US companies brace for climate-friendly alternatives in cooling systems.

U.S. chemical companies including Honeywell and Chemours Co are ramping up efforts to produce alternative coolants used in air-conditioners and refrigerators, following a global pact to reduce planet-warming greenhouse house gas emissions.  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-companies-climatechange-idUSKBN12H040
Article courtesy of Reuters by Malathi Nayak

'Space tourism' may be possible as soon as 2020, say companies

Bigelow Aerospace and Axiom Space plan to attach their space modules to the International Space Station as part of a new NASA partnership. They hope this will pave the way for commercial ventures into space. http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1014/Space-tourism-may-be-possible-as-soon-as-2020-say-companies?cmpid=ema:nws:Daily%2520Newsletter%2520%2810-14-2016%29&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20161014_Newsletter:%20Daily&utm_term=Daily
Article courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor by Ellen Powell

What an ancient comet collision teaches us about global warming

A comet impact 56 million years ago on Earth contributed to global warming, say scientists after studying tiny glass spheres, or microtektites, found in ancient sediment from a period of massive climate change.  http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1014/What-an-ancient-comet-collision-teaches-us-about-global-warming?cmpid=ema:nws:Daily%2520Newsletter%2520%2810-14-2016%29&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20161014_Newsletter:%20Daily&utm_term=Daily
Article courtesy of The Christian Science Monitor by Christina Beck

What Causes Global Warming?

Scientists have determined that a number of human activities are contributing to global warming by adding excessive amounts of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide accummulate in the atmosphere and trap heat that normally would exit into outer space.
http://environment.about.com/od/faqglobalwarming/f/globalwarming.htm?utm_term=Global%20Warming%20Causes&utm_content=p1-main-1-title&utm_medium=sem-rel&utm_source=msn_s&utm_campaign=adid-82cde265-9dc7-4935-b074-0eb82273ce38-0-ab_mse_ocode-28799&ad=semD&an=msn_s&am=exact&q=Global%20Warming%20Causes&o=28799&qsrc=6&l=&askid=82cde265-9dc7-4935-b074-0eb82273ce38-0-ab_mse
Article courtesy of About News by Larry West

Top 10 Things You Can Do to Reduce Global Warming

Burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, oil and gasoline raises the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect and global warming. Global climate change is certainly one of the top environmental issues today.  http://environment.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/globalwarmtips.htm?utm_term=global%20warming%20solutions&utm_content=p1-main-2-title&utm_medium=sem&utm_source=msn_s&utm_campaign=adid-82cde265-9dc7-4935-b074-0eb82273ce38-0-ab_mse_ocode-28799&ad=semD&an=msn_s&am=exact&q=global%20warming%20solutions&o=28799&qsrc=999&l=sem&askid=82cde265-9dc7-4935-b074-0eb82273ce38-0-ab_mse
Article courtesy of About News by Larry West

Ethanol in U.S. Gas Tanks is Backfiring for Climate Change

A team of researchers has concluded that for every three gallons of corn ethanol that’s being burned under America’s flagship renewable fuel rules, Americans will avoid burning just one gallon of gasoline made from crude.Their findings add to evidence that the mandated use of biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard, which was approved by Congress and is overseen by the EPA, is making the problem of global warming worse — while doing little to ease fuel imports.
  http://www.climatecentral.org/news/ethanol-backfiring-for-climate-change-20760
Article courtesy of Climate Central by John Upton

Reykjavík: the geothermal city that aims to go carbon neutral

Reykjavík used to be marketed as a place of “pure energy”, run on geothermal power – and now Iceland’s capital is trying to become the world’s first carbon neutral city. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/03/reykjavik-geothermal-city-carbon-neutral-climate
Article courtesy of The Guardian by Senay Boztas