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Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They are concerned that if natural sinks can’t keep pace with th ...

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Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Add Canada to a growing list of countries that want to wait until a global climate deal is struck and the United States decides how it will regulate emissions before they regulate their own greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this week, New Zealand made a similar announcement. There also appears to ...

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EcoGods: David Bellamy A skeptical environmentalist, still a green campaigner

Posted by DeshRaj on 19/11/2009

David J.Bellamy is a renowned British botanist, author, broadcaster, and environmentalist; however, some may not think so. As he has always sidelined man-made global warming as "poppycock", he sure invites unfair criticism from some staunch...

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Oceans May Trap more Carbon than Forests

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

Marine ecosystems including seagrass meadows, mangroves and salt marshes have a much greater capacity to trap carbon than land carbon sinks such as forests, according to a report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The organization believes ocean ecosystems are essenti ...

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E-Waste Rising, Electronics Makers Boost Recycling

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

Transboundary movement of hazardous waste shows a disastrous accumulation of e-waste, roughly about 6 billion tons, according to an upcoming report from the Basel Convention, reports RedOrbit. Part of the accumulation is attributed to increasing demand for electronic gaming, high definition TVs a ...

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