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@newscientist25 Apr 2024
Grinding up the vast amounts of waste concrete around the world and spreading it on fields could remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. newscientist.com/article/242…
Dusting farms with waste concrete could boost yields and lock up CO2 | New Scientist

Dusting farms with waste concrete could boost yields and lock up CO2 | New Scientist

Ground-up concrete can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a similar way to ground-up rocks, according to a field study in Ireland

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See the video from yesterday’s TAG event — NASA’s first asteroid sample collection attempt! Tune in TODAY at 5 pm EDT here: nasa.gov/nasalive
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Juliet Eilperin@eilperin12 Dec 2018
For years, people have viewed the idea of extracting carbon from the air and storing it as one of our last resorts. But at this point, people are desperate enough to start taking it seriously. By @StevenMufson @brady_dennis washingtonpost.com/national/… #COP24
‘Carbon removal is now a thing’: Radical fixes get a boost at climate talks

‘Carbon removal is now a thing’: Radical fixes get a boost at climate talks

Despite technological and cost hurdles, experts say that pulling carbon dioxide from the air is essential.

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90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone @IDC #BigData #IoT
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@physorg_com1 Feb 2017
Researchers flip script for Li-Ion #electrolytes to simulate better batteries phy.so/405168880 @ORNL
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Check out these 5 resources to help you learn about #energy: bit.ly/2bGj19O #BackToSchool #STEM 📚 ✏️
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FACT: The U.S. has cut carbon pollution more than any other country on Earth 1.usa.gov/1P3mIDz #ActOnClimate
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@TheEconomist12 Jun 2016
Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone by burying it in the right sort of rock econ.st/1YeoiEY
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@BerkeleyLab19 Mar 2016
Hybrid membrane may lead to cheaper ways to reduce power plant #CO2 #emissions newscenter.lbl.gov/2016/03/1… #MOFs
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Costa Rica Powers 285 Days of 2015 With 100% Renewable Energy flip.it/bxX32
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How do I ... reduce my carbon emissions? flip.it/uecGK
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@sciam7 Nov 2015
President Obama denies TransCanada’s permit application to build the #KeystoneXL oil pipeline in the U.S. bit.ly/1iIbW6E
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Scientists warned the US president about global warming 50 years ago today flip.it/fiSH4
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Don't miss the @colbertlateshow tonight at 11:30pm ET with our very own @ErnestMoniz! teapawt.net/ernestmoniz/status/646…
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.@Stephenathome was born in Washington, but left the hot air behind. Pleasure having such a gracious host! #LSSC
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Matt Olech@mattolech31 Aug 2015
Food from garbage instagram.com/p/7DKqarnLJPNt…
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@TechCrunch31 Aug 2015
How technology is fueling the push toward solar tcrn.ch/1MW2Ej5
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@WIRED19 Aug 2015
How much can you save with solar panels? Just ask Google: wrd.cm/1K4BhTk

How Much Can You Save With Solar Panels? Just Ask Google

How much dough can you save if you install solar panels on your roof? The brains at Google—both human and artificial—can tell you.

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Today is #WorldElephantDay! Take action to help save elephants and stop ivory poaching. #96Elephants Be-herd: thndr.it/1rSSyTO
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@BillGates7 Aug 2015
We urgently need more R&D on solutions to stop climate change: b-gat.es/1KRz5NN
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Announced today: 6 new projects to boost production and lower cost of algae-based #biofuels → 1.usa.gov/1frWP0m
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