Northern peatlands a misunderstood player in climate change University of Alberta researchers have determined that the influence of northern peatlands on the prehistorical record of climate change has been over estimated, but the vast northern wetlands must still be watched closely as the planet grapples with its
2011-03-15 00:00:00
Natural sequence farming Improving land management and farming practices in Australia could have an effect on global climate change, according to a study published in the International Journal of Water.
2011-03-15 00:00:00
Untapped crop data from Africa predicts corn peril if temperatures rise A team led by a Stanford researcher has found a valuable, untapped resource in historical data from crop yield trials conducted across sub-Saharan Africa. Combined with weather records, they show that yield losses would occur across 65 percent of maize-gr
2011-03-13 00:00:00
New commission confronts threats to food security from climate change Recent droughts and floods have contributed to increases in food prices. These are pushing millions more people into poverty and hunger, and are contributing to political instability and civil unrest. Climate change is predicted to increase these threats
2011-03-10 00:00:00
Clegg and Huhne launch Government's action plan on climate change The cross-Government action plan on climate change sets out strict actions and deadlines for Whitehall to live up to its green ambitions, meet tough domestic carbon targets and encourage greater action internationally.<br/>
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2011-03-08 09:10:00
It's all in a name: 'Global warming' vs. 'climate change' Many Americans are skeptical about whether the world's weather is changing, but apparently the degree of skepticism varies systematically depending on what that change is called.
2011-03-08 00:00:00
MU chemist discovers shortcut for processing drugs Jerry Atwood, Curator's Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry in the MU College of Arts and Science, has recently published a paper -- his 663rd in a refereed journal -- that states that highly pressurized carbon dioxide at room temperature c
2011-03-08 00:00:00
Avoid risking children's health during home energy retrofits, renovations, experts urge Home energy retrofits and renovations help fight climate change and can create healthier homes but greater training and caution during the process are needed to avoid the release of asbestos, volatile organic compounds, IQ-lowering lead dust and other tox
2011-03-06 00:00:00
Republicans Attack Obama's Environmental Protection From All Sides <div class='node-body'><p>It started on a sultry day in Houston when hundreds of protesters, mostly oil company employees, were bussed to a concert hall in their lunch hour to rally against a historic first step by Congress to reduce
2011-03-04 21:31:44
Observing Arctic ice-edge plankton blooms from space Ongoing climate-driven changes to the Arctic sea-ice could have a significant impact on the blooming of tiny planktonic plants (phytoplankton) with important implications for the Arctic ecosystem, according to new research conducted by scientists at the U
2011-03-04 00:00:00
Supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton Cycle turbines promise giant leap Sandia National Laboratories researchers are moving into the demonstration phase of a novel gas turbine system for power generation, with the promise that thermal-to-electric conversion efficiency will be increased to as much as 50 percent -- an improveme
2011-03-04 00:00:00
Nick Clegg speech: An Open, Confident Society <span style="font-style: italic;">Check Against Delivery</span><br/>
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2011-03-03 15:02:00
Chris Huhne: A blueprint for our energy future <span style="font-style: italic;">Extracts:</span><br/>
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2011-03-03 14:27:00
New study to look at economics, groundwater use of bioenergy feedstocks Biofuel feedstock production in the Texas High Plains could significantly change the crop mix, which could affect regional income and groundwater consumption, according to Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists. Dr. Steve
2011-03-03 00:00:00
Will loss of plant diversity compromise Earth's life-support systems? Biodiversity around the world is increasingly threatened by global warming, habitat loss, and other human impacts. But what does this loss of species mean for the functioning of ecosystems that humans depend on for goods and services? Can ecosystems aro
2011-03-03 00:00:00
Mapping human vulnerability to climate change Researchers already study how various species of plants and animals migrate in response to climate change. Now, a McGill researcher has taken the innovative step of using the same analytic tools to measure the impact of climate change on human populations
2011-03-03 00:00:00
Grazing of cattle pastures can improve soil quality A team of US Department of Agriculture scientists has given growers in the Piedmont guidance on how to restore degraded soils and make the land productive. Researchers with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service found that if cattle are managed so that
2011-03-03 00:00:00
Rising CO2 is causing plants to release less water to the atmosphere, researchers say As carbon dioxide levels have risen during the last 150 years, the density of pores that allow plants to breathe has dwindled by 34 percent, restricting the amount of water vapor the plants release to the atmosphere, report scientists from Indiana Univers
2011-03-03 00:00:00
Extreme Winter Weather Linked to Climate Change <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - This winter's heavy snowfalls and other extreme storms could well be related to increased moisture in the air due to global climate change, a panel of scientists said on Tuesday.</p&g
2011-03-02 14:10:40
VIDEO: Video game explores climate change A new computer game gives players the chance decide the fate of the world using latest climate models and economic impact analysis.
2011-03-02 10:21:02
Flood-tolerant rice plants can also survive drought, say UC Riverside scientists Sensitive to drought due to its high water requirement, rice is particularly vulnerable to how global climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of floods and droughts. Now plant scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have made
2011-03-02 00:00:00
Sugarcane bioethanol: Environmental implications An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy assessed the net greenhouse gas savings of bioethanol from sugarcane as compared to the use of fossil fuels.
2011-03-02 00:00:00
New interpretation of Antarctic ice cores Climate researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association expand a prevalent theory regarding the development of ice ages. In the current issue of the journal Nature, three physicists from AWI's working
2011-03-02 00:00:00
'Free us from fossil fuels- demands climate chain gang Today climate change campaigners formed a -chain gang- outside the London headquarters of the World Bank Group to demand that the Bank frees developing countries from fossil fuel investments.
2011-03-01 16:05:35
Diversifying crops may protect yields against a more variable climate Farmers could protect crop yields against pest and pathogen outbreaks likely to become more common as climate changes if they used modeling techniques to evaluate the potential of crop diversification
2011-03-01 00:00:00
Berkeley scientists highlight challenges of meeting state energy goals by 2050 Energy efficiency, electrification and low carbon fuels are essential for California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2050. While the challenges are great, they can be met, say Berkeley Lab scientists.
2011-03-01 00:00:00
‘Free Tim, Free Tim!’: Climate Justice Activist Faces Trial in Salt Lake City <div class='node-body'><p>Hundreds of protesters marched Monday morning from Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park to Exchange Place across the street from a federal courthouse, where, later in the afternoon, environmental folk her
2011-02-28 17:46:34
Barack Obama May Be Forced to Delay US Climate Action <div class='node-body'><p>WASHINGTON - Barack Obama may be forced to order a two-year delay in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action on <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/climate-change" title="Mo
2011-02-28 14:30:10
Eco-engineering hopes for frogs An international team of researchers table a range of engineering ideas that could help protect amphibians from future climate change.
2011-02-28 13:08:28
Climate change causing demise of lodgepole pine in western North America Lodgepole pine, a hardy tree species that can thrive in cold temperatures and plays a key role in many western ecosystems, is already shrinking in range as a result of climate change -- and may almost disappear from most of the Pacific Northwest by 2080,
2011-02-28 00:00:00
The first steps to understanding society The first findings from the world's largest study of households are now published. The Understanding Society publication reveals a comprehensive snap shot of UK households. Starting in 2009, the year when Britain officially entered recession for the first
2011-02-28 00:00:00
Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming for Years <div class='node-body'><p><strong>Even a regional nuclear war could spark "unprecedented" global cooling and reduce rainfall for years, according to U.S. government computer models. </strong></p>
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2011-02-27 16:18:55
Arctic environment during an ancient bout of natural global warming Scientists are unraveling the environmental changes that took place around the Arctic during an exceptional episode of ancient global warming. Newly published results from a high-resolution study of sediments collected on Spitsbergen represent a significa
2011-02-25 00:00:00
Examining climate change effects on wheat Wheat growers in the Southwest have a better idea about how to adjust to climate change in the decades ahead, thanks to US Department of Agriculture scientists in Arizona.
2011-02-24 00:00:00
New study shows ability of transgenic fungi to combat malaria and other bug-borne diseases New findings by a University of Maryland-led team of scientists indicate that a genetically engineered fungus carrying genes for a human anti-malarial antibody or a scorpion anti-malarial toxin could be a highly effective, specific and environmentally fri
2011-02-24 00:00:00
Drier conditions projected to accelerate dust storms in the southwest Drier conditions projected to result from climate change in the Southwest will likely reduce perennial vegetation cover and result in increased dust storm activity in the future, according to a new study by scientists with the US Geological Survey and the
2011-02-24 00:00:00
Coral reefs heading into crisis About three-quarters of the world's coral reefs are at risk, a major assessment warns, with overfishing and climate change the biggest factors.
2011-02-23 14:37:00
Benefit to cutting 'black carbon' Cutting atmospheric soot, methane and ground-level ozone is the quickest way to tackle climate change in the short term , according to a new report.
2011-02-22 23:42:37
Landmark UK wind farm reopens The UK's first commercial wind farm, at Delabole in Cornwall, is reopened after a multimillion-pound redevelopment.
2011-02-22 15:49:05
USDA study confirms links between longer ragweed season and climate change Studies by a US Department of Agriculture scientist and cooperators have confirmed what many pollen-sensitive people already suspected: In some parts of North America, ragweed season now lasts longer and ends later.
2011-02-22 00:00:00
'Climategate' undermined belief in global warming among many TV meteorologists, study shows 'Climategate' -- the unauthorized release in late 2009 of stolen e-mails between climate scientists in the US and United Kingdom -- undermined belief in global warming and possibly also trust in climate scientists among TV meteorologists in the United Sta
2011-02-22 00:00:00
Scott samples give climate clues Samples of a marine creature collected during Scott's Antarctic expeditions are yielding data that may prove valuable in projecting climate change.
2011-02-21 17:40:43
House Republicans Cut Funding to Nobel Prize-Winning UN Climate Science Body <div class='node-body'><p>America is to cut off all funding to the United Nations climate science panel under sweeping Republican budget cuts that seek to gut spending on environmental protection.</p>
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2011-02-21 14:22:10
Climate change affecting food safety Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world's food supplies and unless action is taken it's only going to get worse, a Michigan State University professor told a symposium at this year's meeting of the American Association for th
2011-02-21 00:00:00
AAAS news briefs from UC Davis UC Davis will present at AAAS this week on these topics: Greenhouse gases in fuels; predatory arms races; agricultural nitrogen; celestial superconductors; ocean invaders; making energy from manure; mosquito repellents.
2011-02-21 00:00:00
Too hot, too cold, just right: Testing the limits of where humans can live On an isolated segment of islands in the Pacific Ring of Fire, residents endure volcanoes, tsunamis, dense fog, steep cliffs and long and chilly winters. Ben Fitzhugh, from the University of Washington, studies the history of human settlement on the Kuril
2011-02-20 00:00:00
New assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone's role in climate change The Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone, supported by UNEP and the World Meteorological Organization, brought together more than 70 experts to assess the state of science and existing policy options for addressing these pollutants
2011-02-20 00:00:00
Climate projections show human health impacts possible within 30 years A panel of scientists speaking today at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) unveiled new research and models demonstrating how climate change could increase exposure and risk of human illness originating fr
2011-02-19 00:00:00
VIDEO: John Holdren on climate theory President Obama's chief science adviser, John Holdren, talks about the prospect of congressional hearings into the science of climate change.
2011-02-18 22:04:29
Obama adviser's climate concerns President Obama's science adviser says he is relishing the idea of US Congressional hearings to assess the science of climate change.
2011-02-18 15:21:00
Climate reshapes tropical forests Future climate change could change the shape of tropical forests, with possible consequences for carbon storage and biodiversity, a study says.
2011-02-18 13:42:18
Scientists discover agave's tremendous potential as new bioenergy feedstock An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy reviews the suitability of Agave as a bioenergy feedstock that can sustain high productivity in spite of poor soil and stressful climatic conditions accompanying climate change.
2011-02-17 00:00:00
VIDEO: Climate change 'increases flood risk' Greenhouse gas emissions are making extreme rainfall more common, scientists say and make flooding in the UK more likely.
2011-02-16 19:17:26
Flood risk 'higher with warming' Greenhouse gas emissions are making extreme rainfall more common, scientists say - and made flooding in the UK more likely.
2011-02-16 18:04:46
Global warming may reroute evolution Rising carbon dioxide levels associated with global warming may affect interactions between plants and the insects that eat them, altering the course of plant evolution, research at the University of Michigan suggests.
2011-02-16 00:00:00
Thawing permafrost likely will accelerate global warming Up to two-thirds of Earth's permafrost likely will disappear by 2200 as a result of warming temperatures, unleashing vast quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, says a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
2011-02-16 00:00:00
Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live Scientists have discovered that insects contain atomic clues as to the habitats in which they are most able to survive. The research has important implications for predicting the effects of climate change on the insects, which make up three-quarters of t
2011-02-16 00:00:00
World's largest lake sheds light on ecosystem responses to climate variability Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's oldest, deepest and largest freshwater lake, has provided scientists with insight into the ways that climate change affects water temperature, which in turn affects life in the lake. The study is published in the journal
2011-02-16 00:00:00
Extinction predictor 'will help protect coral reefs' More than a third of coral reef fish species are in jeopardy of local extinction from the impacts of climate change on coral reefs, a new scientific study has found. A new predictive method developed by an international team of marine scientists has found
2011-02-14 00:00:00
Acid oceans demand greater reef care The more humanity acidifies and warms the world's oceans with carbon emissions, the harder we will have to work to save our coral reefs.That's the blunt message from a major new study by an international scientific team, which finds that ocean acidificati
2011-02-13 00:00:00
New battle opens on US emissions Opponents of greenhouse gas controls in the US Congress take aim at administration plans to regulate emissions.
2011-02-10 13:11:30
Charles attacks climate sceptics The Prince of Wales says climate change sceptics are "corrosive" but urges environmentalists to work harder to sell their message.
2011-02-09 13:54:44
Soil science: Healing our planet's ills from the ground up Soil depletion hastened the collapse of at least one society, the Greeks, and contributed to economic hardship as recently as the last century in the Great Plains of the United States. With climate change and population growth affecting the services provi
2011-02-09 00:00:00
Greener process for key ingredient for everything from paint to diapers Scientists are reporting discovery of an environmentally friendly way to make a key industrial material -- used in products ranging from paints to diapers -- from a renewable raw material without touching the traditional pricey and increasingly scarce pet
2011-02-09 00:00:00
Climate readiness 'to boost economy' Getting prepared early for climate change impacts would bring economic benefits to the UK, engineering institutions say.
2011-02-08 00:41:17
Polar bear births could plummet with climate change University of Alberta researchers Peter Molnar, Andrew Derocher and Mark Lewis studied the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Hudson Bay and have linked declining litter sizes with loss of sea ice.
2011-02-08 00:00:00
Mass migration fears 'unfounded' A study by a UK think-tank challenges the view that people would migrate en mass to other nations as a result of climate change.
2011-02-04 11:55:10
Mass Tree Deaths Prompt Fears of Amazon 'Climate Tipping Point' <div class="author-name">by Damian Carrington</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/amazon_5.jpg" /></div><p>Billions of trees died in the
2011-02-04 08:13:52
Opposition to Nepal climate loan A loan to be provided by multilateral banks to help Nepal fight climate change impacts has kicked off a controversy, it emerges.
2011-02-03 21:49:55
Wolverine population threatened by climate change Wolverine habitat in the northwestern United States is likely to warm dramatically if society continues to emit large amounts of greenhouse gases, according to new computer model simulations carried out at NCAR. The study found that climate change is like
2011-02-03 00:00:00
Join the Big Climate Reconnection When is the last time you connected with your MP over climate change? The upcoming Energy Bill is a great opportunity to get in touch - events being organised across the UK.
2011-02-02 16:55:52
Ice cores yield rich history of climate change On Friday, Jan. 28 in Antarctica, a research team investigating the last 100,000 years of Earth's climate history reached an important milestone completing the main ice core to a depth of 3,331 meters (10,928 feet) at West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide. The
2011-02-02 00:00:00
UK set for high end climate costs The UK is likely to feel bigger costs from climate change than most other EU countries, a report concludes - mainly due to projected sea level rise.
2011-01-31 20:06:23
Pakistan floods last summer could have been predicted Five days before intense monsoonal deluges unleashed vast floods across Pakistan last July, computer models at a European weather-forecasting center were giving clear indications that the downpours were imminent. Now, a new scientific study that retrospec
2011-01-31 00:00:00
Analysis of bread mold genomes demos 'reverse-ecology' tool In a demonstration of "reverse-ecology," UC Berkeley biologists have shown that one can determine an organism's adaptive traits by looking first at its genome and checking for variations across a population. The study offers a powerful new tool
2011-01-31 00:00:00
The science of bike-sharing Municipal "bike-sharing" is increasingly popular, but there have been growing pains -- partly because the projects have been so successful. Dr. Tal Raviv and professor Michal Tzur of Tel Aviv University are developing a software solution to im
2011-01-31 00:00:00
Arctic Defrost Dumping Snow on U.S. and Europe <div class="author-name">by Stephen Leahy</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/arcticdefrostdumpingsnow.jpg" /></div><p>UXBRIDGE, Canada -
2011-01-28 15:05:57
Climate-proofing plans unveiled The UK's environment department unveils plans on how the nation will adapt to future climate change.
2011-01-28 11:59:17
'Air laser' may sniff bombs, pollutants from a distance Princeton University engineers have developed a new laser sensing technology that may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance and scientists to better measure airborne environmental pollutants and greenhouse gasses.
2011-01-28 00:00:00
Island-scale study reveals climate-change effects A large-scale UC Davis experiment with ants, lizards and seaweed on a dozen Caribbean islands shows that predicting the effects of environmental change on complex natural ecosystems requires a large laboratory.
2011-01-28 00:00:00
Caltech geobiologists uncover links between ancient climate change and mass extinction About 450 million years ago, Earth suffered the second-largest mass extinction in its history -- the Late Ordovician mass extinction, during which more than 75 percent of marine species died. Exactly what caused this tremendous loss in biodiversity remain
2011-01-27 00:00:00
Warming North Atlantic water tied to heating Arctic, according to new study The temperatures of North Atlantic Ocean water flowing north into the Arctic Ocean adjacent to Greenland -- the warmest water in at least 2,000 years -- are likely related to the amplification of global warming in the Arctic, says a new international stud
2011-01-27 00:00:00
The undead may influence biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions Dormant microbes are less like zombies and more like hibernating bears. What isn't known, however, is how large numbers of dormant microorganisms affect the natural environments when they act as microbial seed banks. In the current issue of Nature Reviews
2011-01-26 00:00:00
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated <div class="author-name">by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/" /></div><p>The United States is poised to bet its energy futur
2011-01-25 09:33:26
Obama's Climate Adviser, Carol Browner, to Depart White House <div class="author-name">by Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/climateadvisorbrownerout.jpg" /><
2011-01-25 08:15:50
ClimateGate: 'Learn and move on' Inquiries into issues raised by the 2009 climate e-mail hack had flaws, MPs conclude - but it is time to make changes and move on.
2011-01-25 00:20:42
New dishware sanitizers prove more effective at killing harmful bacteria Ohio State University researchers recently tested the merits of two new dishware sanitizers, and found them more effective at removing bacteria from restaurant dishes than traditional sanitizers. Melvin Pascall, co-author of the study and associate profe
2011-01-25 00:00:00
Climate tax on meat and milk results in less greenhouse gases A climate tax corresponding to €60/ton CO2eq on meat and milk could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture by around seven percent. If the land made available is used for bioenergy production, the decrease in emissions can be six t
2011-01-25 00:00:00
Driving Straight Into Catastrophe <div class="author-name">by Julio Godoy</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/drivingstraightintocatastrophe.jpg" /></div><p>PARIS - Despit
2011-01-24 09:24:28
New model of man's role in climate change The Roman Conquest, the Black Death and the discovery of America -- by modifying the nature of the forests -- have had a significant impact on the environment. These are the findings of EPFL scientists who have researched our long history of emitting carb
2011-01-24 00:00:00
Climate change threatens many tree species, say Hebrew U. researchers Global warming is already affecting the earth in a variety of ways that demand our attention. Now, research carried out at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem indicates that many tree species might become extinct due to climate change if no action is take
2011-01-23 00:00:00
Abu Dhabi: A pioneer for clean energy? Abu Dhabi plays host to the World Future Energy Summit this week, bringing together climate change experts and investors from around the globe.
2011-01-22 10:55:22
2010 hits high for global warmth The World Meteorological Organization ranks 2010 as the warmest year since 1850, albeit in a statistical tie with 1998 and 2005 - the WMO says it "confirms" global warming.
2011-01-20 14:19:14
2010 Matches Record for World's Hottest Year <div class="author-name">by Stephanie Nebehay</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/2010matchesrecord.jpg" /></div><p>GENEVA - Last year ti
2011-01-20 09:03:27
NASA prepares to launch next Earth-observing satellite mission NASA's newest Earth-observing research mission is nearing launch. The Glory mission will improve our understanding of how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate. Glory also will extend a legacy of long-term solar mea
2011-01-20 00:00:00
Speeding up Mother Nature's very own CO2 mitigation process Using seawater and calcium to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) in a natural gas power plant's flue stream, and then pumping the resulting calcium bicarbonate in the sea, could be beneficial to the oceans' marine life.
2011-01-19 00:00:00
Man, volcanoes and the sun have influenced Europe's climate over recent centuries An international research team has discovered that seasonal temperatures in Europe, above all in winter, have been affected over the past 500 years by natural factors such as volcanic eruptions and solar activity, and by human activities such as the emiss
2011-01-19 00:00:00
New reactor paves the way for efficiently producing fuel from sunlight Using a common metal most famously found in self-cleaning ovens, Sossina Haile hopes to change our energy future. The metal is cerium oxide -- or ceria -- and it is the centerpiece of a promising new technology developed by Haile and her colleagues that c
2011-01-19 00:00:00
Shrinking snow and ice cover intensify global warming The decreases in Earth's snow and ice cover over the past 30 years have exacerbated global warming more than models predict they should have, on average, new research from the University of Michigan shows.
2011-01-18 00:00:00
NRL scientists develop 3-D model of the ionosphere F-region Occurring from the pre- to post-midnight hours, equatorial spread F generates electron irregularities in the equatorial ionosphere that can degrade navigation systems and disrupt radio communication. Understanding and modeling this phenomenon is an import
2011-01-18 00:00:00
Big city life may make residents lean toward green, study says The downsides of China's explosive urbanization -- like pollution and greenhouse gas emissions -- now are joined by an upside: better environmental citizens. It's the first time scientists have weighed employment and leadership when considering environmen
2011-01-18 00:00:00
Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change Newcastle University researchers have discovered that our changing climate is having a detrimental effect on conventional milk quality, but organic milk is proving consistently better for you regardless of the time of year or weather conditions.
2011-01-16 00:00:00
Climate Change Could Happen Much Faster Than Previously Thought <div class="author-name">by Louise Gray</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/climatechange_muchfaster.jpg" /></div><p>The US study predict
2011-01-14 09:40:59
World Hunger Best Cured by Small-Scale Agriculture: Report <div class="author-name">by Nidhi Prakash</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/worldhungerbestcuredby.jpg" /></div><p>The key to alleviati
2011-01-13 08:04:31
Electricity pricing policies may make or break plug-in hybrid buys California policies aimed at reducing electricity use and curbing greenhouse gas emissions have the unintended consequence of making new plug-in hybrid vehicles uneconomical, according to a Purdue University economist.
2011-01-13 00:00:00
Earth's hot past could be prologue to future climate The magnitude of climate change during Earth's deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases, a new analysis concludes. Building on recent research, the s
2011-01-13 00:00:00
Earth's hot past: Prologue to future climate? The magnitude of climate change during Earth's deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases, a new analysis concludes.
2011-01-13 00:00:00
Researchers show environmental changes may affect vital cooperate bird behaviors While scientists believe that climate change and related extreme weather events will likely affect the earth's flora and fauna, just how much is not known. A new study by researchers Walter Jetz from Yale University and Dustin Rubenstein from Columbia Uni
2011-01-11 00:00:00
Canadian Study Sees Global Warming for Centuries <div class="author-name">by Jeffrey Jones</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/globalwarming_centuries.jpg" /></div><p>CALGARY, Alberta -
2011-01-09 13:20:20
Republicans Attempt to Stifle Action on Climate Change <div class="author-name">by Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/republicansattempttostifle.jpg" />&l
2011-01-07 08:44:33
College students lack scientific literacy, study finds Most college students in the United States do not grasp the scientific basis of the carbon cycle -- an essential skill in understanding the causes and consequences of climate change, according to research published in the January issue of BioScience.
2011-01-07 00:00:00
Freshwater methane release changes greenhouse gas equation An international team of scientists has released data indicating that greenhouse gas uptake by continents is less than previously thought because of methane emissions from freshwater areas.
2011-01-06 00:00:00
Carbon swap bank to beat climate change Australian researchers have suggested that nations should abandon the concept of carbon emissions trading in favor of a carbon swap bank that might lead to genuine reductions in the amount of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas entering the atmosphere and so pr
2011-01-06 00:00:00
Grassroots Climate Exchange 18 - 19 March "Grassroots Climate Exchange: Universities, Colleges and the Green Transition" is THE event of the year for students and staff wishing to embark on a low-carbon transition in their college or university.
2011-01-05 17:38:09
U.N. Chief Leaves Women Out of Year-End Summing Up <div class="author-name">by Thalif Deen</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/unchiefleaveswomenout.jpg" /></div><p>UNITED NATIONS - When S
2011-01-05 09:53:40
Carbon taxes are the answer to the stalled climate negotiations For global warming policy, the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference was a major disappointment. Leading climate economist William Nordhaus argues in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, published today, that carbon taxes are the best approach to ac
2011-01-05 00:00:00
Impregnating plastics with carbon dioxide Everyone has heard that carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. But the gas also has some positive characteristics. Researchers are now impregnating plastics with compressed CO2 in a process that could lead to new applications ranging from color
2011-01-03 00:00:00
Suicide by Pesticide: India's Hidden Climate Change Catastrophe <div class="author-name">by Alex Renton</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/sugall_0.jpg" /></div><p>Naryamaswamy Naik went to the cupboa
2011-01-02 12:08:57
Broken glass yields clues to climate change Clues to future climate may be found in the way an ordinary drinking glass shatters.Results of a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences find that microscopic particles of dust can break apart in patterns t
2010-12-28 00:00:00
Oil Sands to Boom: Internal Federal Report <div class="author-name">by Stanley Tromp</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/" /></div><p>Prepare for a Canadian and U.S. shift toward heavier
forms of crud
2010-12-27 10:55:49
Broken glass yields clues to climate change A new study finds that microscopic particles of dust, emitted into the atmosphere when dirt breaks apart, follow similar fragment patterns as broken glass and other brittle objects. The research suggests there are several times more dust particles in the
2010-12-27 00:00:00
EPA to Set Pollution Limits on Power Plants, Refineries <div class="author-name">by Renee Schoof</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/pollutersx-wide-community.jpg" /></div><p>WASHINGTON - The E
2010-12-24 08:43:25
Climate change scientists study historic Arctic trips Ships' logs from vessels which travelled in the Arctic Circle in the 18th Century are to be studied to see if they shed light on climate change.
2010-12-23 19:15:09
Obama to regulate refinery gases The Obama administration says it will regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, amid opposition from industry and many Republicans.
2010-12-23 18:06:08
Back to the dead (sea, that is) A new study led by professor Zvi Ben-Avraham of Tel Aviv University's Minerva Dead Sea Research Center is digging underneath the Dead Sea to reveal the historical health of the planet through the last 500,000 years -- and to learn more about what climate
2010-12-23 00:00:00
Biting Winters Driven by Global Warming: Scientists <div class="author-name">by Marlowe Hood</div><div class="field-item"><img src="http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/ALeqM5j4O0XzP6E7GM9szYTufyIlE9DwRw_0.jpg" /></div><p>PARIS -
2010-12-22 10:06:11
Researchers train software to help monitor climate change A computer program that automatically analyzes mounds of satellite images and other data could help climate scientists keep track of complex, constantly changing environmental conditions, according to an international team of researchers.
2010-12-22 00:00:00
UNH scientists help show potent GHG emissions are 3 times estimated levels In a study published Dec. 20 in the Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences (PNAS), a team of researchers including University of New Hampshire scientists Wilfred Wollheim, William McDowell, and Jody Potter details findings that show emissions of the
2010-12-21 00:00:00
New breathing therapy reduces panic and anxiety by reversing hyperventilation A new treatment that helps people with panic disorder to normalize their breathing works better to reduce panic symptoms and hyperventilation than traditional cognitive therapy, according to a new study. The four-week Capnometry-Assisted Respiratory Train
2010-12-20 00:00:00
Waterways contribute to growth of potent greenhouse gas Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, has increased by more than 20 percent over the last century, and nitrogen in waterways is fueling part of that growth, according to a Michigan State University study.
2010-12-20 00:00:00
Global rivers emit 3 times IPCC estimates of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide What goes in must come out, a truism that now may be applied to global river networks. Human-caused nitrogen loading to river networks is a potentially important source of nitrous oxide emission to the atmosphere. Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas
2010-12-20 00:00:00
Dodds contributes to new national study on nitrogen water pollution A Kansas State University professor is part of a national research team that discovered that streams and rivers produce three times more greenhouse gas emissions than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
2010-12-20 00:00:00
Outsmarting the wind Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists are researching how radar weather instruments can help improve predictions on when and how strongly winds will blow. They're testing the instruments from a working wind farm in southeastern Washington State
2010-12-20 00:00:00
