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		<title>Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 into Coal Flakes</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-capture-20190310/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The need to transition to clean energy production free from fossil fuels, is becoming more and more pressing as climate change is impacting our chances of survival on the planet. At the same time research efforts are also invested in removing from the atmosphere the tonnes of CO2 that we have already released. Current practices, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-capture-20190310/">Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 into Coal Flakes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why EU Carmakers are Reporting Increased CO2 Emissions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 19:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Car industry]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday, the European Commission claimed that EU carmakers are exploiting a new testing regime to inflate CO2 emissions data in an attempt to skew greenhouse gas targets. We are currently seeing a shift from the old NEDC testing procedure to a new procedure, WLTP. This new claim arrives in the wake of the ‘dieselgate’ [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/why-eu-carmakers-are-reporting-increased-co2-emissions-20180726/">Why EU Carmakers are Reporting Increased CO2 Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Giant Collection Fans Offer New Solution For Carbon Capture</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-capture-collection-fans-20170826/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon capture]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There isn&#8217;t much to debate anymore when it comes to the harmful nature of carbon emissions. Even China has made huge changes to its energy sector, and they are moving to a much lower amount of greenhouse gas production. While meeting the emissions goals laid out in The Paris Accords is a great start, there [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-capture-collection-fans-20170826/">Giant Collection Fans Offer New Solution For Carbon Capture</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>British Gas Co. Creates Carbon Emissions Calculator</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/british-gas-co-creates-carbon-emissions-calculator-20160602/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If only there was a way for the average individual to keep track of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, as well as how the emissions are being reduced in nations and continents around the globe. Now there is. “Carbon Emissions Around The World” is a calculator that displays emissions specific to each country. It’s a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/british-gas-co-creates-carbon-emissions-calculator-20160602/">British Gas Co. Creates Carbon Emissions Calculator</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ford’s Green CO2 Materials Will Reduce Carbon Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-green-co2-materials-will-reduce-carbon-emissions-20160520/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 20:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ford, after working with other companies and universities, is taking the next environmentally-friendly leap to include biomaterials in vehicles. By using excess CO2 to create high-quality plastics and foam, the company will use such materials in vehicle seats and under the hood. The change to green vehicular materials will reduce carbon emissions. 2.4 million pounds [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-green-co2-materials-will-reduce-carbon-emissions-20160520/">Ford’s Green CO2 Materials Will Reduce Carbon Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Atmospheric CO2 and Methane Levels Continue to Rise</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-co2-methane-levels-rise-20160518/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 05:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atmospheric carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide rise]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) claim that levels of carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere have keept rising at a steady rate since 2007, regardless of all efforts. Last week, at the annual Living Planet Symposium, held in Prague, a team of researchers from the European Space Agency, revealed some alarming findings. Despite all [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-co2-methane-levels-rise-20160518/">Atmospheric CO2 and Methane Levels Continue to Rise</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Food Waste Fast Facts &#8211; Why is Food Being Wasted</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/food-waste-facts/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie Pullen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Feb 2016 05:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59407</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>. What is food waste? Food waste is food that is thrown away, lost or uneaten. The reasons for food waste are numerous, and occur at the various stages in the food supply chain from production, processing, retailing to consumption. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food – [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/food-waste-facts/">Food Waste Fast Facts &#8211; Why is Food Being Wasted</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>International agreement to slash aircraft carbon emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agreement-aircraft-carbon-emissions-2016/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Natalie Pullen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2016 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Efficient engines]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Airlines are one of the harder sectors to decarbonise and reduce carbon emissions. 23 countries have now signed a landmark agreement to reduce carbon emissions in large commercial airlines. The goal of the international agreement is to reduce aircraft carbon emissions by over 650 million tons between 2020 and 2040. The aim is to reduce [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/agreement-aircraft-carbon-emissions-2016/">International agreement to slash aircraft carbon emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Carbon Emissions from China Higher than Reported</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-carbon-emissions-higher/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 05:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Recent reports that China&#8217;s carbon emissions from burning coal are declining may have been premature, according to new numbers released by the Chinese government. The numbers show that China has not reduced its emissions at all and is actually burning 17% more coal than what was previously reported. The New York Times writer who first reported news of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-carbon-emissions-higher/">Carbon Emissions from China Higher than Reported</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Marine Plants Freeze Clouds and Effect Atmospheric Temperature</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In order to stop the global temperature from rising, scientists need to understand all the factors that influence the greenhouse effect. Researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK have discovered that tiny marine plants directly influence the formation of clouds, and if those clouds will have an insulating effect on the atmosphere or if [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/marine-plants-atmospheric-temperature/">Marine Plants Freeze Clouds and Effect Atmospheric Temperature</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Global Temperature will Increase Despite Mitigation Plans, Say Researchers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 06:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Even though many  countries around the world have established plan to reduce their emissions, scientists report that the global temperature will still increase. Researchers consider 2°C as a dangerous tipping point, and once it is reached, the effects of climate change will be extremely difficult to stop. The report comes from the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-temperature-increase-researchers/">Global Temperature will Increase Despite Mitigation Plans, Say Researchers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Fracking Methane Emissions Much Higher than Estimated</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” has been hailed by some as the key to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but condemned by others because the practice can be highly polluting. Could it be, as well, that fracking is actually responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than the natural gas reduces? Theoretically, because natural gas in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fracking-methane-emissions-much-higher-estimated-20140416/">Fracking Methane Emissions Much Higher than Estimated</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Carbon Dioxide Replaces Water In Fracking, Potentially Making The Process &#8220;Greener&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-replaces-water-fracking-potentially-making-process-greener-20140408/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Regardless of what governmental officials say, hydraulic fracturing, most commonly referred to as fracking, is not green. Not only that it leads to ground water contamination, denigrated air quality, and raised CO2 levels, the process also uses up as much as 2 million gallons of water per year. New research conducted by General Electric Co. brings [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-replaces-water-fracking-potentially-making-process-greener-20140408/">Carbon Dioxide Replaces Water In Fracking, Potentially Making The Process &#8220;Greener&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Catalytic Converter Increases Fuel Efficiency and Drops Tailpipe Pollution</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-catalytic-converter-increases-fuel-efficiency-drops-tailpipe-pollution-20140129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Harper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the most important components in a vehicle for controlling exhaust emission is the catalytic converter. Even though this is common knowledge, there has been little to no progress on improving the design, with the most recent change occurring in the 1940&#8217;s. The new catalytic converter prototype, designed by Dr. Benjamin Kingsbury, has been [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-catalytic-converter-increases-fuel-efficiency-drops-tailpipe-pollution-20140129/">New Catalytic Converter Increases Fuel Efficiency and Drops Tailpipe Pollution</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Company Uses Stored CO2 to Harvest Geothermal Power</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-geothermal-power-20131215/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Geothermal Power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At the American Geophysical Union meeting on Friday, December 13, scientists from Ohio State University, University of Minnesota, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), debuted a geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide underground and use it as a tool to boost electric power generation by at least 10 times that of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-geothermal-power-20131215/">Company Uses Stored CO2 to Harvest Geothermal Power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Scientists Discover Greenhouse Gas 7,000 More Powerful Than Carbon Dioxide</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scientists-discover-greenhouse-gas-much-powerful-carbon-dioxide-20131211/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists from University of Toronto discovered that the gas perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), which has been widely used in the electrical industry for the past half a century, is 7,000 times stronger than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere. The team suggested that if the concentrations of the gas are not controlled in the future, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scientists-discover-greenhouse-gas-much-powerful-carbon-dioxide-20131211/">Scientists Discover Greenhouse Gas 7,000 More Powerful Than Carbon Dioxide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Study Shows &#8216;Unprecedented&#8217; Ocean Acidification</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-shows-unprecedented-ocean-acidification-20131116/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Harper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 08:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to climate change, the invisible elephant in the room is ocean acidification. Climate scientists have long considered it a legitimate concern, but only recently has it been found that the rate increase and ecological influence of acidification has exceeded our previous estimates. 500 of the worlds leading experts came together in 2012 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/study-shows-unprecedented-ocean-acidification-20131116/">Study Shows &#8216;Unprecedented&#8217; Ocean Acidification</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Japan’s Decreased CO2 Goal Casts a Pall Over UN Climate Conference</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japans-decreased-co2-goal-casts-pall-un-climate-conference-20131115/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 03:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fukushima Nuclear Disaster]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At United Nations climate talks in Warsaw on Friday, Japan, much to the dismay of UN members, announced it is slashing its greenhouse gas emissions target after the Fukushima disaster all but destroyed the country’s nuclear power industry. The Japanese government has decided instead to shoot for a 3.8% emissions cut by 2020. This is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japans-decreased-co2-goal-casts-pall-un-climate-conference-20131115/">Japan’s Decreased CO2 Goal Casts a Pall Over UN Climate Conference</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Countries Across the Earth Taking Steps to Lower Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/countries-across-earth-taking-steps-lower-emissions-20131111/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Even though the little changes we make over the course of our day, like switching to low-energy light bulbs, driving hybrid cars, recycling waste, buying eco-friendly materials, and installing solar panels, may feel futile, a slowdown in the pace of emissions is proving that our individual actions are making a difference. New data demonstrates that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/countries-across-earth-taking-steps-lower-emissions-20131111/">Countries Across the Earth Taking Steps to Lower Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>2012 Saw Less Energy Consumption and Less Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the U.S.</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-saw-less-energy-consumption-less-carbon-dioxide-emissions-u-s-20131024/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adele Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The United States emitted less carbon dioxide in energy consumption in 2012. Though this doesn’t mean the U.S. is in the clear, it is a sign that there are improvements on the way. The Energy Information Administration released a report that showed as we use energy, the carbon dioxide we emit dropped 3.8 percent in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2012-saw-less-energy-consumption-less-carbon-dioxide-emissions-u-s-20131024/">2012 Saw Less Energy Consumption and Less Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the U.S.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wind Power Has the Capability to Cut CO2 Emissions, Even at High Penetration Levels</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-capability-cut-co2-emissions-even-high-penetration-levels-20131022/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adele Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>New research from Spain has shown that wind power has the ability to effectively cut CO2 emissions, even at high penetration levels. These findings come from the University of Madrid. They provide new insight into wind power, as well as silence the skepticism that has run rampant in the public media regarding wind power. Researchers [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-power-capability-cut-co2-emissions-even-high-penetration-levels-20131022/">Wind Power Has the Capability to Cut CO2 Emissions, Even at High Penetration Levels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Earthworms Stimulate Carbon Sequestration</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earthworms-stimulate-carbon-sequestration-20131017/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2013 02:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>After being villainized in global warming studies and accused of being major contributors to climate change, it turns out earthworms might actually be a blessing in disguise. Approximately 20% of global CO2 emissions and 66% of nitrous oxide emissions come from soil. Emissions are produced by a number of natural biological processes involving plant roots and subterranean microorganisms. Scientists [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earthworms-stimulate-carbon-sequestration-20131017/">Earthworms Stimulate Carbon Sequestration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Palm Oil Considered a Carbon Time Bomb</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/palm-oil-considered-carbon-time-bomb-20131010/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=42401</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Palm oil, also known as dendê oil, is an edible vegetable oil produced from oil palm. It can be used for cooking, or to make soaps, cosmetics, and biofuel. It’s much cheaper than other edible oils on the market, and this contributes to its high demand. Selling and exporting palm oil is one of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/palm-oil-considered-carbon-time-bomb-20131010/">Palm Oil Considered a Carbon Time Bomb</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Baking Soda Made From CO2 Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/baking-soda-made-co2-emissions-20131009/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 02:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Skyonic , a Texas-based company devoted to mineralizing carbon emissions, is planning to turn carbon capture into a lucrative business by putting the pollutants into a common baking ingredient. The very first Skyonic Skymine facility, in San Antonio, is currently under construction at a cement factory. The first-of-its-kind facility will capture carbon dioxide and other [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/baking-soda-made-co2-emissions-20131009/">Baking Soda Made From CO2 Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Methane Worse Than CO2 as Greenhouse Gas &#8211; Fracking Makes it Even Worse</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/methane-worse-co2-fracking-makes-even-worse-20131004/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2013 01:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Methane (CH4) is a far more dangerous greenhouse gas than CO2, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC’s latest report, released this past Monday, reports that methane is 34 times stronger a heat-trapping gas than CO2 over a 100-year time scale. Methane’s current global-warming potential (GWP) is 34, nearly 40% increase [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/methane-worse-co2-fracking-makes-even-worse-20131004/">Methane Worse Than CO2 as Greenhouse Gas &#8211; Fracking Makes it Even Worse</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Western Australia Innovating Carbon Management Practices</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/western-australia-innovating-carbon-management-practices-20130911/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 02:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA), Western Australia’s surface soils are storing as much carbon as they are able. In fact, in agricultural regions in the southwest of Western Australia, the soil, usually between 0-10 cm, stores as much carbon [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/western-australia-innovating-carbon-management-practices-20130911/">Western Australia Innovating Carbon Management Practices</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Experts Say Fracking Accelerates Global Warming</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/experts-say-fracking-accelerates-global-warming-20130813/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 02:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It turns out, none of the hullabaloo about fracking being positive and slowing climate change is true. For some time, fracking has had a reputation for curbing global warming since burning gas emits half as much carbon dioxide as the same amount of coal. The numbers associated with fracking looked good, too. After initially embracing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/experts-say-fracking-accelerates-global-warming-20130813/">Experts Say Fracking Accelerates Global Warming</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>CO2 Levels and Temperatures Don’t Increase at the Same Rate, but We’re Still in Trouble</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-levels-and-temperatures-dont-increase-at-the-same-rate-but-were-still-in-trouble-20130722/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Carbon dioxide levels are constantly rising. In fact, the amount of CO2 on the Earth just reached a staggering level of 400 parts per million. But as linked as they are, CO2 levels and the Earth’s temperature do not rise at the same rate. The amount of CO2 is increasing constantly, and the Earth just [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-levels-and-temperatures-dont-increase-at-the-same-rate-but-were-still-in-trouble-20130722/">CO2 Levels and Temperatures Don’t Increase at the Same Rate, but We’re Still in Trouble</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Green Glass Packaging Lowers Carbon Emissions Significantly</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-glass-packaging-lowers-carbon-emissions-significantly-20130703/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 02:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glass manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green glass]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The use of glass as a reliable packaging option over thousands over years has persisted because glass is environmentally friendly, inexpensive to produce from natural materials, and does not leach harmful materials into the environment. Glass has many advantages over other packaging materials. It consists of soda ask, sand, and limestone and is 100% natural. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-glass-packaging-lowers-carbon-emissions-significantly-20130703/">Green Glass Packaging Lowers Carbon Emissions Significantly</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Environmental Action is Good for Business, WWF Study Says</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/environmental-action-good-for-business-20130624/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>No responsible business does anything without considering what it&#8217;s going to do to their bottom line, including environmental responsibility. According to a study completed by the World Wildlife Fund [WWF] and the Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP], US corporations can act to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by a mere 3% annually. By doing so, they [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/environmental-action-good-for-business-20130624/">Environmental Action is Good for Business, WWF Study Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Fuel Cells May Solve Carbon Dioxide Storage Conundrum</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cells-may-solve-carbon-dioxide-storage-conundrum-20130529/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 05:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon capture technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers have wanted to use fuel cells to capture carbon dioxide since the early 1990s, and now that the cells are cheaper and last longer, the tactic may be more practical. Carbon dioxide might be removed from exhaust gasses of fossil fuel power plants by harnessing electrochemical reactions that occur inside fuel cells to generate [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cells-may-solve-carbon-dioxide-storage-conundrum-20130529/">Fuel Cells May Solve Carbon Dioxide Storage Conundrum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Ruining the Earth’s Food Supply</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-ruining-the-earths-food-supply-20130518/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global food supply]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37391</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climate change is drastically affecting the ingredients in our daily meals, including the maple syrup on our pancakes, wine in our glass, chocolate in our desserts, and the salmon on our dinner plates. The moister and warmer air in many of the Earth’s locations, mixed with extreme drought conditions in others, is wreaking havoc on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-ruining-the-earths-food-supply-20130518/">Climate Change Ruining the Earth’s Food Supply</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>CAT Scans Determine Safety of Undersea CO2 Storage</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cat-scans-determine-safety-of-undersea-co2-storage-20130514/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 03:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT scanner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Using X-rays and CAT scanners to probe the undersea rock formations and their ability to store CO2 permanently, two petroleum engineering and applied geophysics professors at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have made an interesting discovery. Any time a natural gas, petroleum, coal, or gasoline is burned, CO2 is formed, and too [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cat-scans-determine-safety-of-undersea-co2-storage-20130514/">CAT Scans Determine Safety of Undersea CO2 Storage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Atmospheric CO2 at Its Highest Last Friday, Scientists Warn</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-in-the-atmosphere-reaches-its-highest-levels-20130513/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atmospheric co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The concentration of carbon dioxide, one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has passed 400 parts per million (ppm) milestone on Friday. In human history, a record of such levels have been detected millions of years ago, when sea level has been nearly 40 meters higher than today&#8217;s, while the Arctic has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-dioxide-in-the-atmosphere-reaches-its-highest-levels-20130513/">Atmospheric CO2 at Its Highest Last Friday, Scientists Warn</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Vegetarian Diet Key to Curbing Global Warming</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vegetarian-diet-key-to-curbing-global-warming-20130510/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 02:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A recent Cornell University concluded that a global shift toward a vegetarian diet is extremely important in order to combat the worst effects of climate change. Environmentalists stress the need for the general public to understand the connection between land use and the environment. The United Nations has declared that raising animals for food is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vegetarian-diet-key-to-curbing-global-warming-20130510/">Vegetarian Diet Key to Curbing Global Warming</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Microscopic Algae Resistant to Marine Absorption of CO2 Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microscopic-algae-resistant-to-marine-absorption-of-co2-emissions-20130417/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emiliania huxleyi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Oceanography Center]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to researchers at the National Oceanography Center, Southampton (NOCS), a particular type of marine algae might grow and thrive as oceans absorb increasing carbon dioxide emissions. Coccolithophores are microscopic algae that form the base of marine food chains. They secrete calcite shells which eventually sink to the seafloor and form sediments, drawing down and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microscopic-algae-resistant-to-marine-absorption-of-co2-emissions-20130417/">Microscopic Algae Resistant to Marine Absorption of CO2 Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rising CO2 Levels May Lead to Mass Extinction of Species</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rising-co2-levels-may-lead-to-mass-extinctions-of-species-20130323/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Based upon the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, which could continue to be released, the Earth may be heading toward conditions like those of the Paleocene-Eocene event. If this is the case, species might not be able to adapt to the extreme rate of current rise in greenhouse gases and temperatures. The incredible rate [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rising-co2-levels-may-lead-to-mass-extinctions-of-species-20130323/">Rising CO2 Levels May Lead to Mass Extinction of Species</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Public Perception of Climate Change the Biggest Obstacle in Affecting Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/public-perception-of-climate-change-the-biggest-obstacle-in-affecting-change-20130321/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a 2007 MIT study, one of the most prevalent myths is that climate change is reversible. The MIT study Understanding Public Complacency About Climate Change: Adults’ mental models of climate change violate conservation of matter detailed the public perception of climate change. The MIT study purports that public attitudes about climate change are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/public-perception-of-climate-change-the-biggest-obstacle-in-affecting-change-20130321/">Public Perception of Climate Change the Biggest Obstacle in Affecting Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Increasing CO2 Levels Leading to Greater Temperature Rise Than Expected</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/increasing-co2-levels-leading-to-greater-temperature-rise-than-expected-20130308/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2012, levels of carbon dioxide increased rapidly, making it clear that temperatures are going to rise beyond the 2 degrees Fahrenheit that scientists previously thought. Federal figures show that the CO2 rise is due primarily to the global economy ramping up and burning more fossil fuels that ever. China is the primary culprit. According [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/increasing-co2-levels-leading-to-greater-temperature-rise-than-expected-20130308/">Increasing CO2 Levels Leading to Greater Temperature Rise Than Expected</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Freshwater Ecosystems Emit More Carbon as Predators Are Removed, Study Says</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freshwater-ecosystems-carbon-emissions-predators-20130218/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Freshwater ecosystems will emit much higher amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere if the main predators are removed from the food chain, a study published today in Nature Geoscience reveals. Trisha Atwood, the lead author of the study and a PhD candidate at the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at University of British Columbia, warns that hunting and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/freshwater-ecosystems-carbon-emissions-predators-20130218/">Freshwater Ecosystems Emit More Carbon as Predators Are Removed, Study Says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Arctic&#8217;s Melting Permafrost and Snow Release CO2 in Massive Amounts</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melting-permafrost-co2-20130216/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thermokarst failures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tundra]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33397</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists studying global warming have taken a particular interest in the freshet, or flooding triggered by melting snow each spring in the arctic. These waters contain much of the carbon that is being released by melting permafrost is then oxidized by bacteria into carbon dioxide. 40% of the total carbon that is transferred from the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melting-permafrost-co2-20130216/">Arctic&#8217;s Melting Permafrost and Snow Release CO2 in Massive Amounts</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Coal Emissions Soaked up by CO2 Sponge</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coal-emissions-soaked-up-by-co2-sponge-20130215/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Coal power station emissions might be drastically reduced by a new material that adsorbs huge amounts of carbon dioxide and releases it when exposed to sunlight. In February, the journal Angewandte Chemie, published a study by Monash University and CSIRO scientists. The study examines the researchers’ discovery of a photosensitive metal organic framework (MOF). These [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coal-emissions-soaked-up-by-co2-sponge-20130215/">Coal Emissions Soaked up by CO2 Sponge</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>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seed pack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's roses]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33201</guid>

					<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>Plant-Based Diets Responsible for Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Thought</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-based-diets-responsible-for-high-greenhouse-gas-emissions-20130213/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenhouse Gas Emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant-based diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Shockingly, a plant-based diet may produce more carbon dioxide that originally thought, leading scientists to question whether a vegetarian diet is any better for the environment than a diet containing meat. In The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, scientists concluded after analyzing the eating habits of 2000 French adults that carbon emissions from growing fruits [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-based-diets-responsible-for-high-greenhouse-gas-emissions-20130213/">Plant-Based Diets Responsible for Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Thought</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>
		<category><![CDATA[NOX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32744</guid>

					<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>New Resin from BASF Used in Ford Vehicles, Saves Tons of CO2</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/basf-resin-ford-cars-co2-20130122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Car industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BASF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resin]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31875</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Who knew that a little piece of plastic could do so much? The Ford Fusion Hybrid, like all other vehicles, makes use of plastics in many parts of the car, from bumper covers to dash overlays, as well as switch housings. When plastics are in full view of the driver, finish becomes an important aspect [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/basf-resin-ford-cars-co2-20130122/">New Resin from BASF Used in Ford Vehicles, Saves Tons of CO2</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>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 emission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural co2 emissions]]></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>Emissions Standards a Contentious Subject for EU Politicians</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/emissions-standards-a-contentious-subject-for-eu-politicians-20130119/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Car industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emissions standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[super credits]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>European Union politicians cannot seem to agree on emissions standards. In fact, many  politicians are divided – some are anxious to enforce green standards and want to keep up with the emissions goals of the US while others do not want the standards to interfere with the luxury car industry. German Christian Democrat member of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/emissions-standards-a-contentious-subject-for-eu-politicians-20130119/">Emissions Standards a Contentious Subject for EU Politicians</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>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 effect on crops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 pollution]]></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>Melting Permafrost to Release Billions of Tons of CO2 by 2100</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melting-permafrost-to-release-billions-of-tons-of-co2-by-2100-20121128/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permafrost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permafrost melting]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28932</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>In a recent UN Environment Programme report, it was declared that the permafrost across Siberia and Alaska has started to melt, threatening the earth with its release of an estimated 43 to 135 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) gases into the atmosphere by 2100. The permafrost, a vast area of supposedly permanently frozen land [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/melting-permafrost-to-release-billions-of-tons-of-co2-by-2100-20121128/">Melting Permafrost to Release Billions of Tons of CO2 by 2100</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Microbes Accelerate Release of Carbon from Soil to Atmosphere</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microbes-accelerate-release-of-carbon-from-soil-to-atmosphere-20121128/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atmosphere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microbes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soil]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28924</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>In response to warmer temperatures, the microbes that thrive in soils increase their rate of decomposing soil carbon, and hence, they accelerate release of CO2 into the atmosphere. This is the latest finding of scientists from University of Wyoming (UW) and Colorado State University (CSU). To determine the mechanisms behind the accelerated soil carbon loss [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microbes-accelerate-release-of-carbon-from-soil-to-atmosphere-20121128/">Microbes Accelerate Release of Carbon from Soil to Atmosphere</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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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 effects on ocean life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ocean acidification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pteropods]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28783</guid>

					<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>Scotland Poised for Economic Boom with CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-poised-for-economic-boom-with-co2-storage-and-enhanced-oil-recovery-20121121/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leigh Hutchens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enhanced Oil Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK Continental Shelf]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28542</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scotland is on the cusp of ensuring the country has energy resources and a strong economic base for decades to come. Researchers have discovered that combining carbon storage and enhanced recovery techniques may generate considerable economic gross. Scotland would then have the resources to create hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs, leading to national economic [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-poised-for-economic-boom-with-co2-storage-and-enhanced-oil-recovery-20121121/">Scotland Poised for Economic Boom with CO2 Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Congress Drops Carbon Legislation, CO2 Still Drops</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/congress-drops-carbon-legislation-co2-still-drops-20121026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cap and trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Even though the carbon taxes and cap-and-trade legislation pushed by the Obama administration in 2010 failed to pass in Congress, it seems that greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions, carbon-dioxide [CO2] mainly, still dropped on a nationwide scale. Market changes and individual state regulations seem to have made more of an impact than the failed legislation did. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/congress-drops-carbon-legislation-co2-still-drops-20121026/">Congress Drops Carbon Legislation, CO2 Still Drops</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Synthetic Gasoline Made From CO2 and Water in Air</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-gasoline-made-from-co2-and-water-in-air-20121023/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Fuel Synthesis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas from air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gasoline From Thin Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synthetic gasoline]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=27028</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>As the world faces destructive consequences of continuously ascending carbon footprint, capturing CO2 and transforming it to something as useful as fuel seem too good to be true. Yet, a team of scientists from Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS) have developed a system to capture CO2 and water from thin air and produce synthetic gasoline from [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/synthetic-gasoline-made-from-co2-and-water-in-air-20121023/">Synthetic Gasoline Made From CO2 and Water in Air</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Corals Deeply Affected by Increasing Atmospheric CO2, Scientists Say</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/corals-co2-20120412/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 concentration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Cook University]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The increasing CO2 concentration in air is having a profound impact on corals in the most unforeseen ways. It had been previously thought that CO2 would affect the calcium structure of the coral skeleton, but an international team of researchers proved something that&#8217;s deeper: CO2 affects the very core of the corals: their genes. “Every [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/corals-co2-20120412/">Corals Deeply Affected by Increasing Atmospheric CO2, Scientists Say</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Research: Postponing 5 O&#039;Clock Tea By 1 Hour Could Offer Huge CO2 Savings</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/research-postponing-5-oclock-tea-1-hour-offer-huge-co2-savings-20100627/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[british clock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 saving]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8206</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>You surely remember how it's like in winter: you wake up, it's dark, you turn the lights on. When you go to work, there's finally more light, but when you return at around 5, say, it's dark again, and  you feel like you've been missing the whole day. But that's not the point. The idea is that you consume much more electricity and resources if your schedule doesn't match the daylight.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/research-postponing-5-oclock-tea-1-hour-offer-huge-co2-savings-20100627/">Research: Postponing 5 O&#039;Clock Tea By 1 Hour Could Offer Huge CO2 Savings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Metal-Organic Frameworks In Action for Capturing Carbon Dioxide</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-frameworks-carbon-dioxide-capture-20100602/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absorb CO2]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Berkeley Lab]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Long]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liquid amine scrubbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magnetic resonance spectroscopy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metal-organic frameworks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sponge like device]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[X-ray diffraction]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7850</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climate change is one of the most controversial subjects of the century, because it is changing our planet in an non-imaginable way. Scientists have developed different ways (more or less efficient) to capture the CO2 excess resulted from human activity.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/metal-organic-frameworks-carbon-dioxide-capture-20100602/">New Metal-Organic Frameworks In Action for Capturing Carbon Dioxide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Besides Warming the Planet, High CO2 Levels Could Also Affect Our Crops&#039; Nutritional Qualities</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/high-co2-levels-crop-quality-20100520/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 18:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2 effects on crops]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7689</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>We have been talking about global warming lately, and implicitly of carbon dioxide as being one of the gases associated with it. We have also been talking about carbon dioxide's indirect effect on warming through the modification it brings to trees, but never has the carbon dioxide been associated with crop plants' nutritional values before, which affect us, humans, directly.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/high-co2-levels-crop-quality-20100520/">Besides Warming the Planet, High CO2 Levels Could Also Affect Our Crops&#039; Nutritional Qualities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>E85 Ethanol Increases Pollution and Risk of Human Diseases</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e85-ethanol-increases-pollution-and-risk-of-human-diseases-20091216/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aldehydes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diana Ginnebaugh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethanol fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gasoline]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ozone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ozone Layer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respiratory problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanford University]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5773</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researches from Stanford University have recently published a study on ethanol fuel and its influence over human health. Compared to pure gasoline usage, ethanol increases health problems because of cancer-chemical formation.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/e85-ethanol-increases-pollution-and-risk-of-human-diseases-20091216/">E85 Ethanol Increases Pollution and Risk of Human Diseases</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Reducing Coal CO2 Emissions with Chilled-Ammonia Technology</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reducing-coal-co2-emissions-with-chilled-ammonia-technology-20091012/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alstom SA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chilled-ammonia technology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[exhaust making coal technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experimental chilled-ammonia technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenosha Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lower energy cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountaineer Power Plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pleasant Prairie Power Plant]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The coal based power plant located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin in Kenosha County called Pleasant Prairie Power Plant has generated approximately 1,226 MW of electricity in 2006, being one of the largest generating stations in Wisconsin.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reducing-coal-co2-emissions-with-chilled-ammonia-technology-20091012/">Reducing Coal CO2 Emissions with Chilled-Ammonia Technology</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Helioculture: Making Biofuel from CO2 by Using Solar Power</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helioculture-making-biofuel-from-co2-by-using-solar-power-20090926/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a solar converter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bio-fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helioculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrocarbons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joule Biotechnologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquid biofuel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4507</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>California-based startup, Joule Biotechnologies is developing a unique process using solar energy that converts carbon dioxide into liquid biofuel. This new process could yield up to 20,000 gallons of usable fuel per year per acre of land for approximately the same cost as fossil fuels.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helioculture-making-biofuel-from-co2-by-using-solar-power-20090926/">Helioculture: Making Biofuel from CO2 by Using Solar Power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Unused Old Mines Could Be Used as Geothermal Power Sources</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/unused-old-mines-could-be-used-as-geothermal-power-sources-20090730/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Geothermal Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 emissions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy harvest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[geothermal boilers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geothermal energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geothermal heat exchanger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-intensity geothermal energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MariÃ‚Â­a Belarmina DiÃ‚Â­az]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mine shaft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mine tunnel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oviedo Higher Technical School of Mining Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafael RodriÃ‚Â­guez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[semi-empirical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[semi-empirical method]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4205</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Geothermal energy has a lot of potential worldwide. As it is not dependent on many factors, geothermal energy could be the cleanest power source of near future. Two scientists from University of Oviedo, Spain, have concluded that geothermal energy could be provided by mine shafts.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/unused-old-mines-could-be-used-as-geothermal-power-sources-20090730/">Unused Old Mines Could Be Used as Geothermal Power Sources</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Crude Glycerin from Biofuel Production has Great Unexpected Uses</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crude-glycerin-from-biofuel-production-has-great-unexpected-uses-20090730/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiesel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydrogen Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antifreeze liquid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean alternative energy source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean energy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hydrogen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrogen-rich molecule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low-impact methanol production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[methanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microalgae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[propylene glycol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pure glycerin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unmixed and Sorption-Enhanced Steam Reforming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unrefined glycerin]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4128</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p>Glycerin in its pure form is used to manufacture soap, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and many other products, but the crude glycerin is an impure form that is unsuitable for these products. But what if we could use it putting back biodiesel in its correct position of green alternative power source?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crude-glycerin-from-biofuel-production-has-great-unexpected-uses-20090730/">Crude Glycerin from Biofuel Production has Great Unexpected Uses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Cleaner And More Efficient Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-cleaner-and-more-efficient-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-20090726/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Florin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[co2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coal Fired Power Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ionic liquid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The process of separating CO2 from its source is called capturing (CO2). The new method discovered by the scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory might replace all the existing Carbon Dioxide capturing devices and improve a lot their performance and stability.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-cleaner-and-more-efficient-way-to-capture-carbon-dioxide-20090726/">A Cleaner And More Efficient Way to Capture Carbon Dioxide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Incredible Synthetic Tree for CO2 Sequestration</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/incredible-synthetic-tree-for-co2-sequestration-20090628/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide sequestration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[co2 capturing structure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2 Sorbent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collecting Carbon Dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[invention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Klaus Lackner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steven Chu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synthetic tree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Synthetic Tree Concept]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Department Of Energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Columbia University has announced the development of a structure that could capture carbon 1,000 times faster than a real tree. Klaus Lackner said, as the "tree" could be used for capturing carbon which has been already emitted into the air by car gasoline or airplain fuel.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/incredible-synthetic-tree-for-co2-sequestration-20090628/">Incredible Synthetic Tree for CO2 Sequestration</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Breakthrough Carbon Capture Using Ionic Liquids</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/breakthrough-carbon-capture-uses-ionic-liquids-20090305/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capture CO2]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CO2 capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuel power plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas sweetening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imidazolium-based ionic liquid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ION Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ionic liquid membranes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ionic liquids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[molten salts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonvolatile molten salts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sour gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water-based amine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water-based amine technology]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Founded by scientists from the University of Colorado, ION Engineering has brought in sight a new technology that uses ionic liquids - nonvolatile molten salts - to capture carbon emissions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/breakthrough-carbon-capture-uses-ionic-liquids-20090305/">Breakthrough Carbon Capture Using Ionic Liquids</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Generating Biofuel With Bioreactor Made of Recycled Bottles</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/generating-biofuel-with-bioreactor-made-of-recycled-bottles-20090206/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[algae biofuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Fisher has developed a bioreactor using algae to produce oil. What is very interesting about his invention is the bioreactor itself, which is made out of recycled bottles.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/generating-biofuel-with-bioreactor-made-of-recycled-bottles-20090206/">Generating Biofuel With Bioreactor Made of Recycled Bottles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Is Nitrogen a Climate Savior?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-nitrogen-a-climate-savior-20090118/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>National Science Foundation proved after a long study that nitrogen added to soil can make forests absorb more dioxide carbon. But even if nitrogen is one of the most abundant element in the atmosphere, it's still a pollutant and can have a dramatic influence on the planet's environment.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/is-nitrogen-a-climate-savior-20090118/">Is Nitrogen a Climate Savior?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Animated CO2 Map of the United States</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/animated-co2-map-of-the-united-states-20080411/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Some researchers from the Purdue University have made up a project revealing the CO2 emissions over the United States. They made a video showing the &#8220;hottest&#8221; areas in which CO2 is produced by several sources: power plants, factories, vehicle traffic. Kevin Gurney, the leader in the project, told The New York Times: &#8220;The resulting database [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/animated-co2-map-of-the-united-states-20080411/">Animated CO2 Map of the United States</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>CO2 collected in sponges by Atmospheric Carbon CapturE SystemS</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-sponges-atmosphere/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The ACCESS, as you can see in the title, was developed by Global Research Technologies in Tucson, Arizona. They made a sponge-based system that filters out CO2 from the air and releases clean oxygen. The system has been made in a smaller-scale unit, that can momentarily capture only less than 100kg of CO2 per day, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/co2-sponges-atmosphere/">CO2 collected in sponges by Atmospheric Carbon CapturE SystemS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Invention: Bacteria Eating CO2 From The Atmosphere</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-invention-bacteria-eating-co2-from-the-atmosphere-20080229/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A scientist who mapped his genome and the genetic diversity of the oceans said Thursday he is creating a life form that feeds on climate-ruining carbon dioxide to produce fuel. Craig Venter (in the picture), a famous geneticist, announced his &#8220;fourth-generation fuel&#8221; project at an elite Technology, Entertainment and Design conference in Monterey, California. Between [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-invention-bacteria-eating-co2-from-the-atmosphere-20080229/">New Invention: Bacteria Eating CO2 From The Atmosphere</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Carbon Collecting Car &#8211; Really That Green?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-carbon-collecting-car-really-that-green-20080216/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Car industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[collect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel cell]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Institute of Technology has created a concept of a car in a pretty new polluting fashion: it uses petrol as a fuel, but it separates hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The hydrogen is used in a fuel cell, and the CO2 is collected and recycled. Now, I know my website&#8217;s name is &#8220;greenoptimistic.com&#8221;, but this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-carbon-collecting-car-really-that-green-20080216/">New Carbon Collecting Car &#8211; Really That Green?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why is our Earth warming up?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/why-is-our-earth-warming-up-20080129/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[air pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The concentration of carbon in living matter (18%) is almost 100 times greater than its concentration in the earth (0.19%). So living things extract carbon from their nonliving environment. For life to continue, this carbon must be recycled. That is our topic. Carbon exists in the nonliving environment as: carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/why-is-our-earth-warming-up-20080129/">Why is our Earth warming up?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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