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Giving up beef will reduce carbon footprint more than cars, says expert
23 Jul, 2014
Study shows red meat dwarfs others for environmental impact, using 28 times more land and 11 times water for pork or chicken

Shale gas could emit as much as coal
22 Jul, 2014
Lifecycle assessment reveals production is key to greenhouse emissions of unconventional gas.

Charging up with jumping droplets
21 Jul, 2014
Energy-harvesting device taps into atmospheric humidity.

The six countries that could change the future of food production
18 Jul, 2014
Study reveals “leverage points” where a little action could have a big impact on the world’s food security and sustainability

Solar variation has little impact on cloud nuclei
17 Jul, 2014
Is effect enough to explain link between Sun's 11-year activity cycle and temperature variations?