Press releases

Sep

2009

Scientists Study Possible Responses to Climate Emergencies

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA —The future of the Earth could rest on potentially dangerous and unproven geoengineering technologies unless emissions of carbon dioxide can be greatly reduced, a new study has found. ...

Jul

2009

Plants Put Limit on Ice Ages

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA — When glaciers advanced over much of the Earth’s surface during the last ice age, what kept the planet from freezing over entirely? This has been a puzzle to climate scientists because ...

Jun

2009

Global Sunscreen Won’t Save Corals

By Carnegie HQ

Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet’s temperature a few degrees, but such “geoengineering” solutions would do ...

Jun

2009

Is the Sky the Limit for Wind Power?

By Carnegie HQ

In the future, will wind power tapped by high-flying kites light up New York? A new study by scientists at the Carnegie Institution and California State University identifies New York as a prime ...

May

2009

Bioelectricity Promises More ‘Miles Per Acre’ Than Ethanol

By Carnegie HQ

STANFORD, CA - Biofuels such as ethanol offer an alternative to petroleum for powering our cars, but growing energy crops to produce them can compete with food crops for farmland, and clearing ...

Mar

2009

Ken Caldeira Among Rolling Stone’s Top 100 “Agents of Change”

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford , CA — Rolling Stone magazine has ranked Global Ecology's Ken Caldeira number 36 among 100 "artists and leaders, policymakers, writers, thinkers, scientists and provocateurs who are fighting ...

Mar

2009

Coral Reefs May Start Dissolving When Atmospheric CO2 Doubles

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford , CA — Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting effects on ocean water are making it increasingly difficult for coral reefs to grow, say scientists. A study to be published ...

Mar

2009

Global Ecology’s Congressional ‘Hat Trick’

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford , CA —One of the rationales behind basic research is to provide the scientific foundations for good public policy. Carnegie scientists have always done their share, but the Department of ...

Mar

2009

Airborne Ecologists Help Balance Delicate African Ecosystem

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford , CA — The African savanna is world famous for its wildlife, especially the iconic large herbivores such as elephants, zebras, and giraffes. But managing these ecosystems and balancing the ...

Feb

2009

Decisive Action Needed as Warming Predictions Worsen, Says Carnegie Scientist

By Carnegie HQ

Stanford, CA— Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are rising more rapidly than expected, increasing the danger that without aggressive action to reduce emissions the climate system could cross a ...

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