In 2004, wildfires burned an area of Alaska the size of Massachusetts. Researchers feared that the CO2 released by the fires would accelerate climate change and that the destroyed boreal forests would no longer serve as the immense carbon sinks they once did. Now, nearly two … [Read more...] about Alaska’s forests are more resistant to climate change than we once thought
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City of Aspen, Colorado, tries transportation alternatives
In order to reduce congestion, the city of Aspen, Colorado, is employing a city mobility lab to study traffic patterns and trial an app called Miles to encourage less driving. The goal is to try to decrease the number of cars coming into the town each day by 800. … [Read more...] about City of Aspen, Colorado, tries transportation alternatives