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New Rice University Sensor Sniffs Greenhouse Gases

Danny Harper — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:11:26 +0000

A particularly difficult argument to have with those who do not have a background in environmental topics is one that involves the actual effects of greenhouse gases. You can drone on all day about the science and math involved, but without direct visual evidence, it is sometimes difficult to convince others. In general, we simply do not know […]

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decreased by Changing Farming Practices

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:39:24 +0000

A new study by the scientists at the University of California, Davis has posited that the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and the atmospheric pollutant nitric oxide could be reduced by changing farming practices. The purpose of the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was to use different microbial processes […]

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California’s Nitrous Oxide and Methane Levels Equal to that of CO2

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:33:39 +0000

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have determined initial estimates for California’s nitrous oxide levels maybe have been incorrect. The levels may actually be 2.5 to 3 times higher than they initially thought. The finding is not insignificant. This level estimates that N20 emissions account for close to 10% of California’s total greenhouse […]

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Microbes Consume Nitrous Oxide, Reduce Amounts of Greenhouse Gases

Mila Luleva — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:22:49 +0000

It is interesting how not everyone is aware of the range of greenhouse gases that are harmful to the environment and could have devastating effects when released in the atmosphere. One of these not-so-well-known gases, yet 300 times more destructive to the ozone layer than carbon dioxide, is the nitrous oxide. It is released in […]

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Biochar, The Best Solution For Cattle-Linked Nitrous Oxide Emissions

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:41:04 +0000

The cattle growing activity has been associated for some time with increased greenhouse gas emissions, such as nitrous oxide. Grazed pastures have been studied and their increased nitrous oxide emissions have been proven to be reduced by biochar, which can sequester the embodied carbon in the soil and alters soil nitrogen transformations in a beneficial way.

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