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Mangrove conservation, Co2 fix

Protecting mangroves to lock carbon away in trees may be an economic way to curb climate change, research suggests.   Carbon credit schemes already exist for rainforests; the new work suggests mangroves could be included too. But other researchers say the economics depend on the global carbon price.   Presenting their results in Proceedings of [...]

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By developer
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Eat it!

Reducing food waste could substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions Countries could cut a lot of greenhouse gas emissions if people would just stop wasting so much food, a review article in Nature Climate Change has concluded. The authors focused on nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas emitted as a result of fertilizer use on crops. More [...]

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By developer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Australia to impose carbon tax on worst polluters

The Australian government has unveiled plans to impose a tax on carbon emissions for the worst polluters. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said carbon dioxide emissions would be taxed at A$23 ($25; £15) per tonne from 2012. The country’s biggest economic reform in a generation will cover some 500 companies. In 2015, a market-based trading scheme [...]

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By Tatiana Antonelli Abella
Sunday, July 10th, 2011

Search Engine That Turns Searches Into Green Web Searches.

A Google query consumes as much energy as one hour of light “A single Google query consumes as much energy as an 11-watt light bulb does in one hour” (perpenduum.com). “Electricity generation required for information and communication technologies is currently responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions” (Techcrunch) Thus the CO2 emission of the IT [...]

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By Tatiana Antonelli Abella
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Rising Sea Levels Threaten Egypt’s Ancient Cities

In Egypt’s ancient city of Alexandria, waves from the Mediterranean Sea send foam crashing over the sea wall and onto hundreds of concrete barriers built to protect the city from the rising waters. The crumbling barriers of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbor, however, are no match for a sea that scientists say will rise between one and [...]

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By Tatiana Antonelli Abella
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010