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Nancy Trautmann

Where the Trees Are - 0 views

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    A downloadable US forest map assembled from space-based radar, satellite sensors, computer models, and a massive amount of ground-based data. It is possibly the highest resolution and most detailed view of forest structure and carbon storage ever assembled for any country. "Trees are one of Earth's largest banks for storing the carbon that gets emitted by natural processes and human activities. Forests cover about 30 percent of the planet's surface, and as much as 45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in forests."
Nancy Trautmann

Amazon Inhales More Carbon than It Emits, NASA Finds - 0 views

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    "A new NASA-led study seven years in the making has confirmed that natural forests in the Amazon remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emit, therefore reducing global warming. This finding resolves a long-standing debate about a key component of the overall carbon balance of the Amazon basin."
Nancy Trautmann

The Origins of Running Shoes | Conservation Magazine - 0 views

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    This map represents one possible supply chain for a running shoe. Two petroleum-based synthetics-polyester and polyurethane-make up 36 percent of the weight of a typical running shoe, including packaging; these synthetics are responsible for 57 percent of the carbon footprint of the shoe's materials. From extraction to the end of the shoe's life, the entire carbon footprint of this typical pair of running shoes is equivalent to using a 100-watt light bulb for a week.
Courtney Wilson

Stabilization Wedge Game - Solving the Emissions Problem - 1 views

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    "This lesson, developed by the Carbon Mitigation Program, contains background information and an interactive, hands-on game that allows players to define strategies for reducing CO2 emissions and find solutions for the world's greenhouse gas problem. This game is based on peer-reviewed, current research and is a wonderful introduction to carbon policy and energy solutions. "
Nancy Trautmann

Land Use Calculator : Apps for Development - 1 views

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    The Land Use Calculator is a tool for rapid scenario analysis of land-use implications, useful for decision-makers to address real-world challenges and for classroom teaching of conservation biology, sustainable development, environmental economics and global change biology. It is a decision-support tool targeted at land-use decision-makers in the tropic, allowing users to evaluate the implications and tradeoffs of pursuing alternative development scenarios by simultaneously accounting for the societal priorities of agricultural production, economic development, carbon conservation and biodiversity protection. Users specify a few environmental and socioeconomic parameters describing a landscape scenario, and the tool determines the implications of that scenario in terms of biodiversity, carbon stocks, greenhouse-gas emissions, financial returns of the land and employment opportunities.
Nancy Trautmann

A Drying Amazon Could Speed Climate Change : NPR - 0 views

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    As they die and decompose, trees and soil in the Amazon rainforest have traditionally absorbed more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they've emitted. But it turns out that during a major drought in 2005, the Amazon put more carbon into the atmosphere than it soaked up.
Nancy Trautmann

Young Voices on Climate Change | Youth Videos for the Environment - 1 views

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    "Young Voices on Climate Change is a series of short films featuring young people using science and data to reduce the carbon footprint of their homes, schools, communities, and states. "
Nancy Trautmann

Young Voices for the Planet | Youth Solutions to the Global Warming Crisis - 0 views

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    "Young Voices for the Planet is a film series featuring young people who are making a difference! They are shrinking the carbon footprint of their homes, schools and communities. You, too, can do something about global warming! As Alec Loorz says, "Kids Have Power.""
Nancy Trautmann

Amazing Map Shows the United States' Tree Population and Density | Inhabitat - Sustaina... - 0 views

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    "Have you ever wondered what the tree population and density of the United States looks like? This amazing map shows just that. Created by Josef Kellndorfer and Wayne Walker of Woods Hole Research Center in conjunction with the U. S. Geological Survey Science Center's Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and the US Forest Service, the map was generated based on a series of data sources including readings collected from space-based radars, satellite sensors, computer models, and simply counting trees the old-fashioned way. The map was created for NASA to help determine how the world's forests have the potential to store more carbon in the future."
Nancy Trautmann

Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests - 0 views

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    An informative summary by the Ecological Society of America
Nancy Trautmann

Can 'water footprinting' help cut the 500 liters of H2O needed to produce a carton of OJ? - 1 views

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    Can 'water footprinting' help cut the 500 liters of H2O needed to produce a carton of OJ? Carbon trading promotes good behavior by creating a standardized currency representing a verifiable environmental benefit. Payments for watershed services do the same for cutbacks in water pollution, albeit on a smaller scale. Now, the Nature Conservancy and the Coca-Cola Company are experimenting with a new method of "water footprinting" that could do the same for total water use - a key component in the development of a market-based scheme that would promote responsible water usage.
Mark Johnson

Carbon Mitigation Initiative - 0 views

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    lessons and materials involved with carbon movement and mitigation
Michael Batek

Futurity.org - Amazon basin shows signs of stress - 0 views

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    UC SANTA BARBARA (US) - Human land-use activity has begun to change the regional water and energy cycles of parts of the Amazon basin. A new study published in the journal Nature also shows ongoing interactions of deforestation, fire, and climate change have the potential to alter carbon storage, rainfall patterns, and river discharge on an even larger scale.
William Hunter

CO2 cycling over the last 800,000 years - 1 views

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    Nice animation that really shows the trends
Vicki Schmidt

Fauna play key role in circulating seas, says study - 0 views

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    Creatures large and small may play an unsuspectedly important role in the stirring of ocean waters, according to a study released Wednesday.
Nancy Trautmann

NASA - NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth - 0 views

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    CO2 map
David Rogers

Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | Environment | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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    The UK government worked hand-in-hand with the nuclear industry to play down the Fukushima crisis: they are treating the public with contempt GrrlScientist: This true crime thriller is the story of a few committed individuals who devote their lives to catching those who would destroy our environment by over-exploiting the world's natural resources It's a striking phrase - privatising official development aid - and one green banker thinks it might just solve the problems of poverty and environment 30 Jun 2011: Rezaul Karim Chowdhury: By pushing climate loans, the UK and the World Bank are making people in poor countries pay twice for climate change - even though we played almost no part in causing the problem Euractiv: A global deal to cut maritime carbon emissions is unachievable, say EU officials BusinessGreen: Chief executives say setting UK on European time would be worth £3.5bn to UK economy To build a sustainable future we need to change the way we build now, says Ursula Hartenberger The company faces mounting criticism for lack of transparency, but much of this may be down to its sprawling business model More from Guardian Sustainable Business Despite legislation on CFCs, the ozone hole has grown to an average 25.81m sq km Down 232,340 metric tons since 1950 Loops of metal wire have been cleverly put together to form this large fruitbowl, just £12.60.
Nancy Trautmann

NASA - Seeing Photosynthesis From Space - 0 views

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    During photosynthesis, plants emit what is called fluorescence - a form of light invisible to the naked eye but detectable by satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. NASA scientists established a method to turn this satellite data into global maps of the subtle phenomenon in more detail than ever before.
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