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Capturing Carbon’s Potential: These Companies Are Turning CO2 into Profits
Researchers and businesses are finding innovative ways to use carbon dioxide captured from power plants or the air.
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Study Uncovers Surprising Melting Patterns Beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
ROSETTA-Ice project reveals that local ocean currents may play a critical role in the ice shelf’s future retreat.
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Climate Change is Destroying a Barrier That Protects the U.S. East Coast from Hurricanes
A new study finds that as air circulation patterns change with the climate, coastal states could get hit with stronger hurricanes.
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Climatologist Testifies to Senate Subcommittee Regarding Costs of Extreme Weather
Lamont’s Radley Horton explains that enhanced forecasts and better communication can reduce climate risks and create new economic opportunities.
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Artists in New York City Call for Climate Change Awareness
Sustainability Management student Amy Bohnenkamp reports on how artists in New York have been raising their voices to make the public more aware of climate change issues.
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Drilling the Seabed Below Earth’s Most Powerful Ocean Current
Starting this month, scientists aim to study the Antarctic Circumpolar Current’s past dynamics by drilling into the seabed in some of the planet’s remotest marine regions.
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Mixing Art and Environmental Science to Catalyze Social Change
Justin Brice Guariglia explains how he uses art to help people connect with the biggest ecological challenges of our time.
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How Banning Plastic Bags Could Help New York Mitigate Climate Change
While the plastic bag ban can be good for the environment, the policies need to be carefully considered to ensure its effectiveness.
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Climate Law Expert Testifies to Congress on Renewable Energy
Testifying before a House of Representatives subcommittee, Columbia’s Mike Gerrard suggested ways to the reduce the legal hurdles of building renewable energy projects on public lands.
You Asked invites you to share your most pressing questions about climate, science, and sustainability. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School experts will respond with clear, evidence-based answers. Pose your questions and story ideas!
