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Algae Biofuel Grown in Bioreactors Has 3.7x the Carbon Footprint of Petro-Diesel: Study
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Algae biofuels are probably the most touted future hope to replace large amounts of petroleum-based liquid fuels with a renewable source.
Not Waiting For National Action, Western Climate Initiative Carbon Trading Scheme Moves Forward
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Even though it often seems that even mentioning climate change or pricing carbon on a national basis is an utter nonstarter, here's another example of how states aren't waiting for the Feds to get their act together: The
EPA Refutes Challenges to its Ability to Regulate Carbon
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A total of 10 petitions, including one from the US Chamber of Commerce, were sent to the EPA challenging its 2009 ruling that it can regulate greenhouse gases as a harmful pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
Ocean Acidification Changing Polar Waters Fastest
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The impact of ocean acidification on sea life is becoming better understood in areas like coral reefs, where impacts like bleaching,
Ocean Acidification Changing Fishes' Sense of Smell, Predators' Scent Becomes Irresistible
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As the ocean absorbs more of the carbon dioxide we're pumping into the atmosphere, its chemistry changes and it is becoming much more acidic.
Are Mini "Teacup Cattle" the Answer to Sustainable Meat?
Image credit: The Guardian
The connection between beef and climate change is already well documented.
Moscow Engulfed in Peat Smoke As City's Record-Breaking Heat Sets Off Fires
photo: AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel
If you're sweating through a heatwave right now, take comfort knowing that you don't have massive peat-fires sending smoke across your town too, like in Moscow: The Russian capital experienced a record high of 99°F, on Monday (the hottest since records began in the late 1800s), with the heatwave setting off peat
Modern Cargo Ships Now Traveling Slower Than 19th Century Clippers
photo: Glen via flickr
Thinking about ways we can really start transitioning off oil has led me lately to thinking about how we're going to ship goods across oceans--which I'll delve into more in some future posts--but there's some interesting shipping information worth passing on (via
Use Natural Gas & Carbon Tax, Forget Carbon Capture, To Help Transition Off Coal: Report
The carbon intensity of coal is so high that CCS technology will only slightly reduce emissions, the report authors say.
Setting a Price on Carbon Will Help US End Oil Addiction - Not Just Combat Climate Change
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There's lots of overlap between ending our oil addiction in the United States and combatting climate change, with setting a price on carbon (regardless of the mechanism used, be
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