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- China is winning the war on air pollution Thu, 15 Mar 18, 4:04amChina is notorious for having some of the worst air pollution on the planet. In 2014 the country declared war on smog, and the results are in: China is killing it. In just four years, pollution is down 32 percent on average....
- Germany is electrifying part of the autobahn to cut freight emissions Sat, 19 Aug 17, 12:16amSemi trucks are massive energy hogs, but Germany aims to change that. We rely on trucks to get the goods we need from one place to another, but all of those semi trucks spew a lot of pollution. So Siemens and the German state...
- New carbon nanofiber process could reduce atmospheric C02 to pre-industrial levels in just a decade Sat, 22 Aug 15, 1:00amyoutube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQBlpENiFzo Scientists now believe they could make carbon nanofibers using carbon dioxide drawn from the atmosphere – a double-whammy discovery that could help tackle climate change,...
- Vegetarians Live 20% Longer, According to New Study Sat, 12 Jul 14, 1:00amAccording to new research, eating meat might be killing you - and the planet. A new study conducted by Loma Linda University shows that vegetarians and semi-vegetarians live 20% longer than people who eat a meat-based diet....
- Meat Eaters Have Higher Mortality and a Higher Carbon Footprint Fri, 11 Jul 14, 8:00pmEating meat might be killing you and the planet. According to new research, people who eat a meat-based diet have a 20% higher mortality rate than vegetarians and semi-vegetarians. On top of that, vegetarian diets significantly...
- Infographic: The Carbon Footprint of Your Electric Car Depends on Where You Live Tue, 11 Jun 13, 7:00amIn a recent study comparing grid-powered electric car emissions around the world, Shrink That Footprint found that when electric cars are charged with low-carbon power, they have just a quarter of the emissions of a typical...
- Infographic: The Real Emissions of Your Electric Car Will Depend on Where You Live Tue, 11 Jun 13, 7:00amIn a recent study comparing grid-powered electric car emissions around the world, Shrink That Footprint found that electric cars using coal-fired electricity have carbon emissions similar to average gasoline cars...
- Forget the Housing Bubble – the Next Crisis May Be the Carbon Bubble Sat, 27 Apr 13, 3:30amBubbles are bad - how can we forget the internet bubble of the 90s or the recent subprime mortgage crisis? Now it seems that we have gotten ourselves into a new bubble - and the consequences of ignoring it could be disastrous...
- Air Travel is Going to the Birds – Airbus Announces Fuel-Efficient Flight Formations Tue, 11 Sep 12, 4:40amSometimes nature just does it better. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently released their vision for the future sustainable aviation, and part of that vision includes flying jets in the same formation as a flock of birds,...
- COP17: Talks in Durban End With Failure to Cut Current Global Emissions Tue, 13 Dec 11, 5:20amThe UN Climate talks in Durban ended early Sunday morning in overtime as nations around the world struggled to agree on how to prevent catastrophic climate change and ensure the future of the human race on planet Earth...