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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2014
US EPA: By 2030, the Power Sector Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 30%

US EPA: By 2030, the Power Sector Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 30%

The targeted drop in carbon emissions is in comparison to a 2005 baseline

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2014
Adorable Humboldt Penguin Chick Born at Kansas City Zoo in the US

Adorable Humboldt Penguin Chick Born at Kansas City Zoo in the US

The chick emerged from its egg this past May 25, is now looked after by its parents

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2014
Black Carbon Emissions Upped by 72% Between 1960 and 2007

Black Carbon Emissions Upped by 72% Between 1960 and 2007

This is despite improvements in combustion technologies, fuel composition

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Curbing Emissions Is the Key to Limiting Climate Change

Curbing Emissions Is the Key to Limiting Climate Change

Study finds geoengineering has little – if any – chances to save the planet

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Report: The Last Two Years Were Australia's Hottest on Record

Report: The Last Two Years Were Australia's Hottest on Record

Researchers say this is proof enough that climate change is already happening

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Snow Leopard Cubs Thriving at Akron Zoo in the US

Snow Leopard Cubs Thriving at Akron Zoo in the US

The cubs were born earlier this year, one is a boy and the other is a girl

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Sun-Powered Plane Successfully Completes Maiden Voyage

Sun-Powered Plane Successfully Completes Maiden Voyage

The plane is expected to travel around the world sometime next year

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Paul McCartney Wants the UK to Implement a Moratorium on Fracking

Paul McCartney Wants the UK to Implement a Moratorium on Fracking

The musician does not think shale gas exploration can ensure energy security

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2014
Ginormous Underground Ice Wall Now Under Construction at Fukushima

Ginormous Underground Ice Wall Now Under Construction at Fukushima

The wall will keep contaminated water from seeping into the environment, Tepco says

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 31st, 2014
Court: Abused Elephant Sunder Must Be Released No Later than June 15

Court: Abused Elephant Sunder Must Be Released No Later than June 15

The elephant is to be taken to a care center in Bangalore, PETA India says

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 31st, 2014
Baby Mongoose Lemur Thriving at Wildlife Center in Florida, US

Baby Mongoose Lemur Thriving at Wildlife Center in Florida, US

The tiny creature was born in April to mom Kikeli, has one older brother

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
8 States in the US Want to Put 3.3M Zero-Emission Vehicles on Roads

8 States in the US Want to Put 3.3M Zero-Emission Vehicles on Roads

The deadline for this very ambitious project is the year 2025, media reports say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Europe's Solar Panels Are Greener than China's, Study Finds

Europe's Solar Panels Are Greener than China's, Study Finds

Folks in Europe are better off using locally made solar panels

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
The US Added 1,330MW of Solar PV During 2014's First Quarter

The US Added 1,330MW of Solar PV During 2014's First Quarter

This figure represents an increase of 79% over the same period in 2013

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Current Extinction Rates Are 1,000 Times Higher than Normal

Current Extinction Rates Are 1,000 Times Higher than Normal

Researchers say evidence indicates that humans are the ones to blame for this

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Mobile Laboratory to Help Monitor Air Pollution Across the World

Mobile Laboratory to Help Monitor Air Pollution Across the World

The laboratory is the brainchild of researchers with the National Physical Laboratory

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 30th, 2014
Obama Will Reveal Historic Climate Change Plan on Monday

Obama Will Reveal Historic Climate Change Plan on Monday

Rumor has it the President wants to drastically reduce carbon pollution

 
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