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Thawing Permafrost Poses Even Greater Climate Threat Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Thawing tundra may be allowing long-buried pockets of methane to be released into the atmosphere, new research suggests. A study surveying the Mackenzie Delta in Canada, published Wednesday in the journal Scientific...
Defra: UK Carbon Footprint Shows Signs of Shrinking
The UK's carbon footprint continues to show signs of shrinking, with the latest government statistics estimating emissions associated with domestic consumption dropped slightly between 2013 and 2014.
Defra data published today shows the...
A Place for Waste in 2017
In the United States, approximately 34 million tons of food is delivered to landfills annually, accounting for 35 percent of total landfill waste. Once in the landfill, this food slowly decomposes, emitting...
The Netherlands Will Spend 150 Million Euros to Turn Cow Poop Into Biogas
Dutch farmers now have the opportunity to turn cow manure into energy. Turning cow poop into power isn’t a new idea, but the Netherlands government is banking on poo being a potent...
To Avoid the Worst Climate Impacts, Obama Tells Leo DiCaprio, ‘We’re Really in a Race Against Time’
Capping a day-long futurist fair and alternative music fest on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, President Obama told actor Leonardo DiCaprio and atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe “we’re really...
Honolulu Pursues New Renewable Energy Project
Environmental groups are praising Honolulu's efforts to turn a byproduct from its wastewater treatment plant into renewable energy.
City officials recently awarded a contract to Hawaii Gas to capture and process biogas at...
