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Carbon Emission(s)
Carbon emissions are the amount of carbon dioxide released by a place, process, service, or event. These have been widely recognized as a primary driver of global climate change. Carbon emissions can enter the environment through a number of means such as burning fossil fuels, manufacturing goods, and clearing land.
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MAR 16, 2018Technology
With the use of specialized satellites, companies and governments can keep careful tabs on emissions.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
So, there’s good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Okay, here’s the good news: the UK has managed ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 22, 2018Chemistry & Physics
We are not talking about cracking open eggs and put them into hydrogen fuel cells (not even during Easter). Chemical res ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 04, 2018Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2018Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
Do you have travel plans for the holidays? Or perhaps you’ve got a vacation to somewhere warm lined up? Maybe you& ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen charging station. Credit: FuelCellWorks As the first generation of mass-produced hydrogen ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 14, 2017Earth & The Environment
You can now add osteoporosis to the long list of negative medical impacts caused by air pollution. New research publishe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
The US is now the only country to not be involved in the Paris climate accord, news which comes after Syria stated at th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 14, 2017Earth & The Environment
California has set about an ambitious goal to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2045. The legislation, called Senate B ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2017Earth & The Environment
Permafrost. It even sounds intimidating. Permanent frost, forever frozen. Brrrr. Except in our warming planet, the frost ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 18, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H. ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 12, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A satellite image shows the intensity o gas flaring at the fuel production sites at Bakken Formation, a geological regio ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 05, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A joint team of chemists from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory came up with a novel method for addi ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s a scary statistic: by 2035 about 170 US communities will be in a state of chronic inundation. That’s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
We already know that climate change has brought us many irregular extreme heat events over the last years. And we know t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Fission based nuclear reactor is a divisive topic: some consider it a part of clean energy family due to zero carbon emi ...Written By: Daniel Duan
MAR 16, 2018
Technology
With the use of specialized satellites, companies and governments can keep careful tabs on emissions.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
So, there’s good news and bad news. Which do you want first? Okay, here’s the good news: the UK has managed
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 22, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
We are not talking about cracking open eggs and put them into hydrogen fuel cells (not even during Easter). Chemical res
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 04, 2018
Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Did you know that the ocean acts as the world’s biggest carbon sink? That means that it stores a vast amount of ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Do you have travel plans for the holidays? Or perhaps you’ve got a vacation to somewhere warm lined up? Maybe you&
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen charging station. Credit: FuelCellWorks As the first generation of mass-produced hydrogen
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 14, 2017
Earth & The Environment
You can now add osteoporosis to the long list of negative medical impacts caused by air pollution. New research publishe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The US is now the only country to not be involved in the Paris climate accord, news which comes after Syria stated at th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In 2016, the Paris Agreement (also known as Paris climate accord) marked a turning point in the battle against climate c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A report released Monday by the United Nation's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has not so good news for the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 14, 2017
Earth & The Environment
California has set about an ambitious goal to achieve 100 percent clean energy by 2045. The legislation, called Senate B
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Permafrost. It even sounds intimidating. Permanent frost, forever frozen. Brrrr. Except in our warming planet, the frost
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 18, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A satellite image shows the intensity o gas flaring at the fuel production sites at Bakken Formation, a geological regio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 05, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A joint team of chemists from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory came up with a novel method for addi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a scary statistic: by 2035 about 170 US communities will be in a state of chronic inundation. That’s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We already know that climate change has brought us many irregular extreme heat events over the last years. And we know t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Fission based nuclear reactor is a divisive topic: some consider it a part of clean energy family due to zero carbon emi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan