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Greenhouse gas emissions from nuclear electricity: low, but not zero

Published: April 26th, 2010
Last revised: August 13th, 2010

Woody plants can be turned into low-carbon fuel

Published: September 2nd, 2009
Last revised: July 18th, 2010

Cellulosic biofuel should take less fossil fuel to make than corn ethanol

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: July 19th, 2010

About a third of the 2009 US corn crop became ethanol

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Farming fuel crops may drive far-off deforestation and CO2 release

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: July 17th, 2010

Corn ethanol can cause more greenhouse pollution than gasoline

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: May 16th, 2010

Cellulosic biofuel can be made from almost any plant matter

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: July 17th, 2010

Using cellulosic ethanol instead of gasoline should reduce CO2 emissions

Published: January 28th, 2009
Last revised: July 17th, 2010

News, Blogs & Features

Jun 18th, 2013 - Record 2012 Greenland Melt Challenges Climate Models
Jun 18th, 2013 - All-Time Heat Records Broken in . . . Alaska?!
Jun 18th, 2013 - U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas
Jun 17th, 2013 - Look Out Below: Antarctic Melting From Underneath
Jun 16th, 2013 - Catastrophic Oil Spill Threat to Canadian River Basin

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Acres Burned in Washington

Wildfires in Washington State have increased significantly in recent years, a shift that appears linked to climate change.