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Carbon Emissions Must be Cut to Near Zero to Avert Climate Disaster, Warn Researchers

8/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) A series of recently published studies have determined that humanity must cease all emission of carbon dioxide by 2050 to avoid catastrophic climate change. Currently, humans are responsible for roughly 10 billion tons of carbon emissions...

Human Race Faces "Oblivion" From Global Warming, Says UN Chief

7/23/2008 - (NaturalNews) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has warned that without a comprehensive international agreement to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming, humanity faces "oblivion." "The world's scientists have...

Urgent Carbon Emissions Cuts Needed to Save Earth From Climate Change Disaster, Warn Scientists

6/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) Preventing irreversible climate disaster will require carbon dioxide emissions reductions big enough not only to prevent the atmosphere's carbon load from increasing, but to allow the amount of carbon in the atmosphere to actually decrease,...

New Evidence Links Mercury Emissions to Rates of Autism

4/29/2008 - (NaturalNews) Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) say that “for the first time in scientific literature, a statistically significant association between autism risk and distance from the mercury source” has been established. Lead...

Government Makes it Illegal for Car Companies to Sell Green Cars to Many Consumers

4/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) Although seven major auto companies have developed gasoline-burning cars with lower tailpipe emissions than many hybrids, government regulations make it illegal to purchase or sell such cars in 42 of 50 U.S. states. Eight states in the...

Understanding the Transition From Seed Corn to Biofuels

3/21/2008 - (NaturalNews) We are about to witness and experience the greatest sustained rise in grain prices seen in the last 30 years. This rise will include wheat, rice, and maize; these three comprising over 90% of all grains cultivated on the planet. Let’s do...

Are Biofuels a Biofoolish Proposition? New Research Says Yes

2/28/2008 - (NaturalNews) Biofuels may be doing more harm than good, according to two new studies published in the journal Science. According to the researchers, production of most biofuels may actually cause more pollution than they offset when the production cycle...

Weaning America Off of Oil: The 'Motorhead Messiah' Has Arrived

2/19/2008 - (NaturalNews) Since 1977 when OPEC carried out an oil embargo that left many Americans sitting in long lines to fuel their vehicles, energy conservation and fuel efficiency have been stressed by many politicians and federal agencies. Hybrid vehicles combining...

Eating Beef More Destructive to Environment than Driving a Car

12/18/2007 - (NaturalNews) The environmental footprint of producing just over two pounds of beef is greater than that of driving a car for three hours, according to a Japanese study reported on "New Scientist." A research team led by Akifumi Ogino of the National...

Global Warming to Hammer U.S. Northeast with Radical Weather, Warn Scientists

12/15/2007 - (NaturalNews) A recent report has enumerated the catastrophic changes that the northeastern United States can expect due to global warming, particularly if local and global greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed. The report, "Confronting Climate Change...

Human activity drastically altering rainfall patterns

12/9/2007 - (NaturalNews) Global warming caused by industrial emissions has changed precipitation patterns worldwide, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. While many prior studies have demonstrated that emissions have led to rising global temperatures,...

Global warming battle goes local as city mayors launch green initiatives

11/18/2007 - (NaturalNews) Mayors from around the world presented plans to reduce their cities' greenhouse gas emissions at an international conference of mayors in New York City earlier this year. "Unfortunately, it has fallen to the mayors to do it because at the...

World's first high-speed all-electric sport utility truck to be launched by Phoenix Motorcars

6/26/2007 - Earth-friendly, energy-efficient vehicles that produce zero emissions seem to be from a dream of the future. But several companies are already well on their way to introducing such vehicles in North America and around the world. Recently, more than...

Incandescent light bulb ban in U.K. could reduce CO2 emissions up to 3 million tons annually

6/17/2007 - (NaturalNews) Just as Australia has banned incandescent light bulbs for 2009, England maybe moving towards similar steps, according to The Guardian newspaper. Jump directly to: conventional view | alternative view | bottom line What...

Bush Administration announces effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through "wishful thinking" (satire)

6/1/2007 - (NaturalNews Satire) In a significant nod toward pro-environment politics, the Bush Administration yesterday announced a major initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging everybody to engage in "Wishful Thinking" to cut emissions without...

Australia bans incandescent light bulbs with three-year phase-out

5/10/2007 - (NaturalNews) Australia has banned incandescent light bulbs, starting in 2009. The country down under, looking to reduce its environmental footprint, raised its energy standards for 2009, making the old style of light bulb too inefficient to be sold in...

Mike Adams launches eco-friendly LED lighting technology with 1000% improvement in energy efficiency

5/9/2007 - I'm passionate about solving problems and doing my part to make our world a better place. My passions focus on areas that include disease prevention through nutrition, green living, renewable energy, consumer safety, animal welfare and more. For the...

EPA tightens tailpipe emissions of cancer-causing chemicals

2/14/2007 - (NaturalNews) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new regulations on February 9 intended to reduce emissions of the toxic chemical benzene from a variety of gasoline sources. The new standards do not take full effect until 2030, at which...

Livestock ranching a leading contributor to CO2 emissions, global warming

2/13/2007 - (NaturalNews) According to a United Nations report published last month, raising animals for food is one of the single biggest causes of global warming, in addition to land degradation and pollution of air and water. "The livestock sector emerges as...

Rumors of reversal in White House's climate change policy false, say officials

1/22/2007 - (NaturalNews) President Bush issued a statement that has made many heads turn, sparking conjecture that the White House was poised for an about-face in their deregulatory energy and emissions policy. The White House has since fervently insisted that no...

CO2 emissions to cause catastrophic rise in sea levels, warns top NASA climatologist

1/15/2007 - (NaturalNews) Dr. Jim Hansen, a NASA climatologist, announced in an interview with The Independent that the world is turning into a different planet due to manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Hansen stated that the Earth's population has less than a...

Coal emissions blanket China with pollution

1/4/2007 - (NaturalNews) China is enjoying dynamic growth of late, but the coal-fired economic boom has severe environmental consequences, including massive toxic clouds visible even from space. The great coal rush in China -- brought on by its voracious power...

States sue the EPA over air quality standards

12/29/2006 - (NaturalNews) The state-based lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and it states as a main argument that the EPA has ignored the advice of its own scientists. The suit suggests that the EPA should lower...

EU concerned over climate changes

12/23/2006 - (NaturalNews) Commercial flights across Europe have many EU environment ministers concerned due to the large amount of emissions these planes are giving off, and the possible environmental concerns that are brought along with those emissions. An EU-wide...

India claims its emissions cause no harm to world's atmosphere

12/21/2006 - (NaturalNews) India is considered to be one of the world's top polluters in terms of emissions, but this week the country said this week that it's not doing any harm to the world's atmosphere, despite increasing emissions of greenhouse gases. Global...

Cattle raised for beef cause more damage to planet than emissions from cars, report finds

12/14/2006 - (NaturalNews) Rising gas prices and global warming issues have spurred an increased interest in clean cars, but a report by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization suggests that the real culprit for the latter problem isn't the car but the...

U.S. government may be getting ready to regulate carbon dioxide emissions as pollutants, experts say

12/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) A case before the Supreme Court over whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to refuse to regulate carbon dioxide emissions may actually be the first sign of impeding government regulation of greenhouse gasses, experts...

Coalition of EPA scientists calls for agency to regulate carbon dioxide emissions

12/1/2006 - (NaturalNews) EPA scientists from across the nation are in the process of petitioning the U.S. Congress to stem global warming resulting from human-created causes. A letter attached to the EPA petition states "We are writing to protest the lack of progress...

Environmental Protection Agency refuses to regulate greenhouse gasses; brought before Supreme Court

11/30/2006 - (NaturalNews) The case of Massachusetts v the Environmental Protection Agency was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as judges considered oral arguments over the role of greenhouse gasses in global warming, and whether the EPA has the...

California cities are rejecting coal-fired power as greenhouse gas emissions law draws near

11/28/2006 - (NaturalNews) Local citizens, politicians and environmentalists in cities like Los Angeles and Burbank have been making sure that no coal contracts are renewed or begun before the start of a new ban on the energy source in a month. The new California...

Global carbon dioxide emissions rapidly acidifying Earth's oceans

11/16/2006 - (NaturalNews) The world's oceans are absorbing excess carbon dioxide emissions, turning them acidic and threatening all forms of sea life, according to climate experts at a recent UN conference on climate change in Kenya. The oceans have trapped roughly...

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