New Arctic Forests Pose Climate Change Problems

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New Arctic Forests Pose Climate Change Problems

Bringing forests back has long been though to help combat climate change. Trees absorb the most common greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, helping to pull the heat-trapping gas from the atmosphere, the logic goes. This is why forests are usually expected to act as carbon sinks.…

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The Reality of Rio

International commitments toward environmental conservation could be on the horizon this week, with an estimated 50,000 people and over 130 world leaders set to attend the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Conference on Sustainability and Development in Rio de…

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