Tag: Global Warming Solutions - Page 5
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U.S. Drivers To Save $68 Billion by 2030 Under Obama's 54.5 MPG Standard
Spewing fewer greenhouse gases and pollutants in the atmosphere should be reason enough to tighten fuel economy standards in the US, but it seems like the argument goes over better when you also point out how much cash drivers will save.
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Mexico Unanimously Passes New Climate & Energy Law
Somehow this one passed us by, a pretty glaring omission: Mexico has passed a serious climate change and renewable energy law. It's just the second time that a nation has put long-term climate targets into national law.
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Electric Vehicles a Good Environmental Choice Everywhere in US, Study Finds
"No matter where one lives in the United States, electric vehicles (EVs) are a good choice for reducing global warming emissions and saving money on fueling up."
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10 or So Things You Should Know About the Future of Feeding the World
Experts weigh in on how to feed 7 billion people in a warming world.
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To Lower Emissions Climate Coalitions Should Start Buying Fossil Fuel Rights & Not Use Them
Are we overlooking an effective means to lower emissions, keeping fossil fuels in the ground? A new study says yes. Would it be allowed to work though?
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Oil & Gas Industry Could Cut US Methane Emissions One-Third Though Efficiency Improvements
A new report from NRDC shows how the US oil and gas industry could lower its methane emissions by more than 80% by implementing waste reduction programs and improving efficiency.
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T. Boone Pickens Wants 8 Million U.S. Trucks Running on CNG
Oilman T. Boone Pickens has always been an unlikely environmentalist. He's made a lot of money over the past few decades selling hydrocarbons, but it hasn't blinded him to the scientific facts of global warming.
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Ducking Fight Over Womens' Rights, Santorum Swings Again At Environmentalists
Santorum doubles down on climate protection values.
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Thousands of Christians 'Give Up' Carbon for Lent
The 'Carbon Fast' is a fascinating concept that's gaining hold in Catholic and nondenominational Christians around the world.
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Slowing Global Warming This Century Requires Low Carbon Energy Not Natural Gas
"Delaying rollouts of low-carbon-emission energy technologies risks even greater environmental harm in the second half of this century and beyond."
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US Leads Program to Cut Black Carbon Soot
Reducing short-lived greenhouse gases and other sources of climate pollution could cut warming by half a degree in the next two decades, and by 2050 slow warming by 10 years.
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Global Airlines Call For UN Intervention To Prevent Carbon Trade War
The growing carbon trade war precipitated by the European Union airline emission trading program really is indicative of the continued global denial about the environmental impact of our activities.
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Geoengineering is a Technical Fix for a Political Problem
"The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises."
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Climate News Recap: Year-Round Tea Harvesting, In England; Warming Claims Alaskan Cedars; More
A definite mixed bag of climate news coming through. Interesting, tiresome, and fairly dire. Here's what caught our eye this morning.
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Top Climate Scientist Says Heat Waves in Texas & Moscow Caused by Global Warming
Most climate scientists are reluctant to attribute a specific weather event to global warming. But NASA's Dr. James Hansen has released a paper linking the heat waves in Moscow and Texas to human-induced climate change.
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The Case For A Carbon Tax (Book Review)
Hsu's case for the superiority of a carbon tax over other methods of pricing carbon is throughly and eloquently made. But will it actually help us get past our collective aversion to the word 'tax'? That's frankly the bigger question.
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Obama's State of the Union: A Big Chance to Stump for Clean Energy & Climate Action
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address tonight; and there's reason to believe he'll continue to support clean energy. But will he tackle climate change?
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Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies Would Get Us Halfway to Preventing Dangerous Climate Change
The International Energy Agency has again weighed in on how to combat climate change through better energy policy.
