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The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post

Real Climate

There is also a very small impact of the CH 4 oxidation to CO 2 itself for any fossil-fuel derived methane. (a) It’s slightly smaller than this for biogenic (non-fossil) methane since the oxidation product of CO 2 in that case is carbon neutral). The post The definitive CO 2 /CH 4 comparison post first appeared on RealClimate.

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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

Circle of Blue

We may not be able to find something definitive for cancer, but at least it’s helping people to identify that this is something we need to be thinking about.”. In the field of epidemiology, and especially in drinking water assessments, no single study is ever definitive. This could be an issue.’”.

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Federal Water Tap, April 10: EPA’s Proposed Strengthening of Air Pollution Standards Comes with Water Benefit

Circle of Blue

In his veto message, the president claimed that the current definition provides “clear rules of the road” for builders, farmers, and cities. According to NOAA measurements, carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide rose rapidly. “It’s

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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

Union of Concerned Scientists

Writing for the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens said gases that fuel global warming “fit well within the Clean Air Act’s capacious definition of ‘air pollutant.’” EPA , the landmark 2007 decision that said the EPA has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emitted from new motor vehicles. There is now a 99.9 After the Massachusetts v.

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The “Social Cost of Carbon” is Back

Greenbuilding Law

There is no single widely accepted definition of the social cost of carbon, but most would accept that it is the present value of the future damages from one additional unit of carbon emissions in a particular year. With that court decision , the social cost of carbon is back.