Archive | Green
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Sea ice could predict effects of global warming
U. Utah mathematics professor Ken Golden hopes to be able to predict the effects of global warming and to create an improved climate model by studying polar sea ice.
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Oregon bill may ban single-use bags at checkout
At grocery stores statewide, consumers still have three options to consider at the checkout counter: paper, plastic or reusable. However, if a bill is passed through the Oregon state legislature, these options may only be reduced down to one.
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Column: US needs to set example with green policies
Ever since 1997, the earth and the USA have been in dire need of couple's therapy. Forget about the idea of the earth as a mother for a minute. Picture the earth, instead, as an Anne Hathaway-esque, well-meaning heiress.
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Study: Farm drainage creates ‘dead zones’ in Gulf of Mexico
Corn and soybean farmers in the upper Mississippi River are growing more than they intend: a thriving crop of nitrogen-fertilized algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico. A study recently published in the Journal of Environmental Quality by researchers from Cornell U. and U.
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Reusable bags aren’t as green as they seem
The decision between paper and plastic has recently began to include the choice of reusable, a $1 option many people are willing to take in order to reduce their impact on the environment.
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Study: Dire global warming messages raise skepticism
Researchers at U. California-Berkeley have shown that apocalyptic messages concerning global warming backfire in campaigns attempting to promote public awareness of climate change, according to a paper to be published in Psychological Science this January.
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Column: Despite U.S. inaction, Massachusetts passes global warming laws
As the UN's 1997 Kyoto Protocol is set to expire in 2012, the international community has been busy debating the future of these policies aimed to reduce the impact of climate change.
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Study: Farming affects carbon levels
For many years, experts around the world have been making strides toward curbing world hunger, but researchers at U. Minnesota and U. Wisconsin have found another bump in the road. In a study, researchers explain expanding cropland has negative effects on nature’s ability to store carbon.
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Column: College students can avoid waste too
Our culture is such that most products are pre-wrapped for you, consumer X, because you're special, and this was mass-produced just for you. Don't you feel warm and fuzzy? We live in a disposable society.