Third-World Cookstoves Ignite Carbon Debate
A simple $20 stove may be the ticket to slowing global warming by nearly a fifth, the New York Times reports. Soot—otherwise known as black carbon—is the second-biggest contributor to climate change,...
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A southern California wildfire almost doubled in size overnight, reaching a whopping 85,760 acres, NBC Los Angeles reports, calling the speed of the fire’s spread “staggering.” A blanket of soot covers...
View ArticleSpace Tourism May Warm Planet
Space tourism may sound, well, out-of-this-world, but there is a good chance it will pollute this world, possibly contributing to global warming. As firms like Boeing prepare to launch space tourism...
View ArticleStudy: 14 Practical Steps Can Slow Climate Change
Just because the world can't agree on a battle plan against carbon dioxide doesn't mean we can't take big strides against climate change, scientists say. In fact, a dozen or so relatively simple steps...
View ArticleEPA's New Soot Rules Pose Threat to Obama
The Obama administration didn't want to tighten air pollution regulations until after the election—but lawsuits from 11 states have forced its hand. The Environmental Protection Agency will today...
View ArticleNo. 2 Global Warming Player: Black Carbon
The reputation of black carbon, aka the particles that make up soot, just got a whole lot dirtier, thanks to a four-year study of its impact on global warning. The analysis, compiled by 31 authors,...
View ArticleIndustrial Revolution Soot Melted Alps' Glaciers
This much isn't in dispute: The glaciers of the European Alps retreated by an average of 0.6 miles between 1860 and 1930. But why, especially when the temperature of the continent itself actually...
View ArticleThird-World Cookstoves Ignite Carbon Debate
A simple $20 stove may be the ticket to slowing global warming by nearly a fifth, the New York Times reports. Soot—otherwise known as black carbon—is the second-biggest contributor to climate change,...
View ArticleCalif. Wildfire Doubles Size to 85K Acres
A southern California wildfire almost doubled in size overnight, reaching a whopping 85,760 acres, NBC Los Angeles reports, calling the speed of the fire’s spread “staggering.” A blanket of soot covers...
View ArticleSpace Tourism May Warm Planet
Space tourism may sound, well, out-of-this-world, but there is a good chance it will pollute this world, possibly contributing to global warming. As firms like Boeing prepare to launch space tourism...
View ArticleStudy: 14 Practical Steps Can Slow Climate Change
Just because the world can't agree on a battle plan against carbon dioxide doesn't mean we can't take big strides against climate change, scientists say. In fact, a dozen or so relatively simple steps...
View ArticleEPA's New Soot Rules Pose Threat to Obama
The Obama administration didn't want to tighten air pollution regulations until after the election—but lawsuits from 11 states have forced its hand. The Environmental Protection Agency will today...
View ArticleNo. 2 Global Warming Player: Black Carbon
The reputation of black carbon, aka the particles that make up soot, just got a whole lot dirtier, thanks to a four-year study of its impact on global warning. The analysis, compiled by 31 authors,...
View ArticleIndustrial Revolution Soot Melted Alps' Glaciers
This much isn't in dispute: The glaciers of the European Alps retreated by an average of 0.6 miles between 1860 and 1930. But why, especially when the temperature of the continent itself actually...
View ArticleWhen Dinosaurs Were Killed, Earth Went Dark for 2 Years
When a 6-mile-wide asteroid crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 66 million years ago, it caused a devastating wave of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis that killed untold number of animals and ended the...
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