 May 2009

Global Climate Change Education Grant Awards Announced by NASA

NASA has awarded $6.4 million in grants to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit education organizations nationwide to enhance learning through the use of NASA's Earth science resources. Each grant is expected to leverage NASA's unique contributions in climate science

18 May 2009

Cleaning The Air and Greening Schools in Austin Texas

Today marks the launch of Drive the Change Austin, a movement created by Austin-based clean tech company, Sabertec, makers of Blade, to clean our air, lower our carbon footprint and improve our fuel efficiency while raising money for the greening of Austin public schools

18 May 2009