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From:Science (Vol. 256, Issue 5053) Peer-ReviewedThe [delta.sup.13] C value of the dissolved inorganic carbon in the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean has decreased by about 0.4 per mil between 1970 and 1990. This decrease has resulted from the uptake of atmospheric...
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From:Biotechnology for Biofuels (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground Microalgae are touted as an attractive alternative to traditional forms of biomass for biofuel production, due to high productivity, ability to be cultivated on marginal lands, and potential to utilize...
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From:Strategic Review for Southern Africa (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT Climate and trade issues lie at the intersection of two of the world's most contested multilateral negotiations--the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the World Trade Organisation's...
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From:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
Durability of alkali-activated binders: a clear advantage over Portland cement or an unproven issue?
ABSTRACT The alkali activation of alumino-silicate materials is a complex chemical process evolving dissolution of raw materials, transportation or orientation and polycondensation of the reaction products.... -
From:Science (Vol. 292, Issue 5525) Peer-ReviewedEmission rates of [CO.sub.2] from combustion of fossil fuel have increased almost 40 percent in the past 20 years, but the amount of [CO.sub.2] accumulating in the atmosphere has stayed the same or even declined...
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From:Science (Vol. 287, Issue 5462) Peer-ReviewedRecent time-series measurements of atmospheric [O.sub.2] show that the land biosphere and world oceans annually sequestered 1.4 [+ or -] 0.8 and 2.0 [+ or -] 0.6 gigatons of carbon, respectively, between mid-1991 and...
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From:OECD Economic Surveys - NorwaySustainable development is a key theme in policy making in Norway. Although it owes a considerable part of its wealth to the carbon-based economy, Norway gives priority to the objectives embodied in the OECD Green...
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From:OECD Economic Surveys - Canada (Vol. 2008, Issue 11)Energy represents a major sustainable-development challenge for Canada. In the short term, labour shortages and infrastructure bottlenecks are likely to hinder energy developments and need to be addressed. In addition,...
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From:Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Vishal. Madan From the punch biopsy instrument to the most advanced laser systems, procedural dermatology has come of age. Many technologies are being developed as others become obsolete. Some perished giving...
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From:Economic Theory (Vol. 49, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe literature on global climate change has largely ignored the small but positive steps that many public and private actors are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A global policy is frequently posited as the...
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From:Hazardous Waste Consultant (Vol. 29, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedOn August 8, 2011 (76 FR 48073-48093), EPA proposed a conditional exclusion from the RCRA definition of hazardous waste for carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]) streams that are captured from emission sources and injected into...
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From:Alternatives Journal (Vol. 35, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThat scientists are racing to come up with new ways of tackling climate change is no surprise. But one method of achieving this elusive goal may raise eyebrows. University of Calgary professor David Keith is chasing...
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From:Nature (Vol. 455, Issue 7213) Peer-ReviewedCarbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and cement manufacturing are rising faster than the worst-case scenario drawn up by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). According to the latest worldwide...
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From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 21, Issue 28) Peer-ReviewedA device that measures carbon monoxide levels in unborn babies has been launched to encourage pregnant women to quit smoking. Baby CO is a breath monitor made by Kent-based Micro Medical. Midwife Mary O'Connor from the...
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From:Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Vol. 27, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedHigh processing cost and high emission levels of carbon dioxide (C[O.sub.2]) are probably the most significant negative aspects during the production of iron from its ore. With the world starting to concentrate on...
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From:Population and Development Review (Vol. 24, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming is fundamentally flawed because it failed to consider the connection between climate change and population growth while introducing a fixed national cap system that is not...
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From:The Energy Journal (Vol. 11, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedManne and Richels (Manne and Richels, 1990) have developed a useful modelling framework for evaluating the potential economic impacts of alternative strategies or coping with greenhouse warning. Their estimate is that...
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From:The Energy Journal (Vol. 14, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedA comparison of discounted marginal damages of emissions from several greenhouse gases is conducted in an effort to design optimal policies for greenhouse gas emissions control. The study indicates that greenhouse gas...
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From:Science (Vol. 260, Issue 5115) Peer-ReviewedAn increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO,) concentration results in a decrease in the number of leaf stomata. This relation is known both from historical observations of vegetation over the past 200 years and...
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From:Science (Vol. 232) Peer-ReviewedGreenhouse Warming Still Coming IT has not killed fish in Adirondack lakes or eroded away gothic gargoyles, but the growing store of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels and...