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How can US reduce greenhouse gas emissions? New McKinsey report analyzes
With a world wide drive to reduce the green house gases, it is expected that there might be a change in lifestyle. However, that doesn't seem to apply to the folks living in the US. In order to reduce the greenhouse gas in the air, people need to...
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Expanding EU forests might reduce global warming
Unlike the US the European Union is striving hard to combat global warming has been proved once again in a new study which said the EU forests are actually expanding. The study carried out by researchers of University of Helsinki and published in the...
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'Shocking Pink' bottlenose dolphin calf spotted!
A unique bottlenose dolphin calf has been viewed at Louisiana shores in the Gulf of Mexico. According to experts, this albino is probably one-of-a-kind and charter boats and locals have been prowling the waters in the hope of getting a glimpse of the.
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Polytechnic grad student experiments with mantle core
A Grad student at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently unveiled the interaction between the core of the Earth and the mantle. The student is Leslie Hayden. Using heavy equipment and very innovative techniques, Leslie managed to perform the.
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Brazil says 'no' to emission targets proposed by UN
Brazil is vehemently opposing imposing targets on developing nations' carbon emissions days before the climate change conference hosted by the UN in Bali, Indonesia. The Bali conference will be the culmination of a momentous twelve months in the...
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More than 1/4 of US birds on the verge of extinction
While the US government is not serious about curtailing its greenhouse gas emission to combat global warming, its lackadaisical attitude is having its toll on the country's most mellifluous inhabitants - the birds. According to a new Watch List 2007,.
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Tackling global warming to cost 1.6% of global GDP
Tackling global climate change by cutting greenhouse gas emissions will cost 1.6% of the global GDP, according to an UN Development Program report published on Tuesday. The report tilted 'The Struggle Against Climate Change' urged richer countries to...
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Global warming devastating Indonesia's coral reefs dramatically
Global warming is the major environmental threat which has hardly left any aspect of the nature untouched. The latest to be engulfed by this threat is the coral reefs of Indonesia. Indonesia is known to have 8 percent of the world's coral...
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Cloning, the only resort to save the redwoods?
Towering redwoods can grow up to more than 200 feet tall with a diameter of about 15 feet. A few of them can be around 2000 years old. Thanks to their high-quality timber coupled with the high rate of production as compared to the timber trees, these.
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Scientists to launch a billion dollar project to explore unknown ocean depths
It's a fact that we on earth have less knowledge about our oceans than the surfaces of celestial bodies like sun or moon! Hence, marine scientists are launching $2 million to $3 million project to explore our ocens and also to study the impact...
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Eight weird tree sculptures carved by nature
Plants and trees have excellent flexibility. They are capable of creating strange works of unintentional art that you just watch them bewildered. There are artists who have given meaningful shapes to trees such as of tables and mirrors. Tree sculptures ar
The Big Question: Are vertical farms really green?
Why we are asking this nowThe concept of vertical farming is receiving a number of positive as well as negative feedback, right from its inception. Many agriculturalists and socialists have analyzed the usefulness of this concept in the practical world. I
10 Innovative curtains designed to conserve energy
Curtains are primarily meant to avert sunlight and heat from entering our rooms. Draping over the windows and doors curtains secure us. Here we talk about ten innovative curtains that can conserve energy in various ways. There are curtains embedded with s
What’s Next: Future homes to eschew apocalypse
As we know it The claims of an apocalypse-like situation may be wrong. But, it can't be denied that millions of people around the world die every year because of natural disasters like earthquake, flood, tsunami and tornado. The world faces about 600 disa
