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Article: YOU CAN LOWER THE VALLEY'S CARBON EMISSIONS
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- August 22, 2009
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The subject of carbon dioxide emissions is increasingly in the
news. It's a real challenge to filter through all the information --
new scientific data and results, proposed legislation and political
posturing, and strong opinions regarding the scale of the problem
and potential solutions.
Nonetheless, responsible citizens educate themselves and act on
such issues to improve their communities and the environment for
future generations.
There is no debate that fossil fuels -- coal, oil and natural gas
-- emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when combusted for
energy. And nearly all climate scientists agree that this greenhouse
gas is a significant contributor to global warming. Data ...