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Environment News tagged with research

The World's Most Cited Climate Change Denier: The World's Leading Climate Scientist?
Environment  (tags: world, research, pollution, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, CO2emissions, climate-change, ecosystems )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - planetgreen.discovery.com
If there's one climate change-related interview you read today (just in case you're one of those people who read dozens of them), check out the piece over at the New Republic featuring Dr. Stephen Schneider.
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Greenland Ice Is Melting -- Faster and Faster!
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, climatechange, CO2emissions, climate, world, research )

Cal
- 7 days ago - enn.com
Professor Jonathan Bamber from the University of Bristol and an author on the paper said: "It is clear from these results that mass loss from Greenland has been accelerating since the late 1990s and the underlying causes suggest this trend is likely to co
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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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Giant Crack in Africa Formed in Just Days
Environment  (tags: Earth, world, crust, crack, research, africa )

Katie
- 15 days ago - newscientist.com
A crack in the Earth's crust - which could be the forerunner to a new ocean - ripped open in just days in 2005, a new study suggests. The opening, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia, presents a unique opportunity for geologists to study how...........
3 comments
Sea Slime Killing U.S. Seabirds
Environment  (tags: environment, algae blooms, destruction, globalwarming, habitat, habitatdestruction, oceans, pollution, protection, research, science )

Dee
- 18 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Hundreds of birds--including this loon pictured on the Oregon coast in fall 2009--are washing up on the shores of the U.S. Pacific Northwest coated with a foamy sea slime, scientists say.
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Climate Chief Lord Stern: Give Up Meat to Save the Planet
Environment  (tags: environment, cows, pigs, methane, meat, CO2emissions, climatechange, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, ecosystems, conservation, climate, pollution, wildlife, world, oceans, destruction, water, animals, science, research )

Tom
- 19 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
"Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better." Direct emissions of methane from cows and pigs is a significant source of greenhouse gases.
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HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH AND THE ACCELERATING RATE OF SPECIES EXTINCTION
Environment  (tags: animals, destruction, ecosystems, environment, forests, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, research, science, wildlife, world, Sustainabililty )

Gorilly
- 22 days ago - earthportals.com
In recent years, some prominent economists have argued that there is no upper limit to human population growth, that finiteness in resources is meaningless, and that prosperity can be had by all.
15 comments
Cigarette Butt Litter Environment - Cigarette Pollution
Environment  (tags: pollution, humans, nature, habitat, environment, destruction, conservation, research )

Daphna
- 23 days ago - thedailygreen.com
It's true that littered cigarette butts are a public nuisance, and not just for aesthetic reasons. The filters on cigarettes -- four fifths of all cigarettes have them -- are made of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic that is very slow to degrade in the
4 comments
Statisticians Reject Global Cooling
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, climatechange, CO2emissions, climate, humans, science, research, climate-change )

Cal
- 24 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
An analysis of global temperatures by independent statisticians shows the Earth is still warming and not cooling as some global warming skeptics are claiming.
35 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
Sharks Worth More Alive Than Dead
Environment  (tags: sharks, endangered, protection, research, oceans )

Claudia
- 29 days ago - diverwire.com
New research by the World Wildlife Federation-Australia shows the ocean predators draw a healthy chunk of the tourist dollar.
14 comments
Global Warming May Spur Increased Growth In Pacific Northwest Forests
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, CO2emissions, globalwarming, climate-change, habitat, environment, climate, climatechange, research )

Cal
- 30 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Global warming in the next century could cause a significant increase in the productivity of high-elevation forests of the Pacific Northwest, a new study suggests
5 comments
Folsom Walmart to Start Reusable Bag Trial
Environment  (tags: GoodNews, Reusable Bags, stores, research )

Lone
- 30 days ago - sacbee.com
Here's a new crinkle in the fast-changing politics of plastic sacks: Walmart is going to see what happens if shoppers don't have the option of free bags at the checkout counter
6 comments
Arctic Ice Cap to Disappear in 20-30 Years: Study
Environment  (tags: research, climate-change, globalwarming, environment, climate, world, CO2emissions )

Cal
- 35 days ago - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.
18 comments
 
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