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NASA Snapshots of World Solar Irradiance

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

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Water in Earth’s Atmosphere

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

[singlepic=322,520,430,watermark,center] Roughly half of the atmosphere's moisture lies within about 1.84 km of the earth's surface, and only a minute fraction of the total occurs above the tropopause. This image measures the concentration of water vapor and other chemicals in the lower stratosphere and upper troposphere. It was created on Sept. 24, ...

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Measuring the World’s Metabolism

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

[singlepic=321,520,440,watermark,center] Global Carbon Sinks Organized by Intensity - Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple All living organisms contain carbon. Organisms that absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they emit are called "carbon sinks." Those that emit more carbon dioxide than they absorb are called "carbon sources." Rainforests and oceans are ...

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NASA Map of Carbon Sinks in Continental U.S.

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

[singlepic=317,520,430,,center] Click here for best resolution. NASA generated this image from satellite data to show the amount of carbon consumed by plants in the United States through photosynthesis during the period March 26 - April 10, 2000. The map indicates how much carbon was absorbed out of the atmosphere and fixed within ...

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How Much Carbon Does a Computer Emit?

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

[singlepic=303,520,430,,center] Measuring the amount of carbon emissions created during the entire life of a computer Click here for the original graphic created by the United Nations Environmental Programme. It has much better resolution.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Much Carbon Does a Computer Emit?", url: "http://cleantechlawandbusiness.com/cleanbeta/index.php/461/how-much-carbon-does-a-computer-emit/" });

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