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		<title>Canadian Carbon Capture Facility to Mitigate Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/canadian-carbon-capture-facility/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon capture and storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon capture plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Engineering]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Canadian company is developing a carbon capture technology that holds the potential to remove the amount of carbon dioxide that equals the removing of 250,000 cars from the road. We have been discussing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for quite some time now, and it has been especially so since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/canadian-carbon-capture-facility/">Canadian Carbon Capture Facility to Mitigate Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>10 Arguments Climate Change Deniers Need to Stop Making</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-deniers-arguments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change Deniers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming perception]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>While the United States is catching on to climate change, so much so that roughly 66% of Americans acknowledged global warming by 2013, according to the Pew Research Center. That leaves 33% in the dark, however. While climate change deniers may be a minority in the overall population, one look at TV news shows that at least [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-deniers-arguments/">10 Arguments Climate Change Deniers Need to Stop Making</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>EPA: States Have Until 2022 to Comply With Pollution Regulations</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/epa-pollution-regulations-comply/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 07:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Protection Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama Administration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Obama Administration previously proposed legislation including regulations written by the Environmental Protection Agency requiring pollution-emitters like power plants to begin dramatically cutting their emissions starting in the year 2020. The legislation still has not been finalized, and according to people involved in the planning, the EPA will extend the deadline until the year 2020. However, the environmental agency [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/epa-pollution-regulations-comply/">EPA: States Have Until 2022 to Comply With Pollution Regulations</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Report: Effects of Climate Change to Cost $4.2tn</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-cost/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effects of climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuel industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil and gas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Unless the effects of climate change are mitigated soon, then private investors will lose an estimated $4.2tn by 2100. This is true even if the global average temperature remains at the current 2 degrees Celsius. If the temperature continues to rise and reaches 5C, then the estimate becomes $7tn, not adjusting for inflation. These numbers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-cost/">New Report: Effects of Climate Change to Cost $4.2tn</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Water Testing Device Cheaply Monitors Ocean Acidification</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunburst-ocean-acidification-monitor/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 17:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ocean acidification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ocean acidity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at Montana company Sunburst Sensors have won $1.5 million for a device that can cheaply and accurately test the acid levels in ocean water. Concerns about ocean acidification have come to the forefront of the climate change discussion in recent years, but there is still not an easy way to monitor just how acidic ocean water [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sunburst-ocean-acidification-monitor/">Water Testing Device Cheaply Monitors Ocean Acidification</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>In India, Solar Power As Cheap As Oil in 2 Years</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-cheap-solar-oil/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cheap solar power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India clean energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the India Ratings and Research group (Ind-Ra), within two to three years the country&#8217;s citizens will be able to enjoy cheap solar. The group credits the dropping cost of producing solar power, which in turn will motivate more people to go solar and drop the price even further. The price of solar photovoltaics has dropped [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/india-cheap-solar-oil/">In India, Solar Power As Cheap As Oil in 2 Years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Gas Subsidies Gone for UAE</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gas-subsidies-uae/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas subsidies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gasoline is only $1.78 a gallon on average in the United Arab Emirates, but soon prices will more closely match global price averages. Oil prices are currently low, to the extent that it is hurting the country&#8217;s economy and the Energy Ministry decided to end gas subsidies. The decision was made despite the fact that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gas-subsidies-uae/">Gas Subsidies Gone for UAE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Could High-Altitude Wind Turbines Change Global Climate?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/high-altitude-wind-turbines-climate/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airborne wind turbine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airborne wind-power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-altitude wind turbine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind energy production]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>High-altitude wind turbines could possibly change world&#8217;s climate, but only after they have supplied a hundred times the energy we currently need- according to scientists. Every once in a while, scientists publish the strangest of things that often makes others sit and wonder how on Earth could anyone think of such idea. In anyway, any scientifically [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/high-altitude-wind-turbines-climate/">Could High-Altitude Wind Turbines Change Global Climate?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Alternative Energy Investments Higher Than Reported</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alternative-energy-investments-2015/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloomberg New Energy Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean energy investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The alternative energy investments by a Bloomberg investment group are much higher than previously released. The Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) group has made a correction to their initial investment numbers for the second quarter of 2015, indicating that they spent more money on clean energy than previously thought. While 2015&#8217;s numbers were looking disheartening when compared to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alternative-energy-investments-2015/">Alternative Energy Investments Higher Than Reported</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Carbon Sequestration Might Have a Chance, After All</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-sequestration-chance/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 06:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon sequestration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55685</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Most public campaigns to curtail global warming focus on reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. However, climate scientists recognize that a second very important factor has not yet made its way to the forefront of climate control. We need to find new carbon sequestration methods, too. Graphs like the one pictured here, from the United Nations [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-sequestration-chance/">How Carbon Sequestration Might Have a Chance, After All</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Philips Opens World&#8217;s Largest Indoor Farming Facility in Holland</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/philips-indoor-farming-facility-20150709/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eindhoven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GrowWise City Farming Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indoor farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philips]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>GrowWise City Farming Center, the biggest indoor farming facility for research and development, began operation in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, courtesy of Philips. With the world getting nearer and nearer to a huge food scarcity crisis, researchers and engineers from around the world gather knowledge and resources to develop means for water-saving, climate-independent farming practices. Not [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/philips-indoor-farming-facility-20150709/">Philips Opens World&#8217;s Largest Indoor Farming Facility in Holland</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Solar Powered Noise Barriers Installed on Dutch Highway</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-noise-barriers-highway/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2015 04:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[efficient solar cell]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the Netherlands, new solar powered noise reduction barriers have been installed along the side of the A2 highway. These new solar energy innovations are particularly interesting because the barriers, which are brightly colored and pleasant to look at, will also collect solar energy. The barriers are known as Solar Noise Barriers (SONOB) and their [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-powered-noise-barriers-highway/">Solar Powered Noise Barriers Installed on Dutch Highway</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>IMF: Fossil Fuels Subsidized $5.3 trillion in 2015 Alone</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fossil-fuel-subsidized-imf/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 05:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An estimate by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reveals that the true cost of fossil fuels is expected to total $5.3 trillion in subsidies in 2015. Broken down, the number becomes $10 million every minute(!!!), a shocking fact that has many concerned. The estimate is much higher than the number released by the IMF in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fossil-fuel-subsidized-imf/">IMF: Fossil Fuels Subsidized $5.3 trillion in 2015 Alone</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Even Oil Companies Want a Carbon Tax</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In an unprecedented move six leading European oil companies, including BP and Shell have released a letter calling on the world to implement a price on carbon emissions. In a three page document addressed to the United Nations climate chief the oil companies outline what they are doing to reduce carbon emissions themselves then calls on governments around [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-companies-carbon-tax/">Even Oil Companies Want a Carbon Tax</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Great Barrier Reef Not &#8220;In Danger&#8221; &#8211; For Now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2015 19:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; Despite being one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world and squarely in the firing line with climate change, UNESCO experts decided not to label the Great Barrier Reef &#8220;in danger&#8221;. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee report on the health of the Reef still paints a stark future for the World Heritage Area. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/great-barrier-reef-climate/">Great Barrier Reef Not &#8220;In Danger&#8221; &#8211; For Now</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ice Cream Flavor Encourages Climate Change Activism, Deliciously</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ice-cream-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2015 19:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ben & jerry's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ice cream]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mmmm. Climatelicious. That should be the name of Ben &#38; Jerry&#8217;s newest ice cream flavor &#8211; brought out to encourage consumers into climate change activism. Instead they have gone with &#8216;Save our Swirled&#8217; which I guess has a good ring to it too. Save our Swirled is a mix of raspberry ice cream, marshmallow and raspberry [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ice-cream-climate-change/">Ice Cream Flavor Encourages Climate Change Activism, Deliciously</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Politician: &#8220;Why Aren&#8217;t We All Screaming?&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politician/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2015 19:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;We are all going to die&#8221; This is the bold, and somewhat refreshing platform for U.S senate hopeful Mike Beitiks. He is running for the senate on a single platform &#8211; to create and support any bill that acts on climate change. That will be his only focus. &#8220;We’re fighting a war against CO2 with sharpened [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-politician/">Climate Change Politician: &#8220;Why Aren&#8217;t We All Screaming?&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Engineering Gives Hope for Coral Reefs</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-engineering-coral-reefs</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 11:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coral reefs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A team of researchers from around the world warn that the only way to save coral reefs is to use climate engineering. Coral reefs could be the first ecosystem to be systematically destroyed by climate change. Rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification are both occurring due to higher atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting in mass coral bleaching. Even [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-engineering-coral-reefs">Climate Engineering Gives Hope for Coral Reefs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bacteria Can Help Plants Cope With Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-bacteria-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2015 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought tolerant plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant bacteria]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A range of recent studies into the benefits of microbes in soil has uncovered their potential to help plants cope with water and heat stress. As any hobby permaculture student knows the key to a good crop with high yield is not herbicides and pesticides but healthy soil. Research is supporting this premise and is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-bacteria-climate-change/">Bacteria Can Help Plants Cope With Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Obama: Climate Change Deniers Security Risk</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-deniers-security-risk/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 14:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barack obama]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>American politicians who deny that rising seas, thawing permafrost and longer wildfires are the crippling effects of global warming pose a serious threat to US national security, Barack Obama said on Wednesday. During his speech to the United States coast guard academy Obama stated, “This is not just a problem for countries on the coast or for [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-deniers-security-risk/">Obama: Climate Change Deniers Security Risk</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>4 Unusual Ways to Fight Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fight-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2015 14:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We all know the main ways an individual can help combat climate change; reduce power usage, divest in fossil fuel investments and switch to green energy when possible. Let&#8217;s look at a few scientifically sound ways that you can help climate change that are a little outside the box. Breed worms According to a new [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fight-climate-change/">4 Unusual Ways to Fight Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>One in Six Species Face Extinction Due to Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/extinction-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 20:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[extinction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A new study released by the University of Connecticut estimates that one in six species face extinction due to accelerated climate change. The study&#8217;s author, Mark C Urban has compiled the results of 131 existing studies at the impact of climate change on biodiversity loss and has pinpointed three areas most at risk of losing fauna [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/extinction-climate-change/">One in Six Species Face Extinction Due to Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change, a &#8220;Hoax,&#8221; Says Australia&#8217;s Key Advisor to PM</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-hoax-australia/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2015 19:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In a move we wish was satirical, influential chairman of Australia’s Business Advisory Council claimed that climate science is filled with “dud predictions.” Maurice Newman, disregarding all the actual science behind climate change stated ”The real agenda is concentrated political authority. Global warming is the hook. It’s about a new world order under the control [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-hoax-australia/">Climate Change, a &#8220;Hoax,&#8221; Says Australia&#8217;s Key Advisor to PM</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>NOAA: Carbon Wise, We Are Back in the Pliocene Era</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/noaa-carbon-emissions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Higman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2015 19:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The global average concentration of the greenhouse gas surpassed 400 parts per million in March this year. These levels haven&#8217;t been seen in over 3 million years, well before humans walked on earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released these findings from their latest global measurements and state these figures is a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/noaa-carbon-emissions/">NOAA: Carbon Wise, We Are Back in the Pliocene Era</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Valentine’s Day Roses Have Greater Environmental Impact Than Any Other Crop</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/valentines-day-roses-have-greater-environmental-impact-than-any-other-crop-20130214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[roses]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientific American has determined that the incredible volume of roses grown and harvested specifically for Valentine’s Day has an environmental impact far greater than any other crop. Flowerpetal.com, an environmental flower site, estimates the 100 million roses grown for the average US Valentine’s Day produces at least 9000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/valentines-day-roses-have-greater-environmental-impact-than-any-other-crop-20130214/">Valentine’s Day Roses Have Greater Environmental Impact Than Any Other Crop</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Norway&#8217;s Hydropower to Benefit from Climate Change, Increased Rainfall</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-hydropower-climate-change-20130212/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Norwegian government released a report on Friday stating that the ill-famed global warming is going to benefit the country by bringing them more rain. If you didn&#8217;t know already, Norway is dependent (97%) on hydropower, whose output reached 146 TWh in 2012 alone. Hydro inflows from melting snow and rain accounted for 5 TWh [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-hydropower-climate-change-20130212/">Norway&#8217;s Hydropower to Benefit from Climate Change, Increased Rainfall</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Solar Radiation Management Can Stop Global Warming</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/can-solar-radiation-management-stop-global-warming-20130210/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A new geoengineering scheme to stop global warming was recently proposed by David Keith, a professor of applied physics at Harvard University and a leading expert on energy technology. His plan is quite far from implementation because of the much needed additional research, however the idea sounds too brilliant not to be reported. So it [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/can-solar-radiation-management-stop-global-warming-20130210/">How Solar Radiation Management Can Stop Global Warming</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Interactive Map Predicts the Locations Where Seas Will Rise</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/interactive-map-predicts-the-locations-of-great-sea-level-rise-20130208/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mahé Perrette, a scientist at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, created a new interactive world map, which identifies areas where sea level rise will be the greatest by 2100. It has been already established that over the past 100 years sea level has been rising unevenly due to the several processes influencing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/interactive-map-predicts-the-locations-of-great-sea-level-rise-20130208/">Interactive Map Predicts the Locations Where Seas Will Rise</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>CO2 Acts as Fertilizer to Amazon Forests, Climate Warming Not Dangerous</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-fertilizer-amazon-forest-20130207/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[amazon forest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study conducted by Professor Peter Cox from University of Exeter, England, published in the latest issue of Nature, reveals that the Amazon forest is not likely to disappear due to rising temperatures, because carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts as a fertilizer. Although the high concentrations of the gas emitted through burning of fossil [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-fertilizer-amazon-forest-20130207/">CO2 Acts as Fertilizer to Amazon Forests, Climate Warming Not Dangerous</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Volcano Eruptions Found to Determine The Global Climate</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volcano-eruptions-determine-the-global-climate-20130207/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study conducted by a team of researchers from Rice University, University of Tokyo, the University of British Columbia, the California Institute of Technology, Texas A&#38;M University and Pomona College, suggests that the shifts in weather patterns and temperature that have resulted in global warming and cooling over the past 500 million years, are caused [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volcano-eruptions-determine-the-global-climate-20130207/">Volcano Eruptions Found to Determine The Global Climate</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Global Warming Presents Threat to Forests, According to Report</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-presents-a-threat-to-forests-according-to-a-report-20130206/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[forest]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Forests are the largest and one of the most important ecosystems, which are greatly affected by the effect of climate change. Higher temperatures increase the frequency of wildfires, bring greater insect infestations, and cause floods and droughts. This warning was issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a report released earlier this week. The report [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-presents-a-threat-to-forests-according-to-a-report-20130206/">Global Warming Presents Threat to Forests, According to Report</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Earthworms Found Guilty of Increased Greenhouse Gas Pollution</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earthworms-greenhouse-gas-20130206/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthworms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If it&#8217;s not cows, it&#8217;s earthworms destroying our planet and its frail ecosystem. That&#8217;s what a team of researchers from the Netherlands, U.S. and Canada has decided by studying the results of 237 experiments involving earthworms &#8211; all of them. What they got was that (more or less) 20% of the global CO2 emissions and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earthworms-greenhouse-gas-20130206/">Earthworms Found Guilty of Increased Greenhouse Gas Pollution</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Impact of the Ozone Hole on the Environment</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ozone-hole-impact-environment-20130205/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ozone hole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Carbon dioxide already released into the atmosphere will have influence on temperatures and climate patterns for many years to come, even if emissions are brought down to zero right this moment. The perfect example for this is the ozone hole over Antarctica. Although the problem that caused it seemed small at first, the consequences are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ozone-hole-impact-environment-20130205/">The Impact of the Ozone Hole on the Environment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Is Responsible for Frequent Extreme Rainfall Events</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-is-responsible-for-frequent-extreme-rainfall-events-20130203/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extreme rainfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rainfalls]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The speculations that have been made over the past decade about the reasons behind the severe intensities of the most extreme rainfall have now been confirmed. A study led by the University of Adelaide proved that rising temperatures and climate change are responsible for the increase in the frequency and severity of the events. The [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-is-responsible-for-frequent-extreme-rainfall-events-20130203/">Climate Change Is Responsible for Frequent Extreme Rainfall Events</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Global Warming More Complex Than Originally Thought</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-more-complex-than-originally-thought-20130131/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate warming period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gradient of sea surface temperature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journal Nature]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In a detailed study in the January 31st issue of the journal Nature, an international team of scientists posited that global warming deriving from greenhouse gasses affects rainfall patterns differently than from solar heating. The scientists use computer model simulations to demonstrate that rainfall across the earth has increased less over the current warming period [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-more-complex-than-originally-thought-20130131/">Global Warming More Complex Than Originally Thought</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Controversial Norwegian Climate Change Study Sparks Dialog</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-climate-change-stud-20130131/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An extremely controversial Norwegian climate change study released over the weekend posited that global temperatures have remained steady over the past several years, suggesting the climate may not be as susceptible to carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere as previously thought. Norwegian researchers concluded that if carbon emissions double from pre-industrial levels, the earth might [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-climate-change-stud-20130131/">Controversial Norwegian Climate Change Study Sparks Dialog</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Palm Oil Plantations in South East Asia Speed up Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/palm-oil-plantations-in-south-east-asia-speed-up-climate-change-20130131/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Palm oil trees have been a subject of quite a debate lately, as they are considered environmentally unsustainable. Adding to this, a new study just published in the journal Nature reveals that deforestation in the peat swamps of Malaysia, for the purpose of growing palm trees for biofuels, resulted in a release of locked carbon. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/palm-oil-plantations-in-south-east-asia-speed-up-climate-change-20130131/">Palm Oil Plantations in South East Asia Speed up Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Study Finds How Trees Adapt to Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-finds-how-trees-adapt-to-climate-change-20130130/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[trees]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Raising temperatures influence growth and health of all plant species on the planet. This has already been observed as warming has been taking place since the last Ice Age. However, recent changes have caused rapid warming and it is still unknown whether species will be able to adapt. A new study, funded by the National [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-finds-how-trees-adapt-to-climate-change-20130130/">Study Finds How Trees Adapt to Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Exacerbating Groundwater Shortage</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-exacerbating-groundwater-shortage-20130129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[groundwater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With over 7 billion people on the planet and global resources being depleted like never before, the world’s population may be in trouble. As population growth continues to explode, food requirements are steadily rising and the number of annual droughts is increasing – which is accelerating the dependence on and demand for groundwater. In fact, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-exacerbating-groundwater-shortage-20130129/">Climate Change Exacerbating Groundwater Shortage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Myanmar Elephants Threatened by Global Warming</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/myanmar-elephants-global-warming-20130129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elephants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extinction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>By utilizing historical records, scientists have demonstrated that climate change may have a very devastating effect on Myanmar’s already endangered elephants. In fact, elephants are far less resilient than popularly thought and even the slightest temperature change may wipe them out. University of Sheffield scientist, Hannah Mumby, the study lead, determined that Myanmar’s elephants thrive [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/myanmar-elephants-global-warming-20130129/">Myanmar Elephants Threatened by Global Warming</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Value of Pension Funds Might Drop Significantly Due to Environmental Problems</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pension-funds-drop-environment-20130128/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study by scientists at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK shows evidence that pension funds might be affected by 2050 due to environmental problems such as water shortage, atmospheric pollution and climate change. The report entitled “Save our planet, save our pension” draws particular attention to governments and the way they should respond to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pension-funds-drop-environment-20130128/">The Value of Pension Funds Might Drop Significantly Due to Environmental Problems</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>European Study Outlines Costs of Neglecting Environmental Damage Warnings</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eea-study-environment-warnings-20130126/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The second volume of the &#8220;Late Lessons from Early Warnings&#8221; was released last week. Following the great success of the first volume published in 2001 revealing the history of new technologies, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is now presenting 20 new case studies, which illustrate the implications of innovative technologies for policy, science and society. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eea-study-environment-warnings-20130126/">European Study Outlines Costs of Neglecting Environmental Damage Warnings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Parasites Carried by Lemurs Spreading Faster Due to Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lemur-parasites-climate-change-20130124/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study conducted by a team of researchers from Duke University and published in the latest issue of the journal Biological Conservation, reveals that climate change could increase the population of lemur parasites and the diseases they carry. To reach to this conclusion, the scientists used a combination of various environmental parameters and surveys of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lemur-parasites-climate-change-20130124/">Parasites Carried by Lemurs Spreading Faster Due to Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Public Acceptance of Climate Change Affected by Word Usage</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/public-acceptance-of-climate-change-affected-by-word-usage-20130123/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study on climate change conducted by the anthropologist Michael O&#8217;Brien, dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri, reveals that public perception and acceptance are influenced by the rate certain terms appear in publications by the scientific community. Understanding the impact of specific words on the general public might [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/public-acceptance-of-climate-change-affected-by-word-usage-20130123/">Public Acceptance of Climate Change Affected by Word Usage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Pricing the Cure for Climate Change – $700 Billion Per Year</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-cost-700-billion-20130122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Quick, tell me, “An ounce of prevention is worth a…” Well, when it comes to climate change, there is at least one report telling us how much prevention is going to cost us, and it&#8217;s not a pretty number. Analysts have already projected that about $5 trillion a year on infrastructure will be spent just [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-cost-700-billion-20130122/">Pricing the Cure for Climate Change – $700 Billion Per Year</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Soil-Emitted Carbon Dioxide Influenced by Climate Warming</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-carbon-dioxide-climate-warming-20130122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide flux]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate warming]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Climate Change, conducted by University of New Hampshire professor Serita Frey together with a team from the University of California-Davis and the Marine Biological Laboratory, concluded that increase in temperatures will lead to additional release of carbon from soils. The authors explain how soil [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/soil-carbon-dioxide-climate-warming-20130122/">Soil-Emitted Carbon Dioxide Influenced by Climate Warming</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Melt Ponds Accelerate Ice Melting More Than Previously Thought</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melt-ponds-accelerate-ice-melting-more-than-previously-thought-20130119/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geophysical Research Letters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melt ponds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multi-year ice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This month, ice physicists at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have published their findings on light transmission through the Arctic sea ice in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters. Researchers found that more sunlight, and therefore energy, penetrates the areas where melt water collects on the ice that. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melt-ponds-accelerate-ice-melting-more-than-previously-thought-20130119/">Melt Ponds Accelerate Ice Melting More Than Previously Thought</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change to Impact U.S. Midwest Especially, Study Shows</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-impact-us-midwest-20130118/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Midwest US, known for its vast agricultural plots, used to be known for its prairies, useful in earlier times for free-range grazing land. Today, however, less than 1% of the original prairies remain, the other &#62;99% converted to agricultural use, mainly corn and cattle. The Midwest is also known for the Great Lakes and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-impact-us-midwest-20130118/">Climate Change to Impact U.S. Midwest Especially, Study Shows</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Strict Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Positive Long-term Effect on Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/strict-limits-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-have-positive-long-term-effect-on-climate-change-20130115/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emissions limits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenhouse Gas Emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Recent studies have demonstrated that limits on greenhouse gas emissions have a tremendous impact on climate change and has the ability to reduce the severity of the resulting natural disasters. The journal Nature Climate Change published the study, which is the first comprehensive assessment of the benefits of cutting emissions to keep the global temperature [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/strict-limits-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-have-positive-long-term-effect-on-climate-change-20130115/">Strict Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Have Positive Long-term Effect on Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Affects All Regions of The U.S.</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-affects-all-regions-of-the-u-s-20130113/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the latest draft of the U.S National Climate Change Assessment report, the main reason for climate change in the past 50 years has been human activities, and more specifically the burning of fossil fuels. Changes in local climate result in more frequent severe weather events. In addition, they affect infrastructure, water supply, agricultural [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-affects-all-regions-of-the-u-s-20130113/">Climate Change Affects All Regions of The U.S.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Visualizing Climate Change – Australia&#8217;s New Colors</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/visualizing-climate-change-australias-new-colors-20130110/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia wildfire]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Real meteorology is all numbers, thousands of measurements made every day to quantify barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and temperature, among others. Meteorologists take these numbers as well as millions of historical data points and attempt to give us an idea of what&#8217;s coming in the next few hours or days. When you [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/visualizing-climate-change-australias-new-colors-20130110/">Visualizing Climate Change – Australia&#8217;s New Colors</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Can We Trust Reports That Say Global Warming Has Stopped?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/can-we-trust-reports-that-say-global-warming-has-stopped-20130110/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change denial]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The latest announcement from the UK Met Office states that over the next five years warming of the Earth surface will slow down, although the overall predictions for the coming century still remain unchanged. It is reported that over the past decade, the warming effect of greenhouse gases gas been counteracted by natural cycles, slowing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/can-we-trust-reports-that-say-global-warming-has-stopped-20130110/">Can We Trust Reports That Say Global Warming Has Stopped?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Year 2012 Breaks Record for Highest Temperatures in Most of The U.S</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/year-2012-breaks-the-record-for-highest-temperatures-in-most-of-the-u-s-20130110/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The U.S government climate agency reported this week that year 2012 has been 1 degree warmer than the previous record from year 1998, making it the warmest year measured. The data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which covers the whole of the U.S except Alaska and Hawaii, indicates that the average temperatures [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/year-2012-breaks-the-record-for-highest-temperatures-in-most-of-the-u-s-20130110/">Year 2012 Breaks Record for Highest Temperatures in Most of The U.S</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Predicted by 2100</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/catastrophic-sea-level-rise-predicted-by-2100-20130108/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melting polar sheets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea level]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30915</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>A specially-selected panel of 26 scientific experts is warning that by the end of the century, nearly 200 million people may be forced to leave their homes due to the rising sea level. Melting ice sheets now contribute to 30% of the sea level rise, a marked difference from the 10% in the 1990s. The [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/catastrophic-sea-level-rise-predicted-by-2100-20130108/">Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Predicted by 2100</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Assessing Sea Level Rise Caused by Ice Sheet Melting More Accurate than Ever</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/assessing-sea-level-rise-caused-by-ice-sheet-melting-more-accurate-than-ever-20130107/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research from university of Bristol revealed sea level rises a lot faster than predicted by IPCC in their Forth Assessment Report, due to the melting of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The unique study used structured expert elicitation, combined with experts’ opinions, to estimate the total sea level rise in case of a complete melt [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/assessing-sea-level-rise-caused-by-ice-sheet-melting-more-accurate-than-ever-20130107/">Assessing Sea Level Rise Caused by Ice Sheet Melting More Accurate than Ever</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>UK Farmers Ask for Genetically Modified Crops to Deal With Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-farmers-ask-for-genetically-modified-crops-to-deal-with-climate-change-20130104/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[genetically modified crops]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>UK farmers are convinced that genetic modification of food crops might be the solution to better adaptation to climate change. Drought and flood-resistant crops would be the solution to the increasing losses as a result of extreme weather conditions. This statement was made at the Oxford Farming Conference by Peter Kendall, president of the National [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-farmers-ask-for-genetically-modified-crops-to-deal-with-climate-change-20130104/">UK Farmers Ask for Genetically Modified Crops to Deal With Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Not Preventing Climate Change Costs More Later, Study Finds</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/not-preventing-climate-change-costs-more-later-study-finds-20130103/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As the saying goes, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This rings true whether you are considering healthy living choices, vehicle maintenance, or climate change. Climate change is the biggest threat we face, and we haven&#8217;t put enough into prevention. In 2010 the United Nations [UN] agreed that we must limit [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/not-preventing-climate-change-costs-more-later-study-finds-20130103/">Not Preventing Climate Change Costs More Later, Study Finds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sea Level Rises Faster Due to Warmer Temperatures in West Antarctica</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sea-level-rises-faster-due-to-warmer-temperatures-in-west-antarctica-20121228/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Previous predictions about rates of sea level rise might have been wrong, according to new research. The results indicate that West Antarctica is warming twice as fast hitting the 2.4 degrees Celsius (4.3F) average temperature increase since the 1950s. Such findings show that ice sheets are much more likely to melt, which will consequently cause a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sea-level-rises-faster-due-to-warmer-temperatures-in-west-antarctica-20121228/">Sea Level Rises Faster Due to Warmer Temperatures in West Antarctica</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Housing Development Affects Birds Populations as Much as Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/housing-development-affects-birds-populations-as-much-as-climate-change-20121222/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The journal of Landscape Ecology published a study on the way climate change and housing development affect breeding of birds in California. Dennis Jongsomjit and a team of scientists of PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) established that the threat changes in land use, and in particular new housing developments, present to bird species could be as [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/housing-development-affects-birds-populations-as-much-as-climate-change-20121222/">Housing Development Affects Birds Populations as Much as Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Regulating Geo-engineering Measures Against Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/regulating-geo-engineering-measures-against-climate-change-20121222/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Over the past decades, climate change is increasingly becoming present at almost every agenda list of most global political and environmental meetings. Unfortunately, policymakers and politicians somehow fail to agree on a common strategy, while the impact is becoming stronger and more visible. Scientists have decided to take the matter in their hands by introducing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/regulating-geo-engineering-measures-against-climate-change-20121222/">Regulating Geo-engineering Measures Against Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Environmental Performance Affected by Ethnicity and Religion, Study Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/environmental-performance-affected-by-ethnicity-and-religion-study-claims-20121221/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research at University of East Anglia (UEA) has found that countries with diverse ethnicity or religion do not try to improve their environmental performance. In addition, the lead author of the study, Dr Elissaios Papyrakis, a senior lecturer in UEA&#8217;s School of International Development and a senior researcher at Vrije Universiteit, in Holland, claims that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/environmental-performance-affected-by-ethnicity-and-religion-study-claims-20121221/">Environmental Performance Affected by Ethnicity and Religion, Study Claims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>7 Ways We Can Slash Carbon Emissions, Globally</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/7-ways-we-can-slash-carbon-emissions-globally-20121220/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon economy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When reducing carbon dioxide emissions is one of the hottest topic at most environmental conferences, researchers at the Norwegian state-owned enterprise Gassnova and the Research Council of Norway created the Norwegian Research Programme for Accelerating the Commercialisation of Carbon Capture and Storage by Financial Stimulation of Research Development and Demonstration (CLIMIT). The main aim of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/7-ways-we-can-slash-carbon-emissions-globally-20121220/">7 Ways We Can Slash Carbon Emissions, Globally</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Recent Study Finds Climate Change Threatening California&#8217;s Power Grid</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recent-study-finds-climate-change-threatening-californias-power-grid-20121219/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[california power grid]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climate change has been studied in its effect on various human activities, including agriculture, health, water supplies, and of course, the weather. Effects on the power grid, though, haven&#8217;t been scrutinized as thoroughly until a recent study completed by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [BL]. We already know that climate change is forcing temperatures [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recent-study-finds-climate-change-threatening-californias-power-grid-20121219/">Recent Study Finds Climate Change Threatening California&#8217;s Power Grid</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Eastern US Climate Change – Hotter and Wetter by 2057</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eastern-us-climate-change-hotter-and-wetter-by-2057-20121218/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Weather reports are typically not as accurate as we&#8217;d like them to be, and we wonder if we should pack our umbrellas or not. Thankfully, umbrellas are getting smaller, and meteorology is getting smarter, but still, forecasts weeks in advance aren&#8217;t nearly as accurate as tomorrow&#8217;s. Considering climate change, we&#8217;ve already seen temperature increases and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eastern-us-climate-change-hotter-and-wetter-by-2057-20121218/">Eastern US Climate Change – Hotter and Wetter by 2057</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Insurance Industry Making Adjustments for Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/insurance-industry-making-adjustments-for-climate-change-20121215/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As the final tallies are finally counted following the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, surpassing the $50 billion mark, insurance companies are starting to pay attention. Insurance is risk assessment, and while part of the story could be how insurance companies are looking to reduce their risk, the opposite is quite true, leading to increase [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/insurance-industry-making-adjustments-for-climate-change-20121215/">Insurance Industry Making Adjustments for Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Amazon Trees Fit to Survive Rising Temperatures, Study Says</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/amazon-trees-fit-to-survive-rising-temperatures-study-says-20121214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Raising temperatures might not have as big influence on tree species in the Amazon forest as previously predicted. The latest issue of the journal Ecology and Evolution published a study that reports on tree species that have existed for more than 8 million years. This means that they have survived changes in climate as severe [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/amazon-trees-fit-to-survive-rising-temperatures-study-says-20121214/">Amazon Trees Fit to Survive Rising Temperatures, Study Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Influence of Climate Change on Water Resources and Security</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-influence-of-climate-change-on-water-resources-and-security-20121214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The CLICO Project brought together researcher from 14 institutions, who have conducted research on the social dimensions of climate change in relation to water, conflict and security in the Mediterranean region, Middle East and Sahel. The lead institute was the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-influence-of-climate-change-on-water-resources-and-security-20121214/">The Influence of Climate Change on Water Resources and Security</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New York State to Sue EPA For Failure to Act on Methane Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-state-to-sue-epa-for-failure-to-act-on-methane-emissions-20121213/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is well known that the increasing occurrence of severe weather systems is caused by global warming, which, in turn, is driven by human industrialization. The recent superstorm Hurricane Sandy, on its own, probably wasn&#8217;t much of an indicator of climate change, but when seen as part of a pattern, it has become clear that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-state-to-sue-epa-for-failure-to-act-on-methane-emissions-20121213/">New York State to Sue EPA For Failure to Act on Methane Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Carbon Dioxide Increases Crop Yields but Reduces Nutritional Content</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-increases-crop-yields-but-reduces-nutritional-content-20121211/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At the very minimum, we all learned in school that sunlight drives plant photosynthesis, which converts carbon dioxide and water into sugars and oxygen. This is really great news, because sunlight is abundant, and where water is abundant, photosynthesis produces oxygen for us to breathe, and in the case of crops, food for human and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-increases-crop-yields-but-reduces-nutritional-content-20121211/">Carbon Dioxide Increases Crop Yields but Reduces Nutritional Content</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>High Risk of Wildfire in the US predicted by Climate Models</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/high-risk-of-wildfire-in-the-us-predicted-by-climate-models-20121205/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists at NASA&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md conducted a study using satellite data and climate models, predicting drier conditions and increased risk of wildfires in the next few decades. At the annual meeting of American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, the team presented their findings that cover information about future climate change, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/high-risk-of-wildfire-in-the-us-predicted-by-climate-models-20121205/">High Risk of Wildfire in the US predicted by Climate Models</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Largest Artificial Watershed Provides Data for Validation of Global Climate Models</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-artificial-watershed-provides-data-for-validation-of-global-climate-models-20121205/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>University of Arizona’s Biosphere provides an amazing opportunity for researchers to observe and study the interactions between water, microbes, soil and plants. This is now possible thanks to the realistic manmade hillside setting, which will help improving global climate models. The world’s largest artificial watershed is covered by six-tons of ground-up volcanic rock and has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-largest-artificial-watershed-provides-data-for-validation-of-global-climate-models-20121205/">World&#8217;s Largest Artificial Watershed Provides Data for Validation of Global Climate Models</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Scientists Assess Impact of Climate Change on Local Ecosystems</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scientists-explore-impact-of-climate-change-on-local-ecosystems-20121204/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>More and more people are becoming aware of the global impact of climate change. But scant few are aware of the local effects of climate change on the ecosystems in their own backyards. A group of scientists studying the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire detailed the complicated nature of climate change on local [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scientists-explore-impact-of-climate-change-on-local-ecosystems-20121204/">Scientists Assess Impact of Climate Change on Local Ecosystems</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>European Environment Agency&#8217;s Tips for Coping With Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/european-environment-agencys-tips-for-coping-with-climate-change-20121203/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is becoming apparent that as discussions about a global deal on greenhouse emissions are heating up but not reaching any agreement, countries should prepare for the very possible 3-4 degrees increase in temperature. The European Environment Agency (EEA) released a report summarizing what has already happened across the continent and what can be expected. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/european-environment-agencys-tips-for-coping-with-climate-change-20121203/">European Environment Agency&#8217;s Tips for Coping With Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Report Indicates Record Carbon Dioxide Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-report-indicates-record-carbon-dioxide-emissions-20121203/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Global Carbon Project, jointly conducted by scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA) released new figures, which indicate yet another rise in global carbon dioxide emissions. It is predicted that by the end of 2012, the numbers will reach the record 35.6 billion tonnes. When [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-report-indicates-record-carbon-dioxide-emissions-20121203/">New Report Indicates Record Carbon Dioxide Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Influences Cloudiness and Entire Forest Coastal Ecosystems</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-influences-cloudiness-and-entire-forest-coastal-ecosystems-20121129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Bishop pine trees are very particular species found to grow in only a few locations in the world- Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, and on one island off Baja California, as well as in some small areas in the cool and wet northern part of California. A paper entitled &#8220;Cloud Shading and Fog Drip [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-influences-cloudiness-and-entire-forest-coastal-ecosystems-20121129/">Climate Change Influences Cloudiness and Entire Forest Coastal Ecosystems</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Discussion Heated Up by Reports on Melting Arctic Ice</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-discussion-heated-up-by-reports-on-melting-arctic-ice-20121129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[arctic ice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The U.N. weather agency reported that an area of Arctic sea ice with the size of the territory of the U.S has melted this year. This is considered as a clear indication that climate change is real and happening. During the U.N, climate talks in Doha, Qatar, the World Meteorological Organization presented a report, stating [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-discussion-heated-up-by-reports-on-melting-arctic-ice-20121129/">Climate Change Discussion Heated Up by Reports on Melting Arctic Ice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Study: Columbia Glacier to Stop Melting In 2020</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-columbia-glacier-to-stop-melting-in-2020-20121128/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Since the 1980’s, Alaska’s Columbia Glacier has been decreasing in size, from 41 miles long to only 34 miles long at present, making it easy for people to predict its continuous degradation. Contrary to this, a study finds that prediction is rather complex that there will be times that the melting will cease, including 2020. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-columbia-glacier-to-stop-melting-in-2020-20121128/">Study: Columbia Glacier to Stop Melting In 2020</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Alternative Energy Sources May Reduce the Gulf States’ Reliability on Fossil Fuels</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alternative-energy-sources-may-reduce-the-gulf-states-reliability-on-fossil-fuels-20121127/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Gulf desert states are some of the largest greenhouse gas polluters in the world. Fossil fuels are consumed at record speed thanks to desalination, large-scale construction projects, and widespread air conditioner use. Projects fueled by the gas and oil industry also contribute to large scale fossil fuel consumption. To add insult to injury, Saudi [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alternative-energy-sources-may-reduce-the-gulf-states-reliability-on-fossil-fuels-20121127/">Alternative Energy Sources May Reduce the Gulf States’ Reliability on Fossil Fuels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ocean Acidification Threatening Vulnerable Shell Animals</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ocean-acidification-threatening-vulnerable-shell-animals-20121126/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Manmade Ocean Acidification is now real. The first ever real evidence is that the shells of sea snails are dissolving. This was observed by a team of scientists, led by Geraint Tarling, from the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK. They captured free-swimming snails called pteropods, from the Southern Ocean in early 2008. After studying [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ocean-acidification-threatening-vulnerable-shell-animals-20121126/">Ocean Acidification Threatening Vulnerable Shell Animals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>British Government Postpones Decision on Cutting Down Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/british-government-postpones-decision-on-cutting-down-emissions-20121124/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Friday, the British government released their legislation to secure investment in low-emission energy.  Surprisingly to everyone, this did not include the plan of cutting down emissions by 2030, as everyone expected. The so-called “Energy Bill”” was approved by both the Conservatives’ coalition government of Prime Minister David Cameron and the Liberal Democrats. The decision on cutting [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/british-government-postpones-decision-on-cutting-down-emissions-20121124/">British Government Postpones Decision on Cutting Down Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rewetting Drained Wetlands to Cut Sweden’s Greenhouse Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rewetting-drained-wetlands-cut-sweden-greenhouse-emissions-20121124/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Joint research conducted by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences indicated that drained wetlands contribute to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions of the country just as much as the Swedish industry. Between five and ten percent of the Swedish surface area is covered by forests and agricultural fields [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rewetting-drained-wetlands-cut-sweden-greenhouse-emissions-20121124/">Rewetting Drained Wetlands to Cut Sweden’s Greenhouse Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Brings New Bird Species to the Russian Arctic</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-brings-new-species-of-birds-to-the-russian-arctic-20121122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A group of Russian scientists detected new signs of climate change. By exploring 42 of the 191 archipelago islands they were able to identify newly arrived species from the south. They account this to the thinning of the ice cover since 1957 when the last expedition of the Soviet Union took place. The mission lasted [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-brings-new-species-of-birds-to-the-russian-arctic-20121122/">Climate Change Brings New Bird Species to the Russian Arctic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>UK Rainfall Patterns Shift Due To Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-rainfall-patterns-shift-due-to-climate-change-20121121/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>German researchers found that UK rainfall patterns are about to change as a result of future global warming. The IOP’s journal Environmental Research Letters published the study, which revealed the predictions for the period between 2061 and 2100. In the south-east, the most intense precipitation will fall in the late autumn instead of late summer, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-rainfall-patterns-shift-due-to-climate-change-20121121/">UK Rainfall Patterns Shift Due To Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Could Affect Forest Species Indirectly</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-could-affect-forest-species-indirectly-20121116/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climatological data from the past 50 years uncover unexpected ecological trends observed in the northern hardwood forest in New England. These might change the composition as well as plant and animal biodiversity of the forest. Furthermore, these might serve as a warning sign for possible changes that could influence other northern territories as well. This is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-could-affect-forest-species-indirectly-20121116/">Climate Change Could Affect Forest Species Indirectly</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Atmospheric Humidity Measurements Improve Prediction of Climatological Models</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2007 calculated a range between 2 and 4.5 °C of temperature rise given that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles. Scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, however managed to narrow the range down by bringing the lower limit up to 2.5 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-humidity-measurements-improve-prediction-of-climatological-models-20121115/">Atmospheric Humidity Measurements Improve Prediction of Climatological Models</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Contrary to Popular Belief, 77% of Americans Worry About Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americans-worry-climate-change-20121115/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Americans have a reputation as cynical climate change deniers. Despite data that the arctic is melting, crops are dying in droves, and hurricanes are becoming larger, more frequent, and more destructive, US politicians are either afraid to discuss the controversial subject or try their best to debunk or outright deny the issue. But not so [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americans-worry-climate-change-20121115/">Contrary to Popular Belief, 77% of Americans Worry About Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Year 2011 Breaks Records For Greenhouse Gas Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-year-2011-breaks-records-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-20121114/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>China remains on top of the World’s largest producers of carbon dioxide emissions, contributing greatly towards the new record of 34 billion tonnes of emitted greenhouse gases for 2011. The German-based private institute &#8211; a German-based private institute, The Renewable Energy Industry Institute (IWR),  reported on Tuesday that although the global economic crisis caused a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/the-year-2011-breaks-records-for-greenhouse-gas-emissions-20121114/">The Year 2011 Breaks Records For Greenhouse Gas Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Methane-Eating Anaerobic Bacteria Discovered by Scientists</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/methane-anaerobic-bacteria-archaea-20121113/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It has long been known that there are vast deposits of methane under the sea floor, generated by the decay of animal and plant carcasses. What has not been well-understood, though, is how this methane didn&#8217;t make it to the atmosphere. Methane, as a greenhouse gas, is about 400 times more powerful than carbon-dioxide, so [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/methane-anaerobic-bacteria-archaea-20121113/">Methane-Eating Anaerobic Bacteria Discovered by Scientists</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change May Have Driven Maya Civilization To Collapse</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-may-have-driven-maya-civilization-to-collapse-20121111/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maya civilization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There is no question that climate change has definitely been one of the hottest topics of discussion over the past few decades. Potential rising of temperature might cause increase in sea level, change in weather patterns, extinction of important species and desertification. Douglas Kennet, an anthropologist at Penn State University, has led a team of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-may-have-driven-maya-civilization-to-collapse-20121111/">Climate Change May Have Driven Maya Civilization To Collapse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Forest Fertilization Increases Carbon Sequestration, Helps Landowners</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/forest-fertilization-increases-carbon-sequestration-helps-landowners-20121111/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon sequestration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fertilization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest fertilization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists at the Texas A&#38;M University department of ecosystem science and management are measuring how much would the rate of productivity of forests could increase by fertilization. In 2011, the US department of Agriculture awarded a five year grant to the Pine Integrated Network Education, Mitigation and Adaptation Project (PineMap), bringing together 12 institutions and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/forest-fertilization-increases-carbon-sequestration-helps-landowners-20121111/">Forest Fertilization Increases Carbon Sequestration, Helps Landowners</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wild Arabica Coffee Could Disappear in the Next Seventy Years</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wild-arabica-coffee-could-disappear-in-the-next-seventy-years-20121108/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arabica coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Moat]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arabica Coffee is the second-most-traded commodity after petroleum, and thus is an important crop in many parts of the world, but it only grows in very specific conditions. Growers and connoisseurs already know that variations in sun, rain, and temperature play a big role in how the final product tastes. Scientists in Ethiopia, Africa&#8217;s largest [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wild-arabica-coffee-could-disappear-in-the-next-seventy-years-20121108/">Wild Arabica Coffee Could Disappear in the Next Seventy Years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Carbon Reduction Must Improve Six-Fold Annually Until 2050, says PwC</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-reduction-must-improve-six-fold-annually-until-2050-says-pwc-20121107/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon reduction]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>To prevent the dangerous consequences of climate change from happening, about 200 nations have acquiesced in 2010’s United Nation climate talk to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2oC. For this to be achievable within the century, a six-fold improvement in reduction of carbon emissions must be implemented from now on until 2050, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-reduction-must-improve-six-fold-annually-until-2050-says-pwc-20121107/">Carbon Reduction Must Improve Six-Fold Annually Until 2050, says PwC</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>After the ‘Great Dying’, Global Warming Hindered Recovery of Survivor Species, Scientists Claim</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/after-the-great-dying-global-warming-hindered-recovery-of-survivor-species-scientists-claim-20121107/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[global warming effects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming recovery]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Two hundred and fifty million years ago, massive volcanic eruptions resulted to the greatest extinction of many a species (90% of marine life and 70% of land vertebrates) in the Early Triassic period. Those that survived had much difficulty in recovering due to the ‘Great Dying’ aftermath – global warming. The &#8216;Great Dying&#8217; had gained [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/after-the-great-dying-global-warming-hindered-recovery-of-survivor-species-scientists-claim-20121107/">After the ‘Great Dying’, Global Warming Hindered Recovery of Survivor Species, Scientists Claim</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Did Global Warming Influence Hurricane Sandy?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-hurricane-sandy-20121104/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 11:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hurricane Sandy took over the news with its devastating and destructive effect on New York City and the New Jersey coastline this week. The intensity and duration of the storm made many scientists engage in the controversial debate whether global warming had something to do with the event. LiveScince published an editorial piece on this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-hurricane-sandy-20121104/">Did Global Warming Influence Hurricane Sandy?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Excessive Fertilizer Use Increasing Warming in China</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/excessive-fertilizer-use-increasing-warming-in-china-20121102/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china pollution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fertilizer]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>While in the past six decades, fertilizers were able to contribute half of the crops produced and caused a cooling effect as they increased carbon sinks, the situation now has reversed as they increase warming in China. Reduction of fertilizer use would decrease this warming effect without affecting crop and carbon sinks production. This is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/excessive-fertilizer-use-increasing-warming-in-china-20121102/">Excessive Fertilizer Use Increasing Warming in China</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Reducing Climate Change Using Geo-engineering Technology</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reducing-climate-change-using-geo-engineering-technology-20121028/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change mitigation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This week, at the MIT Technology Review’s annual EmTech conference, Professor David Keith said that the only way to reduce the risk of climate change is to use geo-engineering technology. The professor of public policy and applied physics at University of Harvard proposes to shade the Earth by imitating the process during large volcanic eruptions. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reducing-climate-change-using-geo-engineering-technology-20121028/">Reducing Climate Change Using Geo-engineering Technology</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Improvements in Energy Efficiency Are Able to Battle Climate Change, Study Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/improvements-in-energy-efficiency-are-able-to-battle-climate-change-study-claims-20121027/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nature Climate Change just published a report which contains striking statistics about energy generating technologies.  Research conducted by scientists at Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia showed that building new power stations is much more popular than improving energy efficiency and end-use. The study was done by an international [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/improvements-in-energy-efficiency-are-able-to-battle-climate-change-study-claims-20121027/">Improvements in Energy Efficiency Are Able to Battle Climate Change, Study Claims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Good News: 2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Area 2nd Smallest For the Past 20 Years</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-ozone-hole-smallest-20-years-20121026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[ozone hole]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the ozone monitoring data of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the average area Antarctic ozone hole this year is second to the smallest in the past 20 years. Not only that, but the minimum ozone concentration at the center of the hole is second to the largest in the past [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-ozone-hole-smallest-20-years-20121026/">Good News: 2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Area 2nd Smallest For the Past 20 Years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Americans Believe in Global Warming (Again)</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americans-believe-in-global-warming-again-20121020/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 05:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[global warming perception]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Despite the influence of misleading media reports on global warming issue as fraud and exaggerated, the Americans are back to believing that it is actually happening and climate change it brings is afflicting people now. In 2008, 71% of Americans, as shown in the graph below, were accepting the fact that global temperature rise is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/americans-believe-in-global-warming-again-20121020/">Americans Believe in Global Warming (Again)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Landscape Controlling Ice Sheet Retreat</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/landscape-controlling-ice-sheet-retreat-20121017/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ice sheet retreat]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ice behavior is controlled by the geometry of channels underneath the ice cover, hiding the signals of retreat, according to scientists from Durham, Sheffield and Cambridge University, together with the British Antarctic Survey. The study, funded by The Natural Environment Research Council, UK, is based on a simulation of 10,00 years of Antarctic ice-sheet retreat [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/landscape-controlling-ice-sheet-retreat-20121017/">Landscape Controlling Ice Sheet Retreat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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