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One of the greatest symbols of the consequences of global warming, the polar bear might not have its days numbered. Included in the lists of endangered species, due to the steady decline in its icy habitat due to climate change, the animal can be saved, if the world loses in the emission of gases that cause global warming. The conclusion is a study [...]

The Brazilian government is willing to use a good relationship with the Chinese during the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention United Nations Framework on Climate Change (COP-16), in Cancun, Mexico, in order to further discuss ways to measuring emissions of greenhouse gases in each country. China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases [...]

‘The Arctic is the most sensitive area of the planet to climate change. While global average temperature has risen by around 0.8 degrees, some parts of Siberia, the frontiers of the world, have warmed by as much as 5 or 6.’ Now, the ground freezes here behind usual schedule. It now freezes later and later in the year. In some areas, the ground [...]

The earth has a mysterious and ‘unknown cleaning agent that scrubs away toxic air pollution.’ ‘Molecules called hydroxyl radicals naturally clean trace amounts of pollution from the air, but the process spews out toxic ozone. In June 2009 researchers announced that a mysterious substance is at work in China’s Pearl River Delta that cleans [...]

Cattle seem to be the latest in the new green design for efficiency, just as cars had been. The secret is in the feeds. By reducing the amount of feed for cattle, cost of providing feeds is considerably lowered. The move also reduces the amount of methane, a climate-warming greenhouse gas, emitted by cattle into the atmosphere, thereby helping the [...]