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A web vacuum could suck CO2 from your inbox
Electrolux unveils free web-based World Wide Vac, a tool to help people eliminate carbon emissions attributable to the junk clogging their email accounts.
Marianne Lavelle

Nov 11, 2014

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UN climate report rings alarm, offers guidance
The most sophisticated, comprehensive and succinct scientific account of the impacts of human activity on the world was published Sunday.
John Upton

Nov 3, 2014

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Australia blasted by record heat — again
Another sweaty weekend for Australians with Saturday’s continent-wide average maximum topping 36°C — a record for October.
John Upton

Oct 28, 2014

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New study shows relying on gas transition an impediment to renewables
New study suggests push toward natural gas is not only a distraction from “decarbonizing” the U.S., it could also make climate change worse.
Bobby Magill

Sep 25, 2014

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Obama at UN summit: ‘We have to answer the climate call’
Obama says U.S. is committed to climate action and that it wants to cooperate with other countries in finalizing a meaningful global climate treaty.
Brian Kahn and John Upton

Sep 24, 2014

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Three decades until carbon budget is eaten through
If the planet’s carbon budget was a giant cake, then we’d all be running out of dessert — fast.
John Upton

Sep 22, 2014

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2014 on track to be hottest year on record
New data shows there’s a good chance 2014 could become the warmest year on record.
Andrea Thompson

Sep 19, 2014

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NASA ranks this August as warmest on record
This August was the warmest August on record globally, according to newly released NASA temperature data.
Andrea Thompson

Sep 16, 2014

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Coal plants lock in 300 billion tons of CO2 emissions
Coal-fired power plants are the largest contributors to atmospheric CO2 concentrations.
Bobby Magill

Aug 29, 2014

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Steady increase in flights will outweigh carbon cuts
Whatever the industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions, they will be outweighed by the growth in air traffic
Alex Kirby

Aug 11, 2014

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Age, high costs and delays paint bleak future for nuclear power
World Nuclear Industry Status Report concludes nuclear industry is aging, plagued with high costs and construction delays, and generally on the decline.
Bobby Magill

Jul 31, 2014

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Planet is running a temp: State of the climate ‘check-up’
From the top of the globe to the depths of the oceans and everywhere in between, the climate is warming and changing in ways humans have never experienced.
Brian Kahn

Jul 18, 2014

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