February 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
New research shows it can pay to be green. A pair of California business school researchers has found that companies that disclose greenhouse gas emissions enjoy an immediate rise in stock value and positive returns to shareholders. Their study appeared in Social Science Research...
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February 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Poor, urban and minority residents are most at risk for health problems linked to climate change, according to a new California Department of Public Health analysis of Los Angeles and Fresno counties. The department examined social and environmental factors ranging from the rising sea level to...
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January 31, 2012, 12:05 AM
It’s pretty well established that the earth is warming up. Researchers and government agencies have the numbers to show it, and they have plenty of graphs and charts to document the trend. Now, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has just released an updated animation...
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June 13, 2011, 12:05 AM
What's the true price of gasoline? This animated feature from the Center for Investigative Reporting explores the "external costs" of gasoline use in the U.S. – including pollution and the health problems caused by it. "The Price of Gas" video was reported by Sarah...
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June 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
While California experiences cooler-than-expected temperatures for early June, the rest of the country is reeling under a blazing heat wave. According to a team of Stanford University researchers, those furnace-hot temperatures soon may become the summer norm for North America. Nations in...
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June 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
The nation's lead environmental agency is again following in California's footsteps – or tire tracks – when it comes to cars. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation unveiled new fuel economy labels for vehicles last week that resemble those used in...
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May 25, 2011, 12:05 AM
Apocalyptic images of global climate change include drought, rising sea levels, suffocating coral reefs and emaciated, drowning polar bears. But a new study points to some of the more immediate and mundane side effects of global warming: runny noses, itchy eyes and persistent coughs. ...
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May 9, 2011, 12:05 AM
Among climate scientists, it’s not the smorgasbord of foods and sundries in grocery stores and supermarkets that are concerning, but the large amount of greenhouse gases emitted from the buildings. But that may change. On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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April 22, 2011, 12:05 AM
What is your carbon footprint? Like the real estate slogan, it depends on location, location, location. For a single-person household earning less than $10,000, living in California, the annual carbon footprint is about 16 tons of greenhouse gasses. But for a couple earning $90,000 living in...
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April 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
Not all cropland is created equal. And despite the bad press sugar has been receiving in the past few days, sugarcane may be one of the more climate friendly crops available. At least at a local level. Researchers at Stanford University and the University of Montana have found that...
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March 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
Activists are celebrating a victory in their lawsuit against the state's Air Resources Board, halting the start of the landmark climate change law, at least momentarily. In San Francisco Superior Court last week, Judge Ernest Goldsmith ruled that the board violated the California...
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March 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
A team of scientists is hoping to end the debate over climate science by bringing it all – their research, models, arguments and analysis – into the open. The Berkeley Earth project is the inspiration of Richard Muller, a UC Berkeley physicist. Frustrated by the debate and...
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January 21, 2011, 12:06 AM
When it comes to the climate, a California researcher may have just killed two birds with one stone – in an eco-friendly kind of way. Greg Rau, a scientist at UC Santa Cruz and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has found that seawater and calcium can be used to remove carbon...
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December 15, 2010, 12:06 AM
California timber firms could emerge as big winners in the state’s fight against global warming, earning millions of dollars through the sale of carbon credits under a new set of rules approved by the Air Resources Board this week. The plan has stoked controversy among environmentalists...
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December 15, 2010, 12:05 AM
If you would like to speak to the officials behind the proposed new climate law, here's how.
Meeting
The Air Resources Board meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. till 9 p.m. Attend the meeting and deliver comments in person to the board. ...
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