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Bill Nye’s bookshelf blends science, wit, and wisdom. These ten books shaped his worldview and just might change yours in ...
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Sounds like a bright idea. Scientists have received approval to soon test whether “dimming” the light from the sun will combat global warming — a strategy some critics have recently ...
“The uncomfortable truth is that our current warming trajectory makes a number ... a director at NERC. Global funding for geoengineering is still modest compared to overall climate science ...
Carbon is believed to be a chief culprit in global warming, which is caused by the burning of fossil fuels that release carbon dioxide. Mati Carbon’s prize-winning technology involves spreading ...
A new study estimates that the world's largest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, aiming to hold companies accountable like tobacco giants. The research identifies 111 ...
The departure of the top producer of “60 Minutes” on Tuesday marked a concerted effort by the staff of the venerable newsmagazine to send a message to one of the show’s most important ...
More than a decade ago, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates was lobbying governments and international organizations to back research into how sulfur dioxide could be used to counteract global ...
It’s hard to say where India’s Achilles heel lies in its $25 billion by sales oil & gas upstream business (an approximate calculation of the value of oil & gas produced annually). Is it in middling ...
Based on current policies and the resulting global warming, their most conservative estimate is a 62% risk of triggering these tipping points on average. However, more sustainable future pathways – ...
In the U.S., where President Donald Trump's administration has scrubbed global warming from government websites, the latest intelligence threat assessment made no mention of climate change.