AFP - South African and French scientists on Tuesday launched a joint international laboratory that will develop models to assess how marine ecosystems respond to issues...
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S.African, French scientists launch international lab to model climate change's effects on marine ecosystems
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EPA to delay CO2 permit requirements for biomass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it will delay for three years requiring biomass-fired boilers to have permits for emitting...
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Ocean temperatures show possible climate change connection to Australian flooding
In spite of the snowstorm that rattled the South through the Northeast U.S. - not to mention the winter storm currently rolling through the Seattle area - the biggest news...
2010 ties 2005 as warmest year on record worldwide
WASHINGTON —It's a tie: Last year equaled 2005 as the warmest year on record, government climate experts reported Wednesday.The average worldwide temperature was 1.12...
Spill report highlights risks of Arctic drilling
AP - A presidential panel investigating the BP well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico urged "utmost care" for future drilling in remote waters off Alaska's...
Spill commission asks Obama to consider executive action on drilling
At a meeting with President Obama and other key administration officials Tuesday at the White House, members of the national oil spill commission made the case that the...
Sewage contains more usable energy than scientists thought
Is what you flush down the toilet wasted energy? People living in countries with flush-toilets and running water produce a huge amount of wastewater daily. This water,...
U.S. Chamber chief pushes Congress to block EPA climate regulations
The head of the nation’s most powerful business lobbying group made clear Tuesday that blocking the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas regulations is a key...
Jordan demos greenhouse-power plant hybrid
A novel combination of technologies that has the potential to turn large areas of desert green, producing commercial quantities of food and energy crops, fresh water, and...
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Arctic narwhals reveal climate-model errors
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