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04-16-2024
Reducing CO2 emissions by 20% is possible with only a 2% economic loss
Climate change is the crisis of our generation. Scientists warn of dire consequences if we don't act soon. But tackling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions means transforming our economy – and that sounds scary. Economic losses? Businesses collapsing? The end of the good life? Hold on! It doesn't have to be that way. A new study shows how we can cut carbon emissions significantly with minimal damage to the economy. CO2 and economic loss Our first instinct might be to simply shut down the companies that produce the...
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10-11-2016
Typhoon Songda moves in the open Pacific Ocean
Small but powerful Typhoon Songda continued moving to the northeast...
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10-10-2016
Study: New York City will frequently be under water in the next century
New York City can expect 9-foot floods, as intense as...
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10-10-2016
US forest fires have doubled from human-caused climate change
Human-caused climate change has nearly doubled the amount of land...
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10-10-2016
Hurricane Matthew destroys protective sand dunes along Florida coast
When Christa Savva returned to the Sandy Shoes Beach Resort...
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10-10-2016
Native oysters may thrive in climate change
Amid efforts to restore native oyster populations on the West...
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10-10-2016
Protecting Lake Erie from agricultural runoff
While current efforts to curtail agricultural runoff will improve the...
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10-09-2016
Washington state will vote on America's first carbon tax in November
Washington lawmakers have tried and failed in recent years to...
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10-08-2016
Study: EPA is not to blame for decline in coal production
Cheap shale gas produced by fracking has driven the decline...
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10-08-2016
Scientists: Help save the bees by keeping lawns natural
Declining populations of pollinators is a major concern to ecologists...
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10-08-2016
Hurricane Matthew maintains strength along Atlantic Coast
Hurricane Matthew maintains strength along Atlantic Coast. In its record-long...
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10-08-2016
How much black carbon is left behind after a forest fire?
Forest fires hit the headlines all too regularly - in...
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10-08-2016
Algae blooms force shellfish bans in parts of New England
Algae blooms are forcing the closure of shellfish beds around...
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