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How Much Greenhouse Gases Are From the U.S.?

By | Published: July 28, 2010
There are still some skeptics about global warming. In any event, there is a need for humans to become socially responsible for our habitat. ARTICLE What are greenhouse gases and how much are emitted by the United States? Greenhouse gases trap heat from the sun and warm the planet’s surface. Of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, [...]
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Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf

By | Published: March 6, 2010
Thawing by climate change of subsea layer of permafrost may release stores of underlying, seabed methane A section of the Arctic Ocean seafloor that holds vast stores of frozen methane is showing signs of instability and widespread venting of the powerful greenhouse gas, according to the findings of an international research team led by University [...]
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Copenhagen Accord: 55 Countries Agree to Cut GHG Emissions

By | Published: February 7, 2010
The Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced on February 1 that it has received national pledges from 55 countries to limit and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. The Copenhagen Accord, an agreement reached at the U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, called for countries to [...]
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