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- did you know? // Good Health & Medicine;Sep2007, p20
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- Earth Hour converts. Chinnery, Kevin // BRW;3/1/2007, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p10
The article announces that more than 100 companies plan to be part of Sydney's Earth Hour on March 31, 2007 when households and organizations reduce their lights for one hour at 7:30 pm. The activity is considered to be the first step towards reducing the carbon emissions from Sydney by five...
- CARBON AT THE CROSSROADS. Brenchley, Fred // BRW;3/8/2007, Vol. 29 Issue 9, p34
The article reports that the capture and storage of carbon dioxide is creating a new industry in Australia. The country is emerging as a leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS) services while technology investment by Japan and China have declined. World interest in Australia's CCS potential...
- Megacities move to track emissions. Tollefson, Jeff // Nature;12/6/2012, Vol. 492 Issue 7427, p20
The article discusses the importance of greenhouse-gas monitoring systems that allow scientists to gauge the success of climate initiatives in Los Angeles, California. It reveals that the city will track the air moving through the basin while balloons and lasers measure the boundary between the...
- U.S. Promises Carbon Cuts. // Pollution Engineering;Oct2007, Vol. 39 Issue 10, p15
The article reports on the promise of Harlan Watson, the senior climate negotiator for the U.S. Department of State, that the country would contribute to carbon limits that will be set during talks through 2008. It is stated that the 1997 Kyoto Protocol limits countries by 5% below 1990 emission...
