Environment – Page 37

Link Builds Between Weather Extremes and Global Warming
By the Editor on March 26, 2012
Extreme weather events over the past decade have increased and were “very likely” caused by manmade global warming, a...
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Big History for the Era of Climate Change
By the Editor on March 24, 2012
Lack of understanding of environmental issues is an education problem and requires an education solution. So do we need...
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Humans Hunted Australia’s Giant Beasts to Extinction
By the Editor on March 24, 2012
Humans hunted Australia’s giant vertebrates to extinction about 40,000 years ago, the latest research published in Science has concluded....
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U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence
By the Editor on March 23, 2012
Increasing production and declining consumption of oil and gas have unexpectedly brought the United States markedly closer to a...
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MIT: U.S. Has Plenty of Room for Carbon Storage
By the Editor on March 22, 2012
While plenty of question marks still hang over the prospect of carbon capture and storage, MIT believes it’s ruled...
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Sea-Level Rise Will Cost $2 Trillion
By the Editor on March 21, 2012
As the seas rise, so will the costs associated with them. The impact of climate change on oceans alone...
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Noise Pollution Affects Plants, Too
By the Editor on March 21, 2012
Facing an ever-increasing din of background noise from traffic and other human activities, many animals are adapting by changing...
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Illegal Logging May Be Worth Billions
By the Editor on March 21, 2012
Illegal logging generates $10-15 billion around the world, according to new analysis from the World Bank. Its report, Justice...
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Better Hydrogen Storage Process Unveiled
By the Editor on March 20, 2012
The dream of using hydrogen gas as a clean fuel, on a large scale, just got a little bit...
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Climate Change Beliefs Influenced By Recession
By the Editor on March 14, 2012
Americans are less likely to believe in man-made climate change as economic conditions get tougher, new research shows. Lyle...
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