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New Ocean Carbon Sink Blooms as Antarctic Ice Retreats Rapidly
TreeHugger —
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photo: Wikipedia . There arent too many good un-anticipated consequences when it comes to climate change, but heres one: Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered that in areas of open water left exposed by rapid ice melting around the Antarctic Peninsula, large new blooms of phytoplankton are ...1 day ago -
How to restore a tropical rain forest
ConservationBytes.com —
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Here’s a little story for you about how a casual chat over a glass of wine (or many) can lead to great scientific endeavours. A few years ago I was sitting in the living room of my good friends Noel Preece and Penny van Oosterzee in Darwin chatting about life, the universe, and everything. They rather casually ...5 days ago -
The World’s Largest Carbon Capture and Storage Project
Triple Pundit —
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Chevron Australia awarded a $400 million contract last month to General Electric (GE) for the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project off the West Australia coast’s Gorgon natural gas field. Chevron estimates the CCS project will sequester four times more carbon than any other project. The ...1 week ago -
Can Children Change The World - Yes they can
Energy Tough Love Blog —
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If everyone did this the world would be a better place. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-green-schools-03-nov03,0,5196889.story Composting at schools: Students get into the act In Oak Park, Villa Park and Naperville, students begin putting their food scraps in compost bins ...1 week ago -
Palm oil lobby group launches public relations push to counter environmental complaints
Mongabay.com News —
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A report released by World Growth International in late September claimed that environmentalists are waging a “morally indefensible” campaign against palm oil. The report accurately highlighted the high productivity of oil palm — the worlds highest-yielding commercial oilseed — and noted that the crop has ...1 week ago -
Without reinstatement of key provision, REDD could subsidize large-scale forest destruction
Mongabay.com News —
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The elimination of a key provision from the negotiating text for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in developing countries (REDD) mechanism could turn the proposed climate change mitigation scheme into a subsidy for large-scale conversion of natural forests to industrial plantations, warned ...1 week ago -
Forest Carbon 101: How Much Carbon Does a Tree Sequester?
Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) —
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tags: environment , forest ecology , trees , forestry , carbon sequestration , global warming , climate change , Nature Conservancy , streaming video You know that trees store carbon, but what does that really mean? How much carbon does the tree outside your window store, and how does that compare to the ...1 week ago -
Brazil to support REDD in Copenhagen
Mongabay.com News —
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Brazil will conditionally support a proposed climate change mitigation scheme that will compensate tropical countries for preserving their forests, reports Reuters.1 week ago -
Will Ecuadors plan to raise money for not drilling oil in the Amazon succeed?
Mongabay.com News —
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Ecuadors Yasuni National Park is full of wealth: it is one of the richest places on earth in terms of biodiversity; it is home to the indigenous Waorani people, as well as several uncontacted tribes; and the parks forest and soil provides a massive carbon sink. However, Yasuni National Park also sits on wealth of a ...2 weeks ago -
Department of Energy Invests $151 Million in Tomorrows Transformative Technologies
TreeHugger —
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photo: Tetsumo via flickr. Money from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (aka The Stimulus ) continues to find its ways through the governmental pipes and out into the world. The latest: The Department of Energy has announced that $151 million in funding for several projects under the Advanced ...2 weeks ago -
"Money is not a problem," palm oil CEO tells conservationists during speech defending the industry
Mongabay.com News —
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Earlier this month at a colloquium to implement wildlife corridors for orangutans in the Malaysian state of Sabah, Dr. Yusof Basiron, the CEO of Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), told conservationists and primate experts that the palm oil industry was ready to fund reforestation efforts in the corridors. "We can ...2 weeks ago -
Nuclear energy becomes pivotal in climate debate
Alan Gregory's Conservation News —
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That’s a newspaper’s hedline, not mine. The debate is long over with. It is happening and human activity is to blame. Check out this newspaper article regarding the newfound interest in nuclear energy.2 weeks ago -
Logged forests support biodiversity after 15 years of rehabilitation, but not if turned into plantations
Mongabay.com News —
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With the world facing global warming and a biodiversity crisis, a new study shows that within 15 years logged forests—considered by many to be degraded—can be managed in order to successfully fight both climate change and extinction.2 weeks ago -
TWS chief urges carbon reserves in U.S. forests
Alan Gregory's Conservation News —
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That’s the idea espoused by Wilderness Society chief William Meadows at a recent event hosted by the Frank Church center at Boise State University. Read about it here .3 weeks ago -
Logged rainforests can support as much biodiversity as virgin forest within 15 years
Thaindian News —
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Washington, October 21 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Leeds, UK, has found that logged rainforests can support as much plant, animal and insect life as virgin forest within 15 years, if properly managed.Because trees in tropical climates soak up large amounts of carbon dioxide, restoring logged ...3 weeks ago -
Energy firms are split on bill to combat climate change
Alan Gregory's Conservation News —
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Good piece h ere from today’s NY Times .3 weeks ago -
Biophysical climate feedbacks revealed at NASW 2009
EcoTone —
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Science writers from around the country gathered in Austin this week for their annual conference, put on by the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. The meeting attracted some 300 science writers - journalists, editors, communications professionals, etc. - for ...3 weeks ago -
Coming Soon! 350 Reasons Carbon Trading Won’t Work
It's Getting Hot In Here —
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Rising Tide North America and Carbon Trade Watch would like you to join us on the October 24 th day of global climate action to spread the word about the biggest financial scam in history – Carbon Trading. In order to stabilize the climate before billions of people around the world suffer the consequences, ...3 weeks ago -
Freshwater species worse off than land or marine
Mongabay.com News —
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Scientists have announced that freshwater species are likely the most threatened on earth. Extinction rates for freshwater inhabitants are currently four to six times the rates for terrestrial and marine species. Yet, these figures have not lead to action on the ground.3 weeks ago -
Business and conservation groups team up to conserve and better manage USs southern forests
Mongabay.com News —
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A new project entitled Carbon Canopy brings together multiple stakeholders—from big business to conservation organizations to private landowners—in order to protect and better manage the United States southern forests. The program intends to employ the emerging US forest carbon market to pay private forest owners ...3 weeks ago
