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Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

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That’s three times the amount estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. This multi-site experiment clearly establishes streams and rivers as important sources of nitrous oxide.

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Study reorders significance of fungal and bacterial decomposition of organic matter; impact on climate models

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In a 23-year experiment, a team from Lund University, Sweden, and the University of New Hampshire has determined that the common understanding of how organic material is decomposed by fungi and bacteria is fundamentally wrong. When a plant dies, its leaves and branches fall to the ground. Johannes Rousk and Serita D.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. Plug In America makes no representations as to the workmanship, creditworthiness, or any other attributes of the companies listed or of their products or services. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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He runs a company called solarsolar at solarsolar.com He wrote the bible of the industry years ago “The New Solar Electric Home” (now in its 3rd printing). He’s a great resource and wonderful guy and he’s a old solar hippy. Well, I’d love to retire to along one of the rivers in New Hampshire where you have a cotton gin.

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Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That it will help us keep the planet … Surprising Way to Fight Climate Change: Better Urban Schools GM: Let’s Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards : [.] Bill said on April 4th, 2009 at 11:34 am Leave a reply Name (required) Email (required, will not be published) Website Notify me of follow-up comments via email.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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