A climate scientist critiques a colleagues’ conclusions.
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May 16
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Coffee and Carbon Trading
For every ton of carbon captured by newly planted trees, a coffee-growing community in the Peruvian Andes receives a carbon credit that can later be sold on the global market to benefit local residents.
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Expect the Unexpected to happen with Climate Change
An increasingly common fallback position once climate change “skeptics” accept that the planet is warming and humans are the dominant cause is the myth that climate change won’t be bad. In fact, this particular myth comes in at #3 on our list of most …
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: Rhino Poaching
A suspected rhino poacher is killed in a shootout in a South African preserve.
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Green Blog: Severe Weather, Climate and the State of the Evidence
An opinion article by a NASA scientist linking climate change to recent weather events draws some criticism.
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Green Blog: Peru’s Drawn-Out Dolphin Mystery
Although scientists can tick off a range of causes for dolphin die-offs, a firm answer can be elusive when their carcasses are badly decomposed.
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Heartland Institute losing major corporate sponsors after comparing climate change advocates to mass-murderers
The Heartland Institute has lost two corporate supporters since it unveiled a billboard campaign that compared those who accept the science of climate change to mass murderer Ted Kaczynski also known as the Unabomber. Yesterday, State Farm Insurance co…
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Green Blog: On Our Radar: New York’s Communal Bikes
Citibank is donating $41 million to the city’s sharing program, and each bike will be stamped with its corporate identity.
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Green Blog: Mammoth Trees, Champs of the Ecosystem
Mammoth trees accounted for only 1 percent of trees in a research plot but stored half of the area’s biomass, researchers in Yosemite National Park found.
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Green Blog: Mammoth Trees, Champs of the Ecosystem
Mammoth trees accounted for only 1 percent of trees in a research plot but stored half of the area’s biomass, researchers in Yosemite National Park found.
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