Starbucks Commits to Using Only Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015
Starbucks has pledged to use only sustainable RSPO certified palm oil in 100% of its products by 2015.
Last week, Green Century Management announced that...
Weather Patterns in Waves, Climate Change May Cause Extreme Events, Potsdam Theorizes
Typically, weather patterns are never constant, and balancing the thermal extremes at the poles and equator results in these patterns. Ocean currents and wind...
Heat Stress Major Cause of Reduced Labor Capacity, NOAA Says
A study performed by the NOAA concluded that high heat and humidity (heat stress) are responsible for reductions in labor capacity.
In the past six...
Siberia Permafrost Starts Melting at 1.5 Celsius, According to Experts
In an alarming statement, scientists warned that a global temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius will trigger the melting of the permafrost in Siberia.
Climate change...
Carbon Uptake by Plants in Australia Higher Than Emissions
Striking results from a new study by CSIRO, Australia, show that the plant carbon uptake in the Australia covers around a third of all...
Carbon-Negative Strategy May Fight Climate Change
Stanford scientists have determined that using biomass may be the perfect way to achieve large-scale carbon-negative systems.
Greenhouse gas emissions management is nearly impossible because...
Severe Blizzards But Less Snow, A Result of Climate Change
Two studies, which will soon be released, show that giant blizzards, and less amount of snow, are the likely consequences of climate change.
Many global warming sceptics base their...
Polar Ecosystems Affected Differently by Climate Change
The biodiversity of polar ecosystems in the Arctic and the Antarctic might be affected differently as temperatures raise.
This is the main conclusion of a study...
Freshwater Ecosystems Emit More Carbon as Predators Are Removed, Study Says
Freshwater ecosystems will emit much higher amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere if the main predators are removed from the food chain, a study published today in Nature...
Arctic’s Melting Permafrost and Snow Release CO2 in Massive Amounts
Scientists studying global warming have taken a particular interest in the freshet, or flooding triggered by melting snow each spring in the arctic. These...
