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Landmark report by Clean Air-Cool Planet finds concerns ranging from public health to sea level rise and the economic impacts on tourism.
The nonprofit environmental organization Clean Air-Cool Planet has released a first-of-its-kind report on the needs, concerns, and activities of communities in the Northeast that are beginning to confront the realities of a changing...

MXenergy helps people understand Carbon Credits
Stamford, CT – March 31, 2011  - Everywhere these days people seem to be talking about “going green,” “reducing their carbon footprint” or “becoming carbon neutral.”  But what does that really mean?  And how do you actually go about accomplishing that task?

MXenergy, one of the nation’s leading independent energy providers and a company with a long history of...

A carbon footprint is a short-hand for measuring the impact that a product, organisation, or series of actions has in emitting greenhouse gases.
The gases considered are those identified by the Kyoto Protocol.

Under the Protocol, 37 industrialized countries have commited to a reduction of four greenhouse gases (GHG) (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride) nd two groups of gases...

In a pioneering use of computed tomography (CT) scans, scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have discovered that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced global warming is in the process of killing off a major coral species in the Red Sea. As summer sea surface temperatures have remained about 1.5 degrees Celsius above ambient over the last 10 years, growth of the coral, Diploastrea heliopora, has declined...

Full day workshop on communicating climate change issues in maps, graphics and charts, to be held in Copenhagen on December 4, 2009. For full details and registration, go to http://nordpil.com/cop15
Explaining the science and importance of climate change is not easy. It can be a challenging task for scientists, communicators, the media and NGOs. With today's tools, many of us have the power to work closely with...

EQ2 and AMEE announce that they are to partner in a global effort to bring transparency, truth and accuracy to the measurement of the world’s environmental impact and energy usage reporting.
EQ2 and AMEE announce that they are to partner in a global effort to bring transparency, truth and accuracy to the measurement of the world’s environmental impact and energy usage reporting.

The agreement is born out...