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E.U. biodiesels could be dirtier than fossil fuels, according to new report
Biodiesel from palm oil can produce three times the emissions of conventional diesel oil, according to an analysis by Ecofys.
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Finally, an artificial nose for protecting the important things from pollution: Disney art
The sensor was designed to detect and monitor low-level pollutants threatening to degrade our most prized national treasure.
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Surprise! Pumping water onto Antarctica to prevent sea level rise is a bad idea
But these scientists worked out the details just to be sure.
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Humans have been causing record-breaking heat since 1937
Computer simulations show that a series of extreme heat events dating back to the '30s probably wouldn't have happened without our influence.
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A frightening record: Carbon dioxide levels show biggest-annual jump
We're crashing climate records left and right.
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Greenland’s darkening snow is setting up a scary feedback loop
The ice sheet is entering its creepy clown phase.
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“Global warming is now in overdrive”: We just hit a terrible climate milestone
Despite the enormity of the moment, not everyone is paying attention.
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Algae blooms are nature’s angsty teenagers
Complicated, confusing, and crucial to our future.
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Mass extinction threatens the world’s pollinators — and its crops
A new UN-sponsored study suggests that 40 percent of invertebrate pollinators could go extinct.
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Important research confirms ocean acidification hurts corals
By making the water over part of a reef less acidic, researchers were able to measure how much faster coral can grow without CO2 pollution.