 Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday. | |
Emissions irrelevant to future climate change? April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Climate change and the carbon emissions seem inextricably linked. However, new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Carbon Balance and Management suggests that this may not always hold true, although ... | |
Research suggests parts of UK could be too hot for wine-making by 2080 May 26, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Increasing summer temperatures could mean some parts of southern England are too hot to grow vines for making wine by 2080, according to a new book launched today (26 May 2008). | |
 German university town's green plans raise a storm June 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A plan making solar panels mandatory in the German university town of Marburg sparked a furore Saturday with critics accusing municipal authorities of being Green "dictators." | |
 Thirsty hybrid and electric cars could triple demands on scarce water resources March 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Eco-minded drivers in drought-prone states take note: A new study concludes that producing electricity for hybrid and fully electric vehicles could sharply increase water consumption in the United States. ... | |
US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico March 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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The U.S. government’s rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a “Dead Zone” that kills fish and aquatic life, according to University of British Columbia ... | |
 Questioning nuclear power's ability to forestall global warming April 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a study in the April 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental ... | |
U.N. meteorologist predicts cooler summer April 04, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A U.N. meteorologist says the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific will likely mean slightly lower temperatures across the world this year. | |
 White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases July 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy. | |
Measures to help species cope with climate change? July 17, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Many species must move to new areas to survive climate change. Often, this seems impossible. Species stranded on mountain tops in southern Europe that are becoming too hot for them, for instance, are unlikely to be able ... | |
Rise in atmospheric CO2 accelerates as economy grows, natural carbon sinks weaken October 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Human activities are releasing carbon dioxide faster than ever, while the natural processes that normally slow its build up in the atmosphere appear to be weakening. These conclusions are drawn in a new study in the early ... | |
Ban: Warm Antarctica temps show eco-issues November 13, 2007 | User rating: 1.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said warmer temperatures in Antarctica highlight the dangers of climate change and the need to address them. | |
 Coral Reefs Unlikely to Survive in Acid Oceans December 13, 2007 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Carbon emissions from human activities are not just heating up the globe, they are changing the ocean’s chemistry. This could soon be fatal to coral reefs, which are havens for marine biodiversity and underpin ... | |
2007 was tied as Earth's second warmest year January 16, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth’s second warmest year in a century. | |
 Human activities contribute to California's global warming January 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Over the past 85 years, humans have helped shape California climate during certain seasons. But that’s not necessarily good. | |
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