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US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Slightly Decreased in 2012
Posted: April 18, 2014Climate change is making the news for a number of reasons, including Showtime’s new series called “Years of Living Dangerously.” The rise in greenhouse gas emissions is responsible for climate…
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Greenland was green
Posted: April 18, 2014Greenland the second largest body of ice on Earth was actually green at one point in history. Researchers, including a scientist from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have unearthed cryogenically frozen…
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Saving money with wasted heat
Posted: April 18, 2014Nearly two-thirds of energy input is lost as waste heat. Now Northwestern University scientists have discovered a surprising material that is the best in the world at converting waste heat…
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Scenario development yields environmental success story
Posted: April 17, 2014With so much scenario modeling currently available, we are able to better predict our future and anticipate the outcomes of various habits and activities. While invaluable in the area of…
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Climate Change Reshaping Urban Tree Populations
Posted: April 17, 2014Despite protecting us from the impacts of a changing climate, our region’s trees are also threatened by wetter and warmer weather. The urban forests of today will look much different…
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Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Bananas
Posted: April 17, 2014Who doesn’t love a nice banana? They’re tasty portable snacks, they make a great daiquiri, and they’re wonderful additions to a green smoothie or bowl of oatmeal. Well, eat your…
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Human Life Expectancy Linked to Extinctions
Posted: April 16, 2014Since the arrival of Homo sapiens, other species have been going extinct at an unprecedented rate. Most scientists now agree that extinction rates are between 100 and 1000 times greater…
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LED Bulb Challenge ending soon!
Posted: April 9, 2014The most inefficient light bulbs may now be off the market, in response to new federal standards, but nearly 70% of light bulb sockets in the U.S. still contain an…
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Latest species discovery: the littlest crayfish from down under
Posted: April 9, 2014Hidden in one of Australia’s most developed and fastest growing areas lives one of the world’s smallest freshwater crayfish species. Robert B. McCormack the Team Leader for the Australian Crayfish…
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From Seals to Starfish: Polar Bears Radically Shift Diets as Habitat Melts
Posted: April 9, 2014One of the most iconic species of the ongoing climate change drama, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have dropped in numbers as their habitat melts, with previous estimates forecasting a further…
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