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Miles traveled by your breakfast?
'Food miles' - or the Miles traveled by your breakfast - account for about 11 percent of the carbon emissions that are contributing to Earth's changing climate.
April 16, 2009
Climate scientists: Avoidable and unavoidable impacts
Climate scientists - and Stephen Schneider of Stanford - spoke about avoidable and unavoidable climate impacts. Schneider said we have to get on with the job.
April 16, 2009
Martin Dym conducts research on adult stem cells
Martin Dym said modified adult cells might become an effective alternative to stem cells taken from human embryos.
April 15, 2009
Help climate by: ‘Live well and transform energy’
"We have the incredible challenge of living well, while we transform our energy system," said Socolow at the March 2009 climate summit in Washington DC.
April 14, 2009
Is geoengineering a scary or sensible solution?
Geoengineering is intentionally altering Earth's climate. But creating a means to cool down the climate - even temporarily - is fraught with potential for unintended consequences.
April 13, 2009
Tsunamis No one can precisely predict the next one
Oceanographer Eddie Bernard said progress has been made in understanding tsunamis since the one that struck southeast Asia in 2004. But, he said, the science of predicting earthquakes is still unreliable.
April 13, 2009
Plug-in hybrids for U.S. security, climate
A former CIA director says a switch to vehicles that are plug-in hybrids could strengthen national security and help forestall climate change.
April 12, 2009
More than skin deep beauty revealed by CT scans
In 2007, Mr. Stuelke began scanning pop objects, food and mechanical devices via CT scans and the results are fascinating revealing more than skin deep.
April 12, 2009
Will harvesting trees create energy, benefit forests
Janaki Alavalapati, head of the Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech, said harvesting trees and plants for fuel might improve the health of forests.
April 11, 2009
The forest industry biofuel market is evolving
Forest scientist Janaki Alavalapati talks about how a forest industry biofuel might boost rural economies and be a possible source of clean, renewable energy.
April 10, 2009
