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U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 1.3% in 2006
Preliminary estimates by the U.S. government show carbon dioxide emissions — the number one contributor to global warming — dropping 1.3 percent in 2006, mostly due...
CO2 in the Air? Why Not Suck it Out? A New Machine Does Just That
Just before his death in 2006, Gary Comer, founder of Lands' End, funded a start-up company to develop ways to pull CO2 out of...
Pearl Jam Pledges $100,000 to Counter CO2 Effects of Tour
In an effort to mitigate their own carbon emissions from day-to-day operations of their 2006 tour, while raising the public's carbon consciousness, Pearl Jam...
Utility Plans Its Own Curb on CO2
New Orleans based Entergy Corp., the nation’s third largest utility in terms of electricity produced, is stepping out ahead of the Bush Administration on...
New Low-Carbon Concrete Outperforms Today’s Highway Material While Cutting Costs in Minnesota
A private-public partnership has paved a section of Minnesota road with an experimental low-carbon concrete mixture that resulted in greater strength and lesser cement...
Climate Models Need an Upgrade: Plants Absorb 31% More Carbon Than Previously Thought
Plants around the world absorb 37 billion more metric tons of carbon than was previously thought, a new study has demonstrated.
It means every tree...
Herd of Bulls Headed to the Highlands to Recreate Effect of Ancient Auroch Oxen on Scottish Soil
A rewilding charity in the UK aims to bring the first herd of tauros to the British Isles in order to replace a lost...
Spain’s Olive Oil Producers Turn Tons of Their Pits into Fuel–For Homes, Planes and Industry
In a rather unique story from Reuters, the Spanish olive oil market is profiled for what it can do to power Spain's homes, not...
This Sleek New L.A. Commuter Train Is Pollution-Free
In Los Angeles County, a new, low-emissions commuter train is helping combat local and global smog by powering itself with hydrogen fuel cells.
Liquid or...
Norway’s Forests Have More Than Tripled in a Hundred Years
Over the course of the last hundred years, Norwegian forests have tripled in size according to a new report.
They have doubled in size in...
Scientists Make Stunning Breakthrough, Turning Banana Peels into Textiles and Renewable Fuels
Off-grid communities in parts of rural Pakistan could soon have access to a reliable source of electricity for the first time thanks to a...
Trees Reveal Climate Surprise: Bark Removes Methane from the Atmosphere
A surprise discovery from the University of Birmingham shows that we may be significantly underestimating the potential of trees to regulate the variables of...
United Airlines Worker Resolves How to Turn Thousands of Expired Life Jackets into Backpacks and Bags
A partnership between United Airlines and a fashion company diverted 900 pounds of trash from landfills in the form of expired life jackets.
According to...
World’s Leading HIV Drug Reduces Carbon Emissions By 26 Million Tons in Comparison to Predecessor
A first-of-its-kind report has discovered that altering the ingredients list or manufacturing methods of widely used medication can really cut back on carbon emissions.
They...
Pioneering Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Fuel-Cell-Powered Ship Successfully Tested in Japan
A consortium of Japanese firms has conducted successfully a demonstration of the first ever zero-emissions ship above 20 gross tons.
Sailing 30 kilometers between the...
Wild Horses Return to Kazakhstan Plains After Two Centuries of Absence
In an inspiring return 200 years in the making, the last truly wild horse species has been reintroduced onto the open steppes of Kazakhstan.
The...
Portugal Welcomes First Wild Bison in 10,000 Years–the Keystone Species for Rewilding a Quarter-Million Acres
Rewilding Europe is thrilled to announce the arrival of a small herd of bison in a large valley in Portugal.
Believed to be the key...
The ‘World’s Largest’ Vacuum to Suck Up Carbon Emissions Begins Operating in Iceland
A pair of climate-solution firms have just turned on the largest CO2 vacuum in the world, capable of sucking thousands of tons of carbon...
Scientists Are Making Jet Fuel from Landfill Gas Aiming to Launch Circular Economy
In a world-first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted...
First High-Speed Rail Line in US Breaks Ground: Brightline Vegas to LA at 200 mph to Save Thousands in Emissions
Last week, Dept. of Transportation officials celebrated the groundbreaking of America's first high-speed rail line between LA and Las Vegas.
The Brightline West will travel...