ATHENS (Reuters) - Former vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was "not a good policy", weeks before tax credits are...
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Study suggests dire climate change warnings fuel skepticism
According to a new study, when people are shown scientific evidence or news stories on climate change that emphasize the most negative aspects of global warming, they are...
Climate science rapid response team debunks Bjorn Lomborg
In a recent op-ed in Washington Post, Bjorn Lomborg argued that efforts to reduce global warming pollution can wait, because 'coping with climate change is something...
Carbon Sciences claims progress in fuel from CO2 method
If Carbon Sciences succeeds, some of us will be driving on gasoline sourced from a landfill.The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company today said that it has made technical...
Chinese project puts cow dung to work
A rapidly growing industry in China—dairy farming—is also a major new source of greenhouse-gas emissions. But Huishan Dairy in northeast China is trying to change this by...
World mayors sign climate change pact
AFP - Mayors from around the world signed a voluntary pact Sunday in Mexico City to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a meeting meant as a precursor to UN-sponsored...
Carbon emissions dip in 2009, to jump in 2010
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide are on track to hit a record in 2010, a leading annual study said on Monday, driven largely by...
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Tea Party backers, greens unite against ethanol tax credit
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