Topic – Carbon Emissions
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Status of carbon capture in Texas
Officials resistant to policy
Texas officials are challenging new federal policy changes, which regulate emissions of coal-fired power plants.
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Strong majority of Americans support regulation of CO2
More renewable energy research
A new study proves Americans have serious opinions on US environmental policies regarding CO2 regulation and renewable energy research.
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Biggest cities not the biggest polluters
Showcases impact of density
A new study of CO2 emissions per capita reveals the relative efficiency of highly-populated metro regions.
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Affordable ways to curb climate change
Cheaper than you think
A new UK report details how climate change prevention would cost the average citizen just pennies a day.
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Improved fuel economy helps reduce carbon emissions
"Steady decrease" since 2009
A higher average fuel economy has translated into less gasoline burned by Americans recently.
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Carbon dioxide damaging fish
Serious consequences evident
Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes
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Mapping America’s forests
Six years in the making
45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests, and researchers now have a reliable inventory of those in America.
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Stephen Gardiner
Ethics of carbon emissions
Ethics, responsibility, carbon emissions, and climate change
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Robert Steuteville
Ecological damaging suburbs
An upside-down view of where ecological damage comes from
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David Crossley
Is the City of Houston shrinking?
Richard Florida
The limits of density
Kaid Benfield
New housing forecast mostly good for walkable communities
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