A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is not surprising, but it is important: Global levels of carbon dioxide and methane both increased sharply in 2007.
Archive for April, 2008
Carbon dioxide, methane on the rise
Published April 29th, 2008 in Science, Arctic, Earth, Climate & Weather and Global Warming. 0 CommentsCalifornia compostin’ leads to mighty fine wine
Published April 23rd, 2008 in Science, Innovation, Sustainability and Human World. 0 CommentsIt’s a sustainability success story: San Francisco food scraps help fertilize Northern California grapes, which are used to make wine of which many Americans partake.
China’s growth brings in more invasive species
Published April 18th, 2008 in Science, Plants, Earth, Animals and Human World. 0 CommentsAs China prepares for the many Olympic athletes and tourists that will visit this summer, it’s already hosting some uninvited Olympic guests: invasive species.
Big step forward for ‘green gasoline’
Published April 10th, 2008 in Plants, Science, Innovation, Sustainability, Global Warming and Human World. 1 CommentOne day the gasoline in your car might come from plants — and no, I’m not talking ethanol. I’m talking actual gasoline made from a plant.