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Reflective Crops Could Reduce Rising Global Temps 2009

Jan 15th 2009
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2009Jan15: Switching to crop varieties in North America and Europe.

2009Jan15: Switching to crop varieties in North America and Europe.

2009Jan15: Switching to crop varieties in North America and Europe that reflect solar energy back into space could help reduce rising global temperatures by about 0.1C, according to researchers at Bristol University (BBC).

Reference: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7831939.stm

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  1. joevil says:

    nice…. please add your information about Reflective Crops that Reduce Rising Global Temperature.. thanks

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