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Why preserving biodiversity is really, really important
A new study explains how biodiversity loss could irreversibly damage the ecosystem’s ability to do some very useful things – like supply fresh water.
Michael D. Lemonick

Jun 8, 2012

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400ppm: A milestone that means everything and nothing
For the first time on record, CO2 concentration has nipped above 400ppm in at least one part of the world. So why is this important?
Michael D. Lemonick

Jun 6, 2012

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Geoengineering: Bye bye blue skies, hello white
That’s just one possible side effect of a new geoengineering study that might turn out to be deeply troubling.
Michael D. Lemonick

Jun 5, 2012

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Geoengineering: Risky to do, riskier to ignore
We must proceed with extreme caution on geoengineering, but there are plenty of reasons why the world can’t afford to ignore it.
Michael D. Lemonick

May 31, 2012

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Don’t mention the population
The booming human population is at the root of just about every environmental crisis currently threatening the Earth. So why is it such a taboo?
Michael D. Lemonick

May 25, 2012

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Book it, we’re toast: The Fate of the Species
Fred Guterl’s sobering new book explores the various reasons why the human race may cause its own extinction.
Michael D. Lemonick

May 22, 2012

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Why you should never stand behind a dinosaur
New study finds the Mesozoic era’s increased temperature and high methane concentrations may have been, in part, due to dinosaur gas.
Michael D. Lemonick

May 8, 2012

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Heartland Institute jumps the shark
A short-lived Heartland Institute billboard has suggested that if you agree with a mass murderer on, say, climate change, you’re no better than he is…
Michael D. Lemonick

May 7, 2012

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Buy an EV, keep your food from spoiling
GE has come up with another plus for electric vehicles: they can power up your house during a blackout.
Michael D. Lemonick

May 7, 2012

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Ice is flowing slower on Greenland than many feared
Greenland’s ice is not flowing into the sea as quickly as feared, but the news is not all good for sea level rise.
Michael D. Lemonick

May 4, 2012

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Getting to the bottom of Antarctic ice melt
A new study suggests the warming sea, not the air, is responsible for speeding the loss of ice from Antarctica.
Michael D. Lemonick

May 1, 2012

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Extreme weather and climate change: the US public gets it
With 82% of Americans experiencing one or more types of extreme weather or natural disaster in the past year, they’re starting to join the dots.
Michael D. Lemonick

Apr 19, 2012

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