Is Grass-Fed Beef Actually Better for the Environment?
Allan Savory points to the carbon sequestration benefits of grazing cattle on grasslands as an environmental justification for raising livestock…
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Carbon Pawprints: How Our Dogs & Cats Contribute to Global Warming
Unfortunately, our beloved dogs and cats do produce shockingly high amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming…
Climate Geoengineering: Now More Than Ever?
Supersized space mirrors, salt spraying ships & sparkle blasting balloons—these are just a few geoengineering fixes to global warming…
How long have we known about human-caused global warming?
ExxonMobil knew as early as 1977 that our enthusiastic burning of fossil fuels was leading to global warming — and since then has spent upwards of $30 million to promote so-called climate denial…
What’s the difference between a carbon tax and “cap-and-trade” system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
Dear EarthTalk: What’s the difference between a carbon tax and “cap-and-trade” system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions? —Marina Brown, New York, NY Most of us can agree that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a must given the rapid warming of the planet; just how to […]
Are We Past the Point of No Return on Climate Change?
While we may not yet have reached the “point of no return” when no amount of CO2 cutbacks will save us from global warming, we may be getting awfully close.
Climate Change and Food’s Nutritional Value
It’s difficult to say whether or not the climate change we are now experiencing is negatively impacting the nutritional quality of our food, but researchers warn that it may be only a matter of time.
Cement Sequestration
Calera Corp has found a way to fix carbon back into components of our built environment through cement sequestration—& turn a profit in the process…
Has China overtaken the U.S. as the world’s largest global warming polluter?
China passed the U.S. as the world’s leading greenhouse gas emitter back in 2006 & today produces ~17% of the world’s total CO2 output.
Made in the Shade
Solar Tree parking lots harness power while keeping cars cool.
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