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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

One day in January 2014, police rushed to a farm in Rasdorf, Germany, after flames burst from a barn. The United States government has done little to curb this potent pollution, which makes up 36 percent of the country’s methane emissions. It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide.

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How a town tethered to coral learned to save its reef — and itself

Grist

While reefs are suffering because of a variety of factors — overfishing, pollution, and ocean acidification among them — it’s widespread warming that is causing the most concern, as sea surface temperatures have slowly ticked up over the last 100 years. And like all coral species around the world, they are under threat.

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A Green Christmas Carol

Green Market Oracle

The wanton burning of fossil fuels, new agricultural methods, chemical manufacturing and production processes have all contributed to unprecedented pollution that are poisoning our air and our water. extreme weather killed more than 2,000 people in 2014. Air pollution from fossil fuels is becoming ever more deadly. In the U.S.

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A Green Christmas Carol

Green Market Oracle

The wanton burning of fossil fuels, new agricultural methods, chemical manufacturing and production processes have all contributed to unprecedented pollution that is poisoning our air and our water. extreme weather killed more than 2,000 people in 2014. trillion and air pollution from fossil fuels is becoming ever more deadly.