REDUCING NITROUS OXIDE
Uzbekistan plant Credit: Casale Nitrous oxide emissions from hundreds of chemical plants globally, 300 times more warming than CO2, are[…]
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2020 has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record. The global average temperature in 2020 was about 2.25 degrees[…]
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USING URINE
Manufacturing fertilizer is problematic. The phosphorus in commercial fertilizer comes from a non-renewable resource, and nitrogen comes from natural gas.[…]
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DISASTER COSTS
U.S. disaster costs doubled in 2020. The $95 billion in damage came in a year marked by a record number[…]
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CARBON STORAGE IN WELLS
Photo: Equinor Trapping emissions underground could go a long way toward mitigating the climate crisis. There’s easily enough space in[…]
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HEATING UP
According to NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), most of the years in the next decade are very likely to[…]
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GIANT WIND TURBINE
General Electric’s new wind turbine is so large it’s hard to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer[…]
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RAVAGING RECORDS
Benjamin Lizardo photo 2020 is set to be one of the two hottest years ever on record. The storm season[…]
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SPLENDID SEAWEED
Livestock account for 14.5% of man-made greenhouse gases. 40% is methane produced by cattle digestion. When added to their feed,[…]
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INCREASED URGENCY
The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 — a much narrower window than[…]
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