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Beyond Carbon Dioxide: Growing Importance Of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) In Climate Warming
Some of the substances that
are helping to avert the
destruction of the ozone
layer could increasingly
contribute to climate
... > full story
Elephant-size Loopholes Sustain Thai Ivory Trade
Legal loopholes and
insufficient law enforcement
mean that Thailand continues
to harbor the largest
illegal ivory market in
Asia, says a new report. ... > full story
Close Relationship Between Past Warming And Sea-level Rise
Scientists have
reconstructed sea-level
fluctuations over the last
520,000 years. Comparison of
this record with data on
global climate and CO2
... > full story
How Can The World's Fisheries Be Sustainable?
A new study provides the
first global evaluation of
how management practices
influence fisheries'
sustainability. ... > full story
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Power Of US Cities To Mitigate Climate Change And Steps They Need To Take To Adapt
July 8, 2009 — US cities are starting to plan ways of coping with climate change, says a new report. Flooding of subways and other infrastructure caused by extreme weather and sea level rise, shortages of food, ... > full story -
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New Method May Help Allocate Carbon Emissions Responsibility Among Nations
July 6, 2009 — Just months before world leaders are scheduled to meet to devise a new international treaty on climate change, scientists have developed a new way of dividing responsibility for carbon emissions ... > full story -
Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues
July 3, 2009 — The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed ... > full story -
Small Heat-Shielded Habitats Could Help Threatened Species Survive Climate Change
July 3, 2009 — Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links between ... > full story -
Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses
July 1, 2009 — Changes in ocean chemistry -- a consequence of increased carbon dioxide emissions from human industrial activity -- could cause US shellfish revenues to drop significantly in the next 50 years, ... > full story -
Study Advises Chinese Government To Change Fuel In Millions Of Households
June 30, 2009 — Scientists in China are recommending that the Chinese government consider phasing out the direct burning of traditional chunks of coal in millions of households. It suggests that the government ... > full story -
Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
June 30, 2009 — People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of a new ... > full story -
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds
June 30, 2009 — Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new ... > full story -
Anti-biotech Groups Obstruct Forest Biotechnology, Researchers Say
June 30, 2009 — The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively ... > full story -
'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales
June 29, 2009 — Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is ... > full story
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