Common minerals and electric currents that suck carbon dioxide out of the sea could be allies in the fight against climate change
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Upton's past support for phasing out incandescents could hinder his bid to chair House Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Fred Upton’s support for eco-friendly light bulbs could leave him in the dark in his bid to chair the Energy and Commerce Committee.Conservatives on and off Capitol...
PNC bank will no longer fund mountaintop removal
PNC Bank, the top funder of mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining, has announced that it will end its support for the ecologically devastating practice. This move makes...
Environmentalists are torn as natural gas comes to the fore
TWI obtained a letter from the four major natural gas industry groups pushing for gas to be included in a renewable energy standard. Environmentalists could be open to...
G20 vows to 'spare no effort' for Cancun climate meeting
AFP - The world's 20 largest rich and emerging economies including China vowed Friday to "spare no effort" at upcoming climate change talks in Mexico, a...
China issues tougher rare earth export rules
AFP - China has said it has toughened rare earth export rules to allow only producers that meet environmental protection laws and international standards to ship the...
Tropical forests thrived in ancient global warming
South America's tropical forests flourished when temperatures skyrocketed 56 million years ago, but the story might be different today
Adding iron to ocean would backfire, algae study suggests
Fertilizing the oceans with iron - a tactic that "geoengineers" have proposed to fight global warming - could inadvertently spur the growth of toxic microbes
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