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A Catastrophic Amount of Carbon Could Leak From the Soil By 2050
Climate scientists warn that 55 trillion kilograms of carbon could be released into the atmosphere from Earth's soil by mid-century.
New Method For Trapping CO2 as Solid Rock Could Help to Fight Climate Change
A groundbreaking field test proves that carbon emissions can be safely stored as solid rock in basalt formations.
Research Shows Global Carbon Emissions Are Actually Slowing Down
Good news: emissions grew by only around one percent in 2015.
Your Fancy, Wood-Baked Pizza Is Ruining the Environment
A group of researchers from the University Global Partnership Network has found that wood-burning pizza ovens pose an emerging environmental risk.
These Futuristic Elevated Buses Can’t Arrive Soon Enough
In the future, buses will zoom right over cars.
San Francisco Climate Tax Raises Questions About Tech’s Carbon Footprint
Residents wonder whether Silicon Valley’s tech giants are paying their fair share to save the local environment.
Mitsubishi Becomes Latest Automaker to Admit to Cheating Consumers and Regulators
Japanese authorities raided the company's offices on Thursday after the automaker said it improperly conducted fuel efficiency tests.
Cutting Emissions at Home Is Great, but Not if You’re Exporting Them Elsewhere
A new study examines how Australia exports nearly twice as much carbon as we emit.
Volkswagen Will Reportedly Pay $1 Billion for Cheating on US Emissions Tests
The Germany automaker has admitted to using sophisticated software to cheat on emissions tests, which is the biggest scandal in the history of the company and led to the resignation of its CEO.
Why Greenpeace Activists Put Gas Masks on London's Famous Monuments
Recipients included Nelson, Boadicea, Oliver Cromwell, and Winston Churchill.
US Supreme Court Blocks Obama Climate Change Plan
In a 5-4 vote, the court temporarily delayed implementation of the administration's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's power plants, while an appeals court hears a suit brought by 27 states and business groups.
Climate Agreement Says Airlines Must Reduce Emissions — Just Not Very Much
Boeing calls the deal ambitious — but environmentalists say the new rules amount to greenwashing because they don't force airlines to do more than they are already doing.