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EPIC Fuels supports Alaska Airlines and Gevo commercial aviation flights with alcohol-to-jet fuel

2016-06-08 11:56:02| Green Car Congress

Warming could boost carbon storage in Alaska forests

2016-06-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Climate change may dramatically increase carbon storage in Alaska's temperate forests, possibly offsetting the climate impacts of melting permafrost and wildfires, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey shows. But there's an asterisk: the study's authors said their projections could be skewed by a lack of data on methane emissions from lakes throughout northern Alaska, which could factor into how much carbon is ultimately stored by the forests. The Marie Creek Fire burns in Alaska in...

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The zombie wildfires have awakened in Alaska

2016-06-03 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: As if we didn`t have enough to worry about with the start of wildfire season, we now have to face the reality of zombie blazes: fires that never really die. Last years Alaskan wildfire season was the second-largest ever - and it seems it never entirely ended. A wildfire in southwest Alaska that swept more than 8,000 acres in the Medfra area over the course of this week is a continuation of a 2015 fire that never went out, despite having ceased to visibly burn. The Soda Creek Fire raged through...

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Warming Could Boost Carbon Storage in Alaska Forests

2016-06-02 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Climate change may dramatically increase carbon storage in Alaskas temperate forests, possibly offsetting the climate impacts of melting permafrost and wildfires, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey shows. But theres an asterisk: the studys authors said their projections could be skewed by a lack of data on methane emissions from lakes throughout northern Alaska, which could factor into how much carbon is ultimately stored by the forests. Using computer models to project how warmer...

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