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Climate change study shows Earth is still absorbing CO2
telegraph.co.uk — The Earth has developed stores to absorb excessive levels of carbon dioxide, according to a study that challenges the conventional thinking on climate change. The research, by Bristol University, suggests that despite rising emissions, the world is is still able to store a significant amount of greenhouse gases in oceans and forests. (Submitted by allthebest) More…
Council redirects used PCs from landfill to residents | 11 N
computerweekly.com — Don't let PCs/Macs go to landfill when the disadvantaged need them. Anyone who buys/disposes of computers should follow this local authority's example: Bristol City Council has ended a contract for the disposal of its used computers and plans to make the machines available to local residents, particularly the disadvantaged. (Submitted by jargonitis) More…
What’s So Bad About Big?
nytimes.com — Renewable-energy technology isn’t just for the roof anymore. (Submitted by jkrnl) More…
Japan plans to harness solar energy
allvoices.com — New concept of the Japanese ... (Submitted by prabirghose) More…
At EPA, a case of censorship? - General News
ohmygov.com — On October 31 the crusading couple posted an op-ed piece in the Washington Post expressing the same views as in their video. According to Jeff Ruch, PEER executive director, in an interview with OhMyGov.com, it was this that brought the EPA pot to a boil. Note that the EPA ethics officer had already approved the video, but was reversed only (Submitted by rthartma) More…
Running Out of Oil
care2.com — The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued their annual World Energy Outlook, and despite a drop in 2009 demand due to the global recession, the numbers look grim. As Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the IEA put it; "a continuation of current trends in energy use puts the world on track for a rise in temperature of up to 6°C" (Submitted by ddoorn) More…
Antarctica Glacier Retreat Creates New Carbon Dioxide Store;
sciencedaily.com — Large blooms of tiny marine plants called phytoplankton are flourishing in areas of open water left exposed by the recent and rapid melting of ice shelves and glaciers around the Antarctic Peninsula. This remarkable colonization is having a beneficial impact on climate change. As the blooms die back phytoplankton sinks to the sea-bed.. (Submitted by ManfrOstrowski) More…
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