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07 Dec 2009 10:37

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U.S.: The EPA calls a spade a spade, says greenhouse gases a danger

  • This is a big deal, guys. The Obama administration now has a new tool to cut down on greenhouse gases. It’s the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA now will formally say that greenhouse gases are a danger to human health – something which will give them the right to do something even if Congress doesn’t act on regulating carbon emissions. Good timing, too, what with that whole Copenhagen emissions summit thingy starting up today. source

28 Jul 2009 20:22

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World: China has crazy greenhouse gas stats up the yin-yang

Britain emits a lot of greenhouse gas but, according to Greenpeace, China’s *three* biggest power firms emit even more. That is FREAKY. source

15 Feb 2009 13:33

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Tech, World: And here’s a scary quote about global warming

  • We are basically looking now at a future climate that’s beyond anything we’ve considered seriously in climate model simulations.
  • Christopher Field • founding director of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology at Stanford University, on the possibility that there might be some truth to this whole global warming thing • source

15 Feb 2009 13:28

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Tech, World: Permafrost: A dangerous greenhouse gas source

  • one trillion tons of carbon is stored in permafrost, much of which is thawing right now, scientists say
  • 10% will melt this century, releasing tons of carbon and even-more-potent methane into the atmosphere source