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A Drying Water Source in the Western US

Evidence from tree rings suggests that the recent decline in snowpack throughout the Rockies so extensive that climate change is the likely cause. Continue reading

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EGU 2012: The Latest Dirt on Reducing Carbon Emissions

Scientists gather to discuss permafrost ecosystem recovery and the use of charcoal for counteracting carbon loss from soil. Continue reading

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Food for Thought on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reducing humans’ meat consumption by at least 50% will be necessary to stabilize discharge of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, by 2050. Continue reading

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Britain Tidal Power Plan Put on Hold in Statement on Energy Policy

Chris Huhne, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, delivered a major energy policy statement that endorsed nuclear power, without promising any money for it, and killed controversial plans to harness tidal power in the Severn estuary Continue reading

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