Global Warming
Billionaires back controversial geoengineering methods
February 21, 2012A small unit of climate scientists, supported financially by notable billionaires, is lobbying governments and international organizations to back experiments in geoengineering
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Is seal killing at an end?
January 30, 2012Sealing - a grotesque business that involves killing seals for both their fur and meat - may soon see its last days in Canada.
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Chilling discovery: Arctic ice releases deadly greenhouse gas
December 14, 2011Methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, has been found by scientists in deadly, bubbling plumes on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
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Scientists may give Earth some sunscreen
December 7, 2011Apparently, the world could use some sunshades. At least, that is one of the many options being considered.
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UN summit talks global warming
November 30, 20112011 is, so far, the world's tenth warmest year on record, despite the warming being masked by cooling La Nina conditions.
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