October 2011
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Interesting Forest data from NASA →
Hopefully they’ll come up with a map of different types of land (arable, forest, desert, etc.) as they further along their research.
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Solving Global Warming... with Startups?
So, here’s one suggestion on how to solve global warming using existing tech. First, the facts: each ton of CO2 causes $21 of economic damage. This means that:
A tax of $0.21 per gallon on fossil-fuels will be enough to pay for the amount of CO2 produced. This would raise the price of e.g. gasoline by 6% (at $3.50/gallon).
A tax of $0.022 per kWh of coal-produced electricity will be enough...