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The international environmental organization known as Greenpeace was founded 40 years ago today. continue reading...
Scientific American has created a very cool interactive article that looks at 12 ways the world will be altered forever as we know it. Some are super cool, some are super scary, but all are fascinating. Below is the list of events, but be sure to click through to the article for a lot more information and interactivity. continue reading...
Professor Jones also conceded the possibility that the world was warmer in medieval times than now – suggesting global warming may not be a man-made phenomenon. continue reading...
Spam has a carbon footprint. The time and energy wasted by spam email uses the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as 3.1 million passenger cars using two billion gallons of gas. The majority of the energy consumed is due to spam maintenance, a study has found. “If spam filters were used universally, the energy saved would be equivalent to taking 2.3 million cars off the road, the report said.“ Read more… continue reading...
In this video Watchmojo.com challenges you through engaging and thought-provoking experiences in science. continue reading...
Instead of global warming, some experts are now warning that the world may soon plunge into the next Ice Age. They predict most of Scotland, Northern Ireland and England to be covered in ice 3,000 feet thick. These same experts blame global warming on falling greenhouse gas levels. Read more… continue reading...
Scientists at the University of Calgary have designed a way to capture carbon dioxide from the air. This technology will be especially important in relation to emissions from airplanes and cars. Read more… continue reading...
According to research released today, we haven’t done enough to reduce our carbon emissions. In fact, not only have we not done enough, but greenhouse gas emissions have actually surpassed scientists’ worst-case-scenarios, despite the measures put in place by policymakers worldwide. Read more… continue reading...
This summer saw the second-lowest sea ice levels in the Arctic in the fifty years since they started tracking it. This ice serves the greater global purpose of moderating weather and temperatures throughout the world. Less ice equals a bigger environmental impact. Yeah, so? That’s global warming/climate change: nothing new. continue reading...
Greenland, the world’s largest island, holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by 23 feet. Add the ice sheets of Antarctica and the oceans would deepen more than 200 feet! continue reading...
