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Farms as sites for renewable energy
Posted: November 21, 2014UK farms could be a major player in a shift towards a resilient, low-carbon energy system, according to a landmark report launched today by the Farm Power coalition. The coalition, which…
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Not so fast: Planting trees might cause warming?
Posted: November 20, 2014Afforestation (planting trees) to mitigate climate change could cause warming rather than cooling globally due to non-carbon effects of land use change, according to new research from the University of…
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Abrupt rise in greenhouse gases at end of last ice age may be because of permafrost
Posted: November 20, 2014One of the most abrupt rises in the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere at the end of the last ice age took place about 14,600 years ago. Ice core…
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UK unveils first waste-fueled bus
Posted: November 20, 2014The UK's first ever bus powered on human and food waste has taken to the road today which engineers believe could provide a sustainable way of fuelling public transport –…
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Children's rights and child labor in hazardous jobs around the world
Posted: November 20, 2014Nearly half of the countries that ratified the U.N. agreement still allow children to work in jobs that endanger their health and safety.Twenty-five years ago this month, the countries that…
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EU Court Rules Against UK For Failure to Tackle Air Pollution
Posted: November 19, 2014A landmark judgment by the European Court of Justice compels the UK Government to act as soon as possible to reduce air pollution in British cities, writes Keith Taylor –…
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Climate history of western US is more complex than previously thought
Posted: November 19, 2014The climate 150 million years ago of a large swath of the western United States was more complex than previously known, according to new research from Southern Methodist University, Dallas. It’s…
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Researchers use social media to track air pollution
Posted: November 18, 2014University of Wisconsin-Madison computer science researchers have developed a method for using social media posts to estimate air pollution levels with significant accuracy.
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A 600,000 year long continental archive revealed in Near East study
Posted: November 18, 2014If you want to see into the future, you have to understand the past. An international consortium of researchers under the auspices of the University of Bonn has drilled deposits…
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310 Species Added to IUCN Red List
Posted: November 18, 2014Today, 22,413 species are threatened with extinction, according to the most recent update of the IUCN Red List. This is a rise of 310 species from the last update in…
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