Read more carbon dioxide stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/765/carbon-dioxide.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74269/counterproductive-offsets-ditched.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarbon offsets are becoming big business, but many emissions experts say green travel is too good to be true. Responsible Travel was one of the first travel firms to offer customers the chance to pay extra money to help offset emissions caused by their air miles. But it has now...http://www.newser.com/story/74269/counterproductive-offsets-ditched.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 2:54:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70941/acid-ocean-will-dissolve-sea-creatures-shells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWaters around the North Pole are absorbing so much carbon dioxide that acid in the ocean will soon begin dissolving sea creatures' shells, scientists warn. By 2018 10% of the Arctic Ocean will be corrosive, spelling potential disaster for the food chain as crustaceans begin to die off, reports the...http://www.newser.com/story/70941/acid-ocean-will-dissolve-sea-creatures-shells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 2:40:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70689/epa-gets-nod-to-crack-down-on-industrial-greenhouse-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration has given the EPA the green light to start moving for the first time toward limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from major industrial sources. The proposed new rules would affect only large facilities that emit 25,000 tons or more of carbon dioxide annually, instead of applying to "every...http://www.newser.com/story/70689/epa-gets-nod-to-crack-down-on-industrial-greenhouse-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 5:51:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68063/charcoal-is-hot-again-and-may-save-the-planet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMass-production of charcoal is so 18th century—but call it "biochar" and it may help save the planet, the Economist reports. Farmers could burn millions of plants into charcoal each year before the plants die and release stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, scientists say. Then, with the Earth's CO2...http://www.newser.com/story/68063/charcoal-is-hot-again-and-may-save-the-planet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 12:37:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68025/the-latest-ozone-villain-laughing-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNitrous oxide is the new chlorofluorocarbons. A study published today fingers N2O, aka laughing gas, as the most dangerous ozone-depleting gas in the air, Time reports. Nitrous oxide isn’t as dangerous as CFCs, but it’s incredibly common, emitted by everything from fertilizer to sewage treatment plants to cars. “Pretty soon,...http://www.newser.com/story/68025/the-latest-ozone-villain-laughing-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 11:54:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65654/jellyfish-journeys-may-affect-climate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJellyfish may be secretly affecting the climate of the oceans: Their movements appear to help change the balance of carbon in the atmosphere, NPR reports. Many jellyfish hide from predators deep underwater during the day and head to the surface at night for a snack, says an oceanographer. When they...http://www.newser.com/story/65654/jellyfish-journeys-may-affect-climate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 8:57:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62832/gore-works-the-phones-for-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore is engaging in phone diplomacy today as the House prepares to vote on a landmark climate bill tomorrow. Original plans called for the former VP to appear in person, but Nancy Pelosi says lawmakers are close enough to an agreement that it's not necessary. Others offer a less...http://www.newser.com/story/62832/gore-works-the-phones-for-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58781/epa-backs-off-promise-to-regulate-co2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Environmental Protection Agency is backing away from emissions regulation after a White House memo warned of its economic consequences. As administrator Lisa Jackson presented today an agency finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, she told Congress this “does not mean regulation.” Previously, Jackson said such a discovery “will...http://www.newser.com/story/58781/epa-backs-off-promise-to-regulate-co2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 13:43:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56494/epas-co2-ruling-may-have-huge-impact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe EPA's decision today to declare carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases dangerous pollutants could have enormous consequences for US businesses, writes Andy Stone in Forbes . The big winner: green technology. The ruling could eventually give the EPA unprecedented regulatory control over everything from power plants to oil refineries...http://www.newser.com/story/56494/epas-co2-ruling-may-have-huge-impact.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 13:58:12 CDT