Tag: Carbon Dioxide
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Microsoft Imposes a Carbon Price on Itself
The tech giant announced that it will be carbon neutral by the next fiscal year. To do so, it's essentially enacting a carbon pricing system on its own operations.
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Pond Biofuels Takes CO2 From Cement Kiln, Grows Algae And Turns It Into Biofuel
We really do need more of this kind of thinking.
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Copper Gold Nanoparticles Could Convert CO2 to Fuel Cost Effectively
Copper can convert carbon dioxide to methane efficiently -- as long as a patina coating does not slow things down.
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This Micro-Algae Lamp Absorbs 150-200 Times More CO2 than a Tree! (Video)
French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.
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Here Come the First Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
The agency will unveil the new rules as early as today—expect this one to get ugly. Fast.
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Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Podcast)
Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses objectivity, climate deniers, and bringing solar technology to developing nations.
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Drive-by Technology Measures Exact CO2 Emissions with Infrared Sensors
Tech company Picarro has developed a method of accurately measuring carbon emissions on the urban scale.
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The Rightwing Case for a Carbon Tax
A number of conservative think tanks and economists are supporting the notion of putting a price on carbon to reduce the deficit.
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Floating Washing Machine Uses Dry Ice to Clean Clothes in Minutes
A concept washing machine is silent and doesn't use any soap or water. But liquid nitrogen and levitation are involved.
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Ask Pablo: Are Soda Makers Really Greener?
Dear Pablo: I have been seeing a lot of advertisements claiming that soda makers are better for the environment. Are these claims really true?
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NASA's Maps of US Trees Will Be a "Before" Picture for Deforestation
NASA has created a map of the all the trees in the United States, against which future tree loss or gain can be measured.
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Time To Sign Up For An End Times Cult? - Arctic Permafrost Gushing Massive Plumes Of Methane.
Arctic Sea gushing tons of methane skyward as permafrost melts, let's hope it's not too late to save ourselves.
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Financial, Energy Costs of Scrubbing CO2 Directly From Atmosphere Grossly Underestimated
Reducing CO2 emissions at the source, or better yet, not emitting them in the first place, is the better option.
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2010 Saw Biggest Jump in Global CO2 Emissions Since the Industrial Revolution
Worldwide, CO2 emissions jumped 5.9% last year; a record amount.
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Ask Pablo: What Is The Greenest Booze?
Ask Pablo answers: What's the greenest kind of booze we can drink this holiday season?
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Kristen Wiig's Global Breathing Initiative Will End Climate Change (Video)
Q: What if everyone on the planet held their breath for one minute every day? A: We'd stop climate change. According to Kristen Wiig. And Mitt Romney.
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Sorry, Mitt: Not Even Fringy Climate Denial Will Get the Tea Party to Like You
In which Mitt Romney emerges from his Tea Party pupa, fully and 100% transformed from a climate realist to a fringe science denier.
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65% of Americans Want a Carbon Tax: New Study
Who says it's impossible to put a price on carbon?
