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Climate risk from flat-screen TVs
Beaware, your passion for the Flat screen TV is having an impact on the global warming. This latest study shows that Gas used for making this product is very detrimental for the climate. " The rising demand...
Why Mosquitoes Love you more Than Others.
Many times I wonder, "Why do I always get bitten by mosquitos while my friends don't" Especially when I am in Asia, I get billions of mosquitos bites all over while the locals don't. The explanation my mom gives me... US climate change bill blocked
US lawmakers have blocked a much-anticipated bill on climate change, after Republicans vowed it would be too expensive for the economy. "A US attempt to establish a system of caps and tax relief to cut carbon emissions has been blocked in Congress.The bill was backed by most... Machine to clean up greenhouse gas is breakthrough in war on global warming, ...
"Scientists say they have invented a machine that can suck carbon dioxide out of the air – potentially creating a vital weapon in the war against global warming. The blueprint for the CO2 'scrubber' raises the... 'Flintstones' protest EU emissions proposal
"Fred and Wilma Flintstone' were arrested today as they approached the European Parliament to protest over the influence of the car industry on proposals to curb carbon dioxide emissions from cars.Six... Methane liberated from arctic wetlands, 25 x impact C02 destroys Ozone layer
"Global levels of methane had been roughly stable for almost a decade. Rising levels in the Arctic could mean that some of the methane stored away in permafrost is being released, which would have major climatic... Today is Love a Tree Day!
Today is Love a Tree Day! Trees are very important for the environment. Planting a tree can be one of the most efficient ways to remove excess levels of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, therefore... Carbon Dioxide Threatening Koalas
The more that carbon dioxide pollutes the air, the more koalas are being threatened. The rising levels offset the nutrients in eucalyptus plants, making them toxic to koalas."Koalas are threatened by the rising... Supermarket trials carbon labels
Consumers concerned with the health of the environment may begin to turn to a special label on various food and home items to tell them critical information on the item's carbon footprint."Supermaket chain Tesco has... Mentos madness as 1,300 students set Diet Coke fountain record
A new world record has been set. 1,360 students in the town of Leuven, Belgium set off simultaneous geysers with mentos and diet coke. Looks like lots of fizzy fun!"After they each dropped a tube of the mints into a... Sorry Al, But Indeed An Ice Age Cometh
Opinion: After looking past the global warming rhetoric, and the clamour to clamp down on carbon dioxide, at the hard long-term temperature data going back hundreds of thousands and millions of years, the numbers... Illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances rises in Asia-Pacific
"Comparing figures between countries trading in ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) shows "a discrepancy between what is being legally exported into a particular country and the actual legal import figures of the country," said Ludgarde Coppens, policy and enforcement...Businesses in San Francisco Bay Area May Pay Fee for Emissions
Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may have to pay a fee for their emissions of heat-trapping gases. The decision is not made yet, but if it is passed on May 21, it will take effect on June 1."It is believed to...A Storehouse of Greenhouse Gases Is Opening in Sibera
"In the permafrost bottom of the 200-meter-deep sea, enormous stores of gas hydrates lie dormant in mighty frozen layers of sediment. The carbon content of the ice-and-methane mixture here is estimated at 540 billion tons. "This submarine hydrate was considered stable until... Canada to Levy Carbon Taxes on Import Goods from Polluting Countries?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI asked this very same question almost a year ago, though no response from anyone in government of the mainstream media.Certainly this will create a backlash from both the...
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