- Forests help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by storing it in trees, but a sizable amount of the greenhouse gas actually escapes through the soil and into rivers and streams. http://www.washington.edu/news/2015/12/21/rivers-lakes-impact-ability-of-forests-to-store-carbon/ 6 comments science
- In a blow to the image of hydropower as a source of green energy, scientists have found that damming of tropical rivers not only damage downstream ecosystems, but can indirectly dump more carbon dioxide into the air than the electricity they generate saves in fossil fuel emissions. https://cosmosmagazine.com/climate/hydro-power-can-generate-more-carbon-dioxide-than-it-saves 122 comments science