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Study says today's carbon emissions take 10 years to reach maximum effect
Posted: December 4, 2014The climate warming caused by a single carbon emission takes only about 10 years to reach its maximum effect. This is important because it refutes the common misconception that today’s…
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Good news, were eating less meat.
Posted: December 4, 2014A third of consumers say they would consider eating less meat, with one in five saying they have already cut back on the amount of meat they eat over the…
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Arabian Sea Humpback Whales Isolated for 70,000 Years
Posted: December 3, 2014Scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the Environment Society of Oman, and other organizations have made a fascinating discovery in the northern Indian…
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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Posted: December 3, 2014The tradition of the Capitol Christmas Tree, or The People’s Tree, began in 1964 when Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John W. McCormack (D-MA) placed a live Christmas…
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Melt rate of West Antarctic glaciers has tripled
Posted: December 3, 2014A comprehensive, 21-year analysis of the fastest-melting region of Antarctica has found that the melt rate of glaciers there has tripled during the last decade. The glaciers in the Amundsen Sea…
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Do you know what makes an organic apple different from one that is not labeled organic?
Posted: December 3, 2014Now that the organic marketing concept has been around for a few generations, you’d think it would be easier to win consumers over. According to a recent survey by BFG Consulting it…
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Japan submits new proposal to continue “scientific” whaling program
Posted: December 2, 2014Earlier this year whales won a historic victory when the International Court of Justice ruled that Japan’s scientific whaling program in the Antarctic was illegal and ordered it be ended,…
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China gets serious about reducing smoking
Posted: December 2, 2014In 2009, China's estimated 300 million smokers consumed a staggering 2.3 trillion cigarettes: more than the number smoked in the next four top tobacco-consuming countries—Indonesia, Japan, Russia, and the United…
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UK considers sustainable aviation fuel
Posted: December 2, 2014A coalition of the UK’s airlines, airports, manufacturers and air navigation service provider NATS, has launched its latest industry road map, which considers the opportunities for sustainable aviation fuels. The Sustainable…
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New Report Shows Little Hope of Reaching 'Sustainable Population' in Next Century
Posted: December 2, 2014According to recent projections, the number of people living on Earth could exceed ten billion by the end of this century. Now, a new study has examined what it would…
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