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According to Met Office statistics, 2010 is emerging as one of the hottest years on record. The UK-based meteorological office says it is certain that man-made developments are to blame for the blatant rise in temperatures. Previously, the hottest year on record was in 1998, when temperatures were intensified as a result of an El Nino warming event in the Pacific. With this year’s…
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Curious about the ecological “footprint” you’ll leave behind on this planet? Want to be more environmentally conscious? By answering a few simple questions, the handy Ecological Footprint Quiz will estimate the impact you will leave behind for later generations. Afterward, you can learn how to minimize your consumption by using more sustainable products, housing, foods, services, and transportation. To take the quiz…
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Wesleyan University, along with the Price Carbon Campaign, a grassroots organization of climate-policy supporters, is holding a conference that will probe new, contemporary methods to pricing carbon emissions. “Pricing Carbon: The Wesleyan Conference” will kick off November 19, 2010, and will draw to a close November 21. “Wesleyan University’s College of the Environment was established in 2009 to help students become better stewards of our fragile…
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Australia’s Federal Government has signed off on what promises to be the biggest coal gasification and storage facility around the globe. The $3.5 billion urea plant – owned by Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers – will process between two and four million tonnes of coal annually, which will then be converted into fertilizer for sale in Asia. The venture is anticipated to create 1,500 jobs during the…
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Kyocera Group has begun using viney plants to create “green curtains”, which are formed over trellises to shade portions of windows and outer walls of buildings at 20 different locations in Japan, Thailand and Brazil. These curtains create a canopy over the buildings to prevent direct sunlight from raising the temperature of the building’s interior, helping to reduce the need for energy-intensive air conditioning. Not to mention, the plants also help to protect the environment by absorbing…
