Word: carbonic
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...question is at least as old as Socrates: if we know what the right thing to do is, why do we not do it? It's an especially acute question when applied to global warming. The science showing that carbon-dioxide emissions are already changing the planet's climate, and are likely to have severe effects (melting ice caps, sea-level rise, species extinction), is compelling and now barely disputed. Almost 90% of Europeans say they recognize climate change as a major issue, and 75% identify fossil-fuel emissions as a major cause. And yet, as was widely discussed...
...Gore, written by John Heilemann, carried the headline: THE UN-HILLARY. And while Gore was basking in solar-drenched adulation at Cannes, Clinton was presenting her own energy plan in an hourlong wonkathon at the National Press Club in Washington. As Clinton showed her command of the intricacies of carbon-dioxide sequestration and cellulosic ethanol, it was impossible not to wonder whether the two of them might once again be crowding onto the same turf. Maureen Dowd wrote in the New York Times: "Al Gore must want to punch Hillary Clinton right through the hole in the ozone layer." Gore...
When those paddlers get serious, they come to Arin Chang, who makes high-end carbon-fiber paddles designed specifically for dragon boats. A former engineer for a mountain-bike company, Chang got involved with dragon boats in 1999 and quickly became an élite competitor, traveling to events in Europe, Australia and Canada. He soon realized that boaters were slowed by traditional wooden paddles, and he designed a lighter, stiffer version that he started selling in 2000 under the brand Burnwater...
...other nuclear plants. It also owns and operates five more nuclear plants in the northeast including Pilgrim Station south of Boston. The northeast headquarters is in White Plains, New York.Zamore also discounted nuclear energy’s role in decreasing fossil fuel pollution because uranium enrichment involves release of carbon dioxide. Scientific studies of nuclear fuel cycle carbon dioxide emissions show that they are between 0.5 percent and 4 percent of equivalent coal-fired emissions. So the use of nuclear energy to generate electricity clearly helps reduce the overall amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. And finally, Zamore?...
...rural development manager hired to come up with an economic strategy for Assynt's land, believes this can change. He has asked the Scottish Crop Research Institute to find a crop to be farmed for biodiesel, and is enticing big companies to sponsor the planting of woodlands to offset carbon emissions. A marina is being built. Alastair MacAskill, the local butcher and chairman of the Assynt Foundation [EM] the residents' association that now owns the land [EM] knows this is only the start. "We thought Vestey would be there forever. It just shows how fragile the connection of land...