 First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy October 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 126 vote(s)
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One of the touted benefits of the futuristic US hydrogen economy is that the hydrogen supply—in the form of water—is virtually limitless. This assumption is taken for granted so much that no major study has ... | |
Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific October 22, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 304 vote(s)
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An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii. | |
Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed July 17, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious ... | |
 Jellyfish outbreaks a sign of nature out of sync June 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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The dramatic proliferation of jellyfish in oceans around the world, driven by overfishing and climate change, is a sure sign of ecosystems out of kilter, warn experts. | |
Floridians believe global warming will have dangerous impacts on the state June 24, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Residents want government to do more to address climate change
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 Only seven years left for global warming target: UN panel chief July 04, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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The head of the UN's Nobel-winning panel of climate scientists on Friday said only seven years remained for stabilising emissions of global-warming gases at a level widely considered safe. | |
Has global warming research misinterpreted cloud behavior? June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 51 vote(s)
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Climate experts agree that the seriousness of manmade global warming depends greatly upon how clouds in the climate system respond to the small warming tendency from the extra carbon dioxide mankind produces. | |
 Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco. | |
Scientists debate the accuracy of Al Gore's documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' April 14, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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There is no question that Al Gore’s 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth is a powerful example of how scientific knowledge can be communicated to a lay audience. What is up for debate is whether it accurately presents ... | |
Ocean temperatures and sea level increases 50 percent higher than previously estimated June 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
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Scientists urged to make a stand on climate change April 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Scientists must work harder at making the public aware of the stark difference between good science and "denialist spin". | |
 As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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As the world mulls over the conundrum of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: algae. | |
 Ice dam to break prematurely on Argentine glacier July 08, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A huge ice dam on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier will break apart for the first time in the southern hemisphere winter, likely as a result of global warming, scientists and environmentalists said Monday. ... | |
Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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After completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and the Freshwater Institute, contend that nitrogen control, in which the European ... | |
No convincing evidence for decline in tropical forests January 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Claims that tropical forests are declining cannot be backed up by hard evidence, according to new research from the University of Leeds. | |
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