Tag: climate change
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Wonder Where Your Hard-Earned Tax Dollars are Going?
CERES — A growing chunk of American tax dollars is footing the bill for increasing floods, fires, droughts and other climate related changes taking place in the country, according to new figures …
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Top 10 Funniest Environmental Videos
EARTHSHARE — There’s no denying it, keeping up with environmental news can be a depressing task. Animal extinction, deforestation, climate change—these challenges are so daunting it’s no wonder many people tune out. We could all benefit from a more lighthearted outlook, even when dealing with …
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Youth Explorers Reach North Pole, Bury Time Capsule for Save the Arctic Campaign
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — As global warming melts the sea ice, companies such as Shell and Gazprom are moving in to exploit the region’s oil. We stand in solidarity with …
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CO2 Removal Can Lower Costs of Climate Protection
“Carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere allows to separate emissions control from the time and location of the actual emissions. This flexibility can be important for climate protection,” says lead-author Elmar Kriegler. “You don’t have to prevent emissions in every factory or truck, but could for instance plant grasses that suck CO2 out of the…
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Harvard Researchers Connect Climate Change to Higher Skin Cancer Rates
HARVARDSCIENCE — One million skin cancer cases in U.S. annually is rising with increased UV radiation due to climate change …