emissions

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CREW’s business plan is to make extra revenue by selling carbon credits to companies that are seeking to offset their emissions, charging hundreds of dollars per ton of CO2 removed from a wastewater plant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Researchers estimate that this cooling is more than 10 times greater than it would have been without human generated CO2 emissions.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The carbon-neutral sustainable fuels introduced this year would be retained, fending off any accusations about increased emissions from engines that would require substantially more fuel.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Methane is not considered toxic, but experts warn of the risks that emissions and air pollution pose to people in the surrounding area.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The study concluded that the effect on Americans of radioactive emissions from nuclear tests was vastly outweighed by their exposure to diagnostic X-rays and other common sources.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik