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Catch them if you can: pragmatic ways to cut carbon emissions
2015-06-21 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: With an immense scientific consensus that manmade greenhouse gases cause climate change, there is pressure to reduce carbon emissions, but little sign that governments can reach a binding agreement to cut back sufficiently. The answer may be a new material that is a thousand times more efficient at capturing carbon dioxide than trees. This substance, a synthetic resin, is a part of diverse attempts to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) practical. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, professor of sustainable...
Earth science: New estimates of deep carbon cycle
2015-06-21 05:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Over billions of years, the total carbon content of the outer part of the Earth -- in its upper mantle, crust, oceans, and atmospheres -- has gradually increased, scientists reported this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Craig Manning, a professor of geology and geochemistry at UCLA, and Peter Kelemen, a geochemistry professor at Columbia University, present new analyses that represent an important advance in refining our understanding of Earth's deep carbon...
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Unchecked maritime carbon emissions may increase to 250% by 2050, says IMO
2015-06-19 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The carbon emissions from international maritime shipping could increase by 250% in the period to 2050 if it left unchecked, an assessment by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has revealed.
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Legislation would require carbon monoxide detectors in Illinois schools
2015-06-17 17:01:00| American School & University
Lawmakers approve new requirement and send bill to governor. read more
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Senate Introduces Bill to Develop Carbon Fiber Recycling
2015-06-17 09:44:00| Waste Age
A U.S. senator has introduced a bill to develop the carbon fiber recycling business. read more
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