Can a Simple Rock Reverse Global Warming?
Among the natural substances that absorb carbon dioxide is olivine, a magnesium-containing crystal found in igneous rocks.
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Urban Growth Is Still a Problem for Climate Change
The biggest cities may have inspired all the panic, but it's the small and mid-sized cities that are going to produce the most carbon dioxide in years to come.
Companies Learn the Value of Being a Step Ahead of the Law
Doing well by doing good is a common mantra in business circles. A new examination of a voluntary carbon-limiting exchange finds the businesses benefited most when the market believed they were anticipating inevitable regulations.
A Salty Solution to Global Warming
There is no shortage of ideas bouncing around about what to do with our warming planet–switch to renewables, switch…
Climate Change: A Moment of Species Pride
An astrophysicist surveys Miller-McCune’s carbon footprint graphic from a post-Durban climate change vantage and wonders if the U.S. and the world can’t do a better job of stepping up to the challenge of climate control.
Germany’s Road to Natural Gas Has Coal Detour
Germany's energy revolution makes a shift to natural gas likely all over Europe.
Teaching Sustainability Has Benefits for Big Business
Companies ranging from banks and defense contractors to organic yogurt makers reap benefits by creating a corps of sustainable-savvy employees.
Americans Can Be Persuaded to Drive Less
Although lots of places in the United States sample bits and pieces of transportation management, Bellingham, Wash., shows what can happen by taking on the full program.
The Social Cost of Carbon
A requirement for cost/benefit analyses of federal rules has created — without any real public input — a very important number in deciding what to do about greenhouse gases.
Nature’s Cooling Albedo Disappearing Faster Than Thought
The loss of sea ice is a concern for more than polar bears, as the loss of reflectivity it represents means the planet may warm even faster.