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Bill Gates Endorses Large Scale Geo-Engineering Projects
Geo-engineering (the deliberate large-scale manipulation of the environment to combat anthropogenic changes in atmospheric chemistry) has long been touted as a way to counteract the catastrophic effects
16-Year-Old Girl Scouts Petition to Make Their Cookies Rainforest-Safe
Two 16 year-old Girl Scouts from Michigan have taken it upon themselves to try to convince their organization to stop using palm oil, a product that has been blamed for widespread rainforest destruction,
EU Climate Commissioner Wants to Double Renewable Energy Share by 2030
The Climate Commissioner for the European Union, Connie Hedegaard, told reporters today in New Delhi that she believes the European Union should pledge to double their renewable energy supply by 2030 and
Shocking Climate Week Survey: Business Leaders More Influential Than Celebrities On Environmental Issues
You have to feel sorry for celebrities – if it wasn’t hard enough being constantly chased by the paparazzi and deciding what to do with their millions of dollars, it appears that when it comes
Giant Bulge of Fresh Water in the Arctic Ocean Threatens Europe’s Weather Patterns
European researchers recently discovered a bulging mass of fresh water currently growing in the western Arctic Ocean that could wreak havoc on Europe’s climate if it enters the Atlantic Ocean. The
2011 Was the 11th Hottest Year on Record
An average global temperature of 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit marked 2011 as the 11th hottest year on record. At a full 0.9 degrees warmer than the 20th century average, this past year was hotter than
Amazing Map Shows Every Tree in the United States
Have you ever wondered what the tree population and density of the United States looks like? This amazing map shows just that. Created by Josef Kellndorfer and Wayne Walker of Woods Hole Research Center
Nobel Laureate Develops World’s Cheapest and Most Effective CO2 Sponge
One of the holy grails of clean technology is now one step closer to reality as Noble Prize-winning chemist George Olah just developed a breakthrough low-cost plastic material than acts as
NASA Study Says Air Pollution Controls Could Slow Climate Change and Boost Agriculture Yield
A recent NASA study completed in New York City at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) found that fourteen key air pollution control measures could not only help to curb climate change,
Newly Observed Criegee Molecule Could Be the Key to Cooling Climate Change
Researchers in the United Kingdom have finally been able to nail down and measure the impacts of the elusive Criegee biradical (or Criegee intermediate) – an atmospheric molecule that could be one
Study Reveals That Climate Change is Now a Factor for Investment Bankers
All successful venture capitalists know that if you want to make a smart investment, you must take into account all possible factors. With that in mind, it seems that the world of finance is now waking up
Official Doomsday Clock Moves One Minute Closer to End of World Due to Climate Change, Nuclear Proliferation
A well-known group of scientists decided yesterday that Earth’s doomsday is now one minute closer due to global inaction on climate change and the ongoing threat of nuclear disaster. The decision
Unseasonably Warm Winter Weather Breaks Over 1,100 Record High Temperatures
Most people across the middle of the country and stretching to the East Coast would not think they’d be spending the first week of January without a winter coat. But last week’s weather broke
Geo-physicist Tries to Recreate an Ice Age Ecosystem in Siberia to Prevent the Release of 500 Billion Tons of CO2
Located south of Chersky in the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia is an expansive pocket of more than 500 billion tons of methane – more greenhouse gas than man has made since the Industrial
Inhabitat’s Top Environmental News Stories of 2011 – Vote for Your Favorite!
2011 was a landmark year for green news as environmental issues dominated headlines around the world – and Inhabitat was there to bring you the biggest stories as they happened. This year we brought
Brand New Smoking Island Rises Out of the Red Sea
As island nations around the world look for solutions to stem rising sea levels due to climate change, a new land mass has spontaneously popped out of the Red Sea. The smoking hot island is acting as a
COP17 UPDATE: Durban’s Last Day and No Agreement is Signed
As the COP17 conference in Durban winds to a close today, we’re still left without a major global agreement on how to reduce emissions and stall global climate change. The focus today has been on a
COP17 DURBAN UPDATE: Developing Countries Snag Talks on Issue of Carbon Markets
On this second to last day of COP17, a new piece of the puzzle that explains why this year’s United Nation Climate Talks are likely to end in a stalemate tomorrow, has emerged. Developing nations
Could Climate Change Benefit Agricultural Growth?
Some might say that the planet is facing two main threats: climate change, and the ever-increasing global population putting a drain on the earth’s natural resources. However, the
DURBAN UPDATE: Agreement in COP17 Climate Talks Will Likely Not Be Reached
Representatives from over 190 countries across the world are still gathered in Durban, South Africa and though the conversation about the impending climate crisis continues, many have lost hope for an
Discovery Channel Surrenders to Petition, Will Show Climate Change Episode of Frozen Planet
After recent rumors that the Discovery Channel was going to cut the last episode of their Frozen Planet series – the one that deals exclusively with climate change – people were outraged and
Are the World’s Richest Nations Giving Up On Climate Change?
Kyoto was a long time ago, Copenhagen was a failure, and the world is facing serious economic and social problems. With all these challenges, many of the world’s richest countries seem to have
State of California Shows up the Fed’s Emissions Targets With Impressively Ambitious AB32 Cap and Trade Program
In 2013 California will go where no U.S. state has gone before – it will start a comprehensive emissions limiting program by employing the mandatory use of carbon credits throughout the state for
COP17 DURBAN UPDATE: Current Pledges Will Cause a Global Temperature Change of 3.5° C
As the nearly 200 representatives gathered at COP17 hurdle towards the end of the talks, researchers have released yet another study that says they are just not doing enough. A report issued during the UN
VIDEO: See How Painting Mountains in Peru is Slowly Bringing Back Lost Glaciers
When we first learned about Eduardo Gold’s plan to paint the Peruvian Andes white in order to deflect heat back into the atmosphere and bring back the shrinking glaciers, we weren’t 100%
Scientists Planning to Cryo-Freeze Coral Samples to Preserve Endangered Species
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, located on Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, is a vast underground cavern that holds almost every type of seed in the world. The idea behind it is that if there is ever a
COP 17 Kicks Off as 200 Nations Converge in South Africa to Save the Climate
The 17th Conference of the Parties — also known as COP17 or the 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference — kicked off today in Durban, South Africa – despite echoing doubts cast by
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