RELATED STORIES: Climate change: Rochester’s environmental record is mixed Earth Day Events Over the past several months, top scientists from around the world have issued stark warnings about climate change. It’s here, it’s happening on a global scale, and countries are not prepared, they say. Climate change is the defining environmental issue of the modern […]
Greenhouse gases
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Taking stock of the changing climate
As the climate continues to change, the Rochester area can expect more frequent downpours, heat waves, and dry periods, according to the newly released draft National Climate Assessment. The document, which was authored by climate researchers from across the country, takes comprehensive national and regional views of climate trends. The assessment includes climate projections based […]
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Sustainable Rochester
A consortium of counties and planning agencies in the Rochester area expects to finish a regional sustainability plan by the end of March. | Project planners are gathering data and developing baselines for several things, including greenhouse gas emissions, water quality, and energy use, says David Zorn, executive director of the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning […]
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Metro Ink 11.16.05
Cool cars Cars may be one of the leading sources of greenhouse gases, but in a few years that will be a little less true of New York’s. Starting in 2009, the state will require all cars sold here to meet California’s tough new emission standards for gases that are linked to global warming — […]
