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Story Archives of 'Carbon Dioxide'
Here's What's Awesome: Flashless Flash Photos, Carbon-Capturing Molecules
By Brady Carlson on Sunday, July 19, 2009.
Portsmouth and Keene Compete in Carbon Challenge
By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.The winner of an unusual contest is expected to be announced today.
On April 1st, the cities of Keene and Portsmouth began the competition.
The goal was to see which city could persuade the greatest percentage of its staff to reduce domestic energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports on the carbon challenge
Here's What's Awesome: Plants That Blog, CO2 As Fuel
By Brady Carlson on Sunday, October 26, 2008.
Let's just make this short and sweet: weekend + great links + Word of Mouth = Here's What's Awesome. Pretty simple, and pretty fun, at that.
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How to Buy a Ton of Carbon
By Andrew Walsh on Friday, October 10, 2008.
Until recently, the carbon marketplace’s trading floor—where “permits to pollute” are traded, bought and sold—was only open to businesses with emissions to deal with.
Now, though, individuals can get involved through a new website called Sandbag.
Next Green Thing: Capturing Carbon
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 4, 2008.Our series The Next Green Thing looks at ways people are trying to live greener lives. Often that includes minimizing their carbon footprints to help fight global warming. But while some people are doing what they can to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide they release into the air, scientists have figured out a way to capture the gas before it gets dissipated. This solution holds much promise, but it also raises the question, “what do you do with the stuff once you’ve captured it?” That’s what researchers are now wrestling with, and they’re coming up with many ideas – from burying it at sea to turning it into baking soda. Michael Kanellos joins us on Word of Mouth to walk us through some of the options. He’s senior policy analyst for Greentech Media.
(Photo by Kirsten Spry via Dave Sag)
In the News:
Montana lawmakers table carbon sequestration bill (Great Falls Tribune)
New Mexico CO2 sequestration test begins (UPI)
EPA unveils first rules on carbon dioxide storage (AP)
Ohio counties take lead in study of underground carbon storage (Plain Dealer)
Bill McKibben on the Number 350
By Richard Ager on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.350 stands for the number of parts per million of carbon dioxide we can have in our atmosphere without causing irreversible damage - and our atmosphere is already at 385. But Vermont-based environmentalist and author Bill McKibben says not all is doomed if a large grassroots effort starts now to reduce carbon emissions.
Guest
- Bill McKibben, Vermont based environmentalist, author and educator, scholar in residence at Middlebury College, and creator of the nonprofit 350.org
Zooming In on America's Carbon Emissions
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, April 17, 2008.Researchers at Purdue University have developed a system that shows CO2 emissions with more than 100 times more detail than any previous data. The mapping system is called "Vulcan", and it pinpoints sources of carbon dioxide at local levels, broken down on an hourly basis. It then translates the results into easily-to-read graphics. Vulcan shows what is coming from road traffic, industrial parks and neighborhoods, revealing some surprises about where the highest levels of emissions are.
Word of Mouth host Virginia Prescott speaks with the leader of the project, Kevin Gurney. Dr. Gurney is professor of earth and atmospheric science at Purdue.
This map shows where CO2 is being emitted in the continental United States in 10-kilometer grids and combines data from sources including factories, automobiles on highways and power plants. The image displays metric tons of carbon per year per grid in a logarithmic base-10 scale. Click here for full-size map.
(Purdue University image/Kevin Gurney)
NH Takes a Look at Regional CO2 Compact
By Carolyn Sawin on Wednesday, September 7, 2005.New Hampshire lawmakers heard testimony today on a proposal that would limit greenhouse gases in nine northeastern states.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the region’s power plants over the next 15 years.
The proposal has been welcomed by PSNH and is supported by New Hampshire’s Department of Environmental Services and the Public Utilities Commission.
Some critics, however, say the proposal goes too far, others not far enough.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Carolyn Sawin has this story:
Fuel Cells
By Doug MacPherson on Wednesday, July 30, 2003.Fuel cells have been touted as the next big thing....the high-tech solution to the world's energy problems.
Many people hope they will replace gasoline in cars and oil in furnaces.
But researchers at the University of New Hampshire are working with a Rochester company to develop fuel cells that would fit in the palm of your hand.
They could become as commonplace as flashlight batteries.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Doug MacPherson reports.
A Regional Stategy for Climate Change
By Doug MacPherson on Monday, August 27, 2001.The annual conference of the New England governors and the eastern Canadian premiers continues today in Westbrook, Connecticut.
Yesterday, attendees signed a plan to combat climate change.
NHPR's Doug Macpherson spoke to one of the signatories, New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen, who described the goals of the agreement.
