Utilitarian Approach to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
According to a new study involving Rutgers researchers, an approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions informed by the ethical theory of utilitarianism would result in…
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New Information on Sea Ice and Climate Change has been Discovered
The area covered by Arctic sea ice is an important indicator of global climate change because the rate at which warmer air and warmer water…
Extreme Ice Melting in Greenland is Becoming more Common, Increasing the Risk of Worldwide Flooding
According to a recent study, global warming has caused catastrophic glacier melting episodes in Greenland to grow more frequent and violent over the last 40…
Heat and Rainfall Extremes are Increasing at an Unprecedented Rate in Observational Data
Scientists discovered a 90-fold rise in the frequency of monthly heat extremes in the last 10 years compared to 1951-1980 in observation data. According to…
Human Behavior Undermines Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strategies
Societies tend to focus on two solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change: improving energy efficiency and developing and utilizing renewable energy…
Clouds are Produced by Ocean Life, but Existing Clouds Keep New Ones at Bay
Take a huge inhale of the salt spray while standing on the beach and you’ll smell the unmistakable strong perfume of the sea. That ripe,…
Microplastics Are Swirling In the Atmosphere – And May Impact Climate
Microplastics are well-known for choking the oceans, but it’s less well-known that they’re also swirling around in the Earth’s atmosphere — and may even be…
Man Snaps Selfie Right Next To Huge Erupting Volcano
With social media sweeping over the world, it is predicted that 1.4 trillion images will be taken by 2021 as people rush to share their…
Getting started with building an audience in the creator economy
How can you predict what content people want before they even know they want it? How can you figure out where your target audience hangs…
Affordable Policy to Prevent Global Warming caused by Fossil Fuels
When fossil fuels are burned, large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, are released into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere,…
Microplastics Are Swirling In The Atmosphere – And May Impact Climate
Microplastics are well-known for choking the oceans, but it’s less well-known that they’re also swirling around in the Earth’s atmosphere — and may even be…
A Sensible Approach to Global Climate Policy Benefits Equity, the Environment, and Human Welfare
According to a recent study led by Rutgers academics, a method to lowering greenhouse gas emissions guided by the ethical theory of utilitarianism would result…
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