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UN Says - Cut Meat, Cut Emissions

October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments · News on Climate Change

I have been talking about factory farms a lot lately so I when came across this article in the Guardian I figured I had to put a couple of quotes up.
“People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the [...]

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Where’s That Gas Coming From?

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · News on Climate Change

As a writer with a small yet loyal reader base (or so I hope, you better not be reading EcoGeek!), I try to answer any questions that anyone has about recent posts, and also welcome my readers to submit any other questions they are itching to ask.
The other day Natalie asked me a multi-part question [...]

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Breakdown of U.S. Carbon Emissions

September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News on Climate Change

They N.Y. Times recently put together an interesting map of the U.S. (using flash media), which shows emissions for all states under the following categories:

Electric Power
Transportation
Industrial
Residential
Commercial

The top five emitters in each category are highlighted.  If you are interested in seeing how the states stack up click here.

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Is It Hot In Here? Or Is It Just The Earth?

September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News on Climate Change

Last week the Global Carbon Project (GCP), whose mission is to track greenhouse gas emissions, released an updated report stating that their data showed that carbon emissions are accelerating quicker than previously expected, and that the levels were reaching the highest scenarios considered last year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This report came [...]

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