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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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Satellite data over a shipping lane in the south Atlantic show that the ships modify clouds to block an additional 2 Watts of solar energy, on average, from reaching each square meter of ocean surface near the shipping lane. For comparison, today the Earth is estimated to have warmed by approximately 1 ?C, C, or 1.8 ?F,

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International team sequences Eucalyptus genome; potential for improving biofuel and biomaterial production

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A major challenge for achieving a sustainable energy future is our understanding of the molecular basis of superior growth and adaptation in woody plants suitable for biomass production.” —Alexander Myburg. Trees play a significant role in the global carbon cycle. —Alexander Myburg. —Dario Grattapaglia.

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Study reports non-US global shale gas recoverable resources of 5,760 Tcf; global shale gas boosts total recoverable natural gas resources by 40%

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For comparison, most current estimates of world technically recoverable natural gas resources include few if any of the resources assessed in this study and total about 16,000 Tcf. These include France, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, South Africa, Morocco, and Chile. A new EIA-sponsored study by Advanced Resources International, Inc.

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