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guardian.co.uk - 2/22/2009
Tropical forests soaking up more CO2 than thought, scientists find
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Trees across the tropics are getting bigger and offering unexpected help in the fight against climate change, scientists have discovered. A laborious study of the girth of 70,000 trees across Africa has shown that tropical forests are soaking up more carbon dioxide pollution that anybody ...
cleanbreak.ca - 2/16/2009
Carbon storage might not be so permanent
— cleanbreak.ca — Okay, as far as the concept of carbon capture and storage goes, the idea — technologically —... is intriguing. What many readers of this blog don’t like is how the industry talks about this technology like it’s here today so, ... (more) Carbon storage might not be so permanent

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Gabon: Rainforests absorb 20% of emissions annually
news.mongabay.com - 2/19/2009
Gabon: Rainforests absorb 20% of emissions annually
— news.mongabay.com — Mongabay: Undisturbed tropical forests are absorbing nearly a fifth of carbon dioxide released annually by the burning... of fossil fuels, according to an analysis of 40 years of data from rainforests in the Central African country of Gabon. Writing in ... (more) Gabon: Rainforests absorb 20% of emissions annually

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guardian.co.uk - 2/25/2009
Nasa to launch Earth's first CO2 tracking satellite
— guardian.co.uk — The world's first satellite designed to map concentrations of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere will be... launched by Nasa on Monday. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (Oco) will collect precise measurements of the greenhouse gas in the Earth's ... (more) Nasa to launch Earth's first CO2 tracking satellite

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New study shows: tropical forests are soaking up more carbon dioxide pollution that anybody realised!
Eco-Libris blog — Speaking of the planting season in Malawi, Africa, I have just read in the guardian (thanks to Grist for the link!) on a laborious study of the girth of 70,000 trees across Africa. The study is showing that tropical forests are soaking up more carbon dioxide pollution that anybody realised. The guardian reports that "Simon Lewis, a climate expert at the University of Leeds, who led the study, said: "We are receiving a free subsidy from nature. Tropical forest trees are ...

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