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Carbon Flux Explorers

Jim Bishop, senior scientist at Berkeley Lab and professor at UC Berkeley, is leading a project to deploy robotic floats that provide data on how microorganisms sequester carbon in the ocean. He recently led a research team on a 10-day voyage, funded by the National Science Foundation, to put the Carbon Flux Explorers to the test.

 

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UC San Diego |

Creating a new kind of climate warrior

Researchers help rural women in India improve health and slow global warming through clean cookstove use.

UCLA |

Greenhouse gases played role in record-low 2015 snowpacks

UCLA scientists say results of new study are cause for concern.

UC Santa Cruz |

New tools keep watch over California climate

High-tech sensors are aiding a systemwide effort to understand and predict the effects of climate change in the state.

UC Santa Cruz |

Wetlands offer valuable return on investment

Coastal habitats prevented more than $600 million in property losses during Hurricane Sandy, study finds.

UC San Diego |

Achieving a zero carbon future

New initiative is determined to radically reinvent the electric power grid.

UC Riverside Magazine |

Hunt for the Arctic bumblebee

An elusive bee could teach us about climate change in one of the least-understood environments on Earth.

Grist |

Lawns are for suckers. Plant a garden — for the climate!

Apply these tips from UC Santa Barbara and ANR scientists for a truly green thumb.

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Reimagining food waste

Food waste in the United States is at an all-time high. Globally, food waste is a major source of greenhouse gases - in fact, if food waste was a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. What to do? A panel of experts convened by Kitchens for Good and the Berry Good Food Foundation explores how to reverse this trend by connecting suppliers with those who will benefit most from increased access to healthy foods.

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The quest for the Holy Grail in energy storage systems

One of the biggest issues in the field of renewable energy is coming up with better energy storage methods. Marcus Worsley of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is hunting for the Holy Grail: a system that holds a lot of energy, but can be discharged and charged quickly.

SFGate |

Sweeping plan to use Mojave for solar, wind development wins OK

New Mojave Desert initiative wins approval from director of UC Riverside’s Granite Mountains Desert Research Center.

KQED |

10 years in, has California’s climate law really lowered emissions?

Scientists from Berkeley Lab deliver a strong verdict on the state's policies.