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  1. New 1st-of-kind report from California on how state plans 2 adapt 2 climate change. Not just fight it, but also live w it. http://tr.im/vXdN
  2. @quartz_amethyst Really? I didn't know that. Arg. This one's for multiple countries: http://tr.im/vXdc. Hope it works for you!
  3. Cool new carbon footprint calculator launched: http://tr.im/vOpn. I can save $20, 240lbs CO2/yr w more recycling + better fridge. And you?
  4. NYT: U.S. govt giving $2.4BN in grants to make cars greener. Money will go to manufacturers to focus on battery technology 4 hybrid vehicles
  5. New Caltech study: Jellyfish may help stir up seas as much as winds and tides do, by pulling along water. Interesting tho some not convinced
  6. Deforestation = major source of carbon emissions; emits more than global transport. More carbon released by older forests. http://tr.im/vmk8
  7. Major shoe brands-Nike & co-demanding immediate ban on Amazon rainforest destruction from their Brazil leather suppliers. http://tr.im/vmea
  8. Leaked CEO phone call: Is an ultracapacitor about 2 be unleashed that could in minutes power electric cars 2 go 300 miles? http://tr.im/uQ34
  9. White roofs catching on? If all world's roofs were made white/light, could save 24BN tons in CO2 emissions. "Like turning off world 4 a yr."
  10. @bob921 hehe!
  11. @kasparovisfresh Not at all! Engineering the planet has 2 be considered v carefully. Meteorologists seem skeptical but it might be feasible.
  12. @itequates Both a hotter & a colder Earth have their issues. For life on Earth 2 adapt, one crucial point is how *quickly* the temp changes.
  13. Bill Gates=tamer of hurricanes? He's backing project 2 lower ocean temps & cool tropical waters that fuel hurricanes. Will use barges+pumps.
  14. In Japan, 418 grams of CO2 emitted per kWh. In US, 625 grams emitted. Top 10 electricity firms in China produce 752 grams of CO2 per kWh.
  15. China's 3 biggest power firms emit more carbon than the whole of Britain. Top 10 companies burn 20% of China's coal. http://tr.im/urz6
  16. Came across this cool carbon counter recently installed in NYC: http://tr.im/uikU. Tracks # of metric tons of carbon in our atmosphere.
  17. Check the health of the ozone layer over the South Pole. Ozone levels updated by NASA daily. http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa...
  18. @egvick Hi, I just added you as a follower. Send me a dm!
  19. Asia will be plunged into darkness tomorrow when a total solar eclipse comes to town. 6-min eclipse may teach us about solar flares, corona.
  20. Cool science..A single drop of water can "burst" into a shower of droplets, creating all the hallmarks of rainfall. Video: http://tr.im/tpf3