Showing posts with label Planet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Planet. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

1/2/2018: Gassy Cows Warm The Planet. Scientists Think They Know How To Squelch Those Belches - Four Ways A Bitcoin Bubble Plays Out

Today's Article: Gassy Cows Warm The Planet. Scientists Think They Know How To Squelch Those Belches
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.5


Livestock account for 14.5 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, with over half of that coming from cattle. Scientists may have found a way to reduce that while still letting us eat our beef and dairy...

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Today's Alternate Article: Four Ways A Bitcoin Bubble Plays Out
Readability Score: 8.1

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Monday, November 28, 2016

11/28/2016: Stephen Hawking Just Gave Humanity a Due Date for Finding Another Planet - Officers Buy Bike for Teen Who Walked Hours to Work

Today's Article: Stephen Hawking Just Gave Humanity a Due Date for Finding Another Planet
From: Washington Post
Readability Score: 13.6


We have 1,000 years.

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Today's Alternate Article: Officers Buy Bike for Teen Who Walked Hours to Work
Readability Score: 7.7




Friday, October 21, 2016

10/21/2016: Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal - Surprise! Aroldis Chapman Isn't as Unhittable as You Think

Today's Article: Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 12.9


HFCs are just a small percentage of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but they function as a sort of supercharged greenhouse gas, with 1,000 times the heat-trapping potency of carbon dioxide.

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Today's Alternate Article: Surprise! Aroldis Chapman Isn't as Unhittable as You Think
Readability Score: 7.7


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