Carbon Dioxide

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Technology
Amazon plans to make 50% of Amazon shipments net zero carbon by 2030
VentureBeat - Kyle Wiggers
Amazon hopes to make 50 percent of all shipments to customers net zero carbon in the next 11 years as part of an initiative it’s calling Project Zero, it said today. It also revealed that it’ll share report
Florida
Deep Freeze and Sea Breeze: Changing Land and Weather in Florida
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×This page contains archived content and is no longer being updated. At the time of publication, it represented the best available science. The first …
Australian News
'Woefully inadequate': Morrison government to use Paris climate short-cut
brisbanetimes.com.au - Peter Hannam
The government revealed just prior to Christmas Australia was on course to over-achieve its 2020 target by 367 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide …
News (Wales)
Protest signs appear in Penarth after council removes Victorian lamp posts to replace them with modern LED steel posts |
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There are electrical and structural safety issues with some of the older Victorian lamp posts and it would not be practicable or cost-effective to …
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Cannabis
OHA Issues Bulletin To Clarify Cannabis Extracts and Concentrate...
occnewspaper.com - Keith Mansur
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a bulletin to clarify some of the regulations, definitions and testing requirements concerning cannabis …
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Coffee
The best way to store your coffee
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Did you know that the way you store your morning cuppa coffee could impact its taste? We spoke to coffee experts about the best ways coffee can be …
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Conservative View
US Forests Are Burning Up Amid An ‘Epidemic’ Of Dead Trees. Experts Say To Cut More Down
dailycaller.com - Michael Bastasch
• Forestry experts say a major reason for massive wildfires is there are too many trees in U.S. forests.• The answer to this problem, somewhat …
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National Academy of Sciences
CO2 Could Change Our Climate and Flood the Earth—Up to Here
People - Michael J. Weiss
If Gordon MacDonald is wrong, they’ll laugh, otherwise, they’ll gurgle The scenario reads like an Irwin Allen disaster movie. Early in the 21st century, carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere thickens
Natural Gas
The Difference Between a Hydrocarbon & a Carbohydrate
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Kirstin Hendrickson “Hydrocarbon” and “carbohydrate” sound similar but are two very different types of compounds. Hydrocarbons consist of purely …
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China
The Rise of China’s World-Leading EV Market
greentechmedia.com - by Julia Pyper
China is the largest electric vehicle market in the world — by a long shot. According to the China Passenger Car Association, new energy passenger …
Fill 'Er Up! -- With Beer, Cider, Etc. | Bellingham Alive February Edition
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Growler’s Keep THE SHOP Growlers Keep opened its doors in October 2017. The family-run business provides an alternative to buying cans or bottles of …
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Dental Care
Ouch no more! Norwalk dentist shows how to avoid the dreaded drill, needle
news12.com
In light of Children's Dental Health Month, a Norwalk dentist says both children and adults can avoid the dreaded drill and needle.
Green New Deal
Why the Green New Deal makes me hopeful about climate change
houstonchronicle.com - Andrew Dessler
As a climate scientist, I have studied the impacts of human emissions of carbon dioxide on the climate system for nearly 20 years. Over this time, my …
Biodiesel
Biofuels are key to reducing carbon dioxide emissions
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The biofuels industry over the last 30 years has produced more product using less energy and water and contributes far less carbon-dioxide emissions …
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University of Illinois
Photosynthesizing artificial leaf may be the air-cleaning tool we’ve dreamed of
Digital Trends - Luke Dormehl
We’ve previously covered artificial soil, cyborg plants, and robot bees. Why not high-tech artificial leaves as well? That’s what engineers from the …
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Sustainability
New Study Outlines Fallacies of So-Called ‘Sustainable’ Investments
wattsupwiththat.com - charles the moderator
Press release from Heartland ‘Fiduciaries have a moral obligation — and, in some cases, a legal obligation — to avoid sustainable investment practices’ …
Tom Gibsonadded this to How Is The Environment?
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids’ pursuit of compost operation a ‘win-win-win'
mlive.com - By Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Grand Rapids is taking steps to reduce the amount of compostable waste being discarded into West Michigan landfills and …
Coal Mining
Opportunity cost and new coal mines
johnquiggin.com - John Quiggin
Opportunity cost provides the best way to think about the recent decision to reject a new coal mine at Rocky Hill. That’s the central theme of my …
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sequester
Jarvis: Valuing, protecting the 'quiet workhorses of our community'
windsorstar.com - Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
They clean our air and water. They cool and calm us. They protect our homes from flooding.They’re “the quiet workhorses of our community,” says Coun. …
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Ice Age
Carbon reservoirs in the ocean floor may have ended the last ice age – and could bubble up again
newatlas.com - Michael Irving
Current climate models say we're on track for some pretty drastic changes if we don't reduce our carbon footprint. But a new study has found a huge …
Green New Deal
The Green New Deal Is Wrong for America
realclearpolitics.com - Adriana Cohen
First they came for your wallet. Now Democrats want your car and your hamburgers -- making summer cookouts a thing of the past. But those aren't the …
FOOD & WINEadded this to All Stories
Wine
Scientists Create Future Climate Change Conditions in German Vineyard
FOOD & WINE - Mike Pomranz
The ongoing experiment is attempting to mimic carbon dioxide levels grapes might face in 2050. Perhaps one reason humanity seems willing to neglect global warming is that, for the vast majority of people,
Oxygen vacancy associated single-electron transfer for photofixation of CO<sub>2</sub> to long-chain chemicals
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1. Lin, S. et al. Covalent organic frameworks comprising cobalt porphyrins for catalytic CO2 reduction in water. Science 349, 1208–1213 (2015). 2. Cao, Z. …
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Oil & Gas Industry
China Will Be World’s Main Energy Growth Driver Until 2025, Oil Giant Says
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China will remain the world’s main driver of energy consumption and development into the mid-2020s until it is surpassed by India, but it will …
Tom Gibsonadded this to How Is The Environment?
New Jersey
Proposed Meadowlands power plant would be NJ's biggest greenhouse gas polluter
northjersey.com
Photos: Meadowlands power plant proposal generates controversy Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions …
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Seattle Sounders FC
Sounders announce commitment to be carbon neutral
nbcsports.com - Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Sounders have announced a commitment to become carbon neutral, or make no net contribution to carbon dioxide in the earth’s …
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Volkswagen
VW targets CO2-neutral production for new electric hatchback
autonews.com - Sales By Market
BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group plans to save 1 million tons of carbon-dioxide emissions a year by making production of the I.D. Neo full-electric …
Science
New molecular blueprint advances our understanding of photosynthesis
phys.org - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have used one of the most advanced microscopes in the …
Aberdeen
Aberdeen students donate thousands to heart disease charity
eveningexpress.co.uk - by Jamie Hall
Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Students in the north-east have donated thousands of pounds to a leading heart disease charity over the …
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Environment
Pollutionwatch: carmakers must come clean on diesel pollution
The Guardian - Gary Fuller
If your car seatbelt was designed to work in a test, but not an accident, it would be a major moral failure by the manufacturer and perhaps grounds for prosecution. The situation for diesel exhausts is