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Solar Power from Your Windows, Awnings, Even Clothing?
New research could one day
lead to photovoltaic
materials thin enough,
flexible enough and
inexpensive enough to go not
only on rooftops but in
... > full story
Intensive Land Management Leaves Europe Without Carbon Sinks
A new calculation of
Europe's greenhouse gas
balance shows that emissions
of methane and nitrous oxide
tip the balance and
... > full story
Oceans Absorbing Carbon Dioxide More Slowly, Scientist Finds
The world's oceans are
absorbing less carbon
dioxide, a geophysicist has
found after pooling data
taken over the past 50
... > full story
Time of Day Matters to Thirsty Trees
The time of day matters to
forest trees dealing with
drought, according to a new
article. ... > full story
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Peat Fires Drive Temperatures Up: Burning Rainforests Release Huge Amounts of Greenhouse Gases
November 29, 2009 — The forested peatlands of the tropics store vast amounts of carbon. Forest fires convert this into the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Scientists have now quantified these emissions and shown that ... > full story -
Academic Questions 'Green' Initiatives on Cutting Carbon Footprint
November 29, 2009 — Global carbon markets may well have been hailed as the savior of the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in many ways they are doing more harm than good, according to new ... > full story -
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Traditional Indigenous Fire Management Techniques Deployed Against Climate Change
November 29, 2009 — A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques is being hailed as a model with vast ... > full story -
Exposure to Both Traffic, Indoor Pollutants Puts Some Kids at Higher Risk for Asthma Later
November 27, 2009 — New research presents strong evidence that the "synergistic" effect of early-life exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one ... > full story -
Artificial Refuges Created to Save the Reptiles of Doñana, Spain
November 27, 2009 — The Aznalcóllar mining accident more than 11 years ago, which contaminated part of the Doñana National Park, also damaged reptile habitat there. Now a team of Spanish researchers, who ... > full story -
Bioengineers Succeed in Producing Plastics Without the Use of Fossil Fuels
November 26, 2009 — Scientists have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals, heralding the creation of ... > full story -
Cutting Greenhouse Pollutants Could Directly Save Millions of Lives Worldwide
November 26, 2009 — Six new international studies show that cutting greenhouse gases, in particular ozone and black carbon, can quickly save millions of lives worldwide in addition to slowing climate ... > full story -
Sponges Recycle Carbon to Give Life to Coral Reefs
November 26, 2009 — Coral reefs live in some of the most nutrient deficient waters on the planet, so how do they survive? Marine biologists have discovered that certain sponges could be the key to reef survival. They ... > full story -
Galician Waves Are Best for Producing Energy
November 26, 2009 — The best coastal areas in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of harnessing wave energy are the Costa da Morte and Estaca de Bares, in La Coruña, Galicia, according to two pioneering ... > full story -
Drought-Related Shrinking Processes Detected in Living Roots in the Soil for the First Time
November 26, 2009 — Plant roots can shrink as a result of water deficit and lose contact with the surrounding soil. This effect has been suspected for a long time, but has only now been demonstrated for a fact with the ... > full story
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