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Environment News tagged with greenhousegases

Rising CO2 Could Cause Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Finds Antarctic Study
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, climatechange, climate, globalwarming, environment, protection, greenhousegases, pollution, water, world, ecosystems, climate-change )

Cal
- 1 day ago - telegraph.co.uk
Sea levels could rise by up to six metres if the world fails to get pollution under control, according to the latest study in the Antarctic.
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Brazil Pledges Deep Emissions Cut By 2020
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, greenhousegases, globalwarming, climate-change, world, environment )

Cal
- 6 days ago - uk.reuters.com
Brazil raised the pressure on other nations on Friday ahead of a world climate summit, pledging deep cuts in its greenhouse gases over the next decade that would take its emissions back to 1990s levels.
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Take Action for Cleaner Vehicles
Environment  (tags: globalwarming, CO2emissions, environment, energy, pollution, greenhousegases )

Tierney
- 9 days ago - action.citizen.org
The Obama administration has proposed new fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for motor vehicles could result in the most significant climate action ever in this country. To find out what the American public thinks about the standards, the National
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Climate Change Study Shows Earth Is Still Absorbing Carbon Dioxide
Environment  (tags: Study, climate-change, world, CO2emissions, greenhousegases )

Katie
- 9 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
The research, by Bristol University, suggests that despite rising emissions, the world is is still able to store a significant amount of greenhouse gases in oceans and forests.
58 comments
Obama Set to Announce US Target for Cutting Emissions at Summit
Environment  (tags: Copenhagen, politics, ecosystems, environment, humans, climatechange, globalwarming, climate, world, CO2emissions, greenhousegases )

Cal
- 10 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
President Obama is preparing to break the deadlock in negotiations on a global deal on climate change by announcing a target for cutting US greenhouse gas emissions.
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Climate Treaty May Need Extra Year
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, CO2emissions, climate-change, greenhousegases, world, politics, conservation, protection )

Cal
- 14 days ago - uk.reuters.com
A U.N. climate treaty may need an extra year beyond a December deadline to agree details, delegates at U.N. talks said on Thursday even as a U.S. Senate committee approved a carbon-capping bill.
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Gore's Book a Toolbox for Fixing Climate Crises
Environment  (tags: Al Gore, ecosystems, globalwarming, CO2emissions, climatechange, greenhousegases, politics, protection, research, humans, world )

Cal
- 14 days ago - usatoday.com
With global warming taking center stage in world affairs, Al Gore can't be far behind: The Nobel-Prize-winning former-vice president-turned-energy entrepreneur is releasing his plan to crack the climate conundrum.
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Rich Countries Call on African Bloc to Keep Climate Talks on Track
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, climate-change, politics, ecosystems, world, CO2emissions, greenhousegases )

Cal
- 15 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Poor countries forced to make a stand over lack of commitment from rich nations on emissions cuts, claims African delegat
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Africa Boycotts U.N. Climate Talks, Demands CO2 Cuts
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, greenhousegases, politics, globalwarming, climate-change, environment, world )

Cal
- 16 days ago - enn.com
African nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Tuesday in a protest to urge rich countries to set deeper 2020 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
32 comments
Environmental Impact of Animals Raised for Food Recalculated
Environment  (tags: animals, environment, greenhousegases, pollution, suffering )

Tierney
- 17 days ago - upc-online.org
While this report contains vital, usable information about the contribution of animal farming to greenhouse gas emissions and argues strongly for a plant-based diet free of meat and dairy ingredients, it isn't clear whether the authors are including eggs
7 comments
Now Is the Time to Lead on Climate Change - Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, protection, humans, greenhousegases, globalwarming, environment, ecosystems, CO2emissions, conservation )

Daphna
- 19 days ago - change.org
Last fall, a new generation of Americans rose to action in support of the Obama Campaign in unprecedented numbers, and made their voices heard. It's time to lead again. Our generation has an incredibly important role to play in demanding a c
10 comments
Stop Attack on the Clean Air Act -Take Action!
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, environment, greenhousegases, pollution, politics )

Tierney
- 21 days ago - action.earthjustice.org
An attack on the Clean Air Act is in full swing this week, undermining Senate hearings on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733), a plan to fight global warming.
9 comments
Scientists: Greenhouse Gas Cuts Should Start at Home
Environment  (tags: environment, greenhousegases, CO2emissions, green, research )

Katie
- 24 days ago - livescience.com
While much of the talk about curbing greenhouse gas emissions revolves around often painful steps for industry, a new report finds there's plenty you can do at home. Household energy consumption accounts for 38 percent of carbon emissions.....
9 comments
Send a Thank You Message to the EPA for Safeguarding Communities From Mercury Pollution Today!
Environment  (tags: greenhousegases, CO2emissions, mercury pollution, EPA, goodnews )

Tierney
- 25 days ago - secure2.convio.net
For years the Bush Administration attempted to shield power plants from clean up requirements, but now the EPA has agreed put new rules in place by 2011 that will protect Americans from the mercury, lead, soot and other harmful toxins emitted by coal and
8 comments
Livestock Emissions Account for 51% of Greenhouse Gases
Environment  (tags: environment, greenhousegases, livestock, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 27 days ago - animalblawg.wordpress.com
In 2006, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) reported that livestock accounted for 18% of greenhouse gases, making livestock emissions "one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems."
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