As a brutal genocide raged around her, Josephine smuggled 12 people to safety Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacques Nkinzingabo for NPR Jacques Nkinzingabo for NPR LAKE KIVU, Rwanda — To be clear, there is nothing funny about genocide. "During all genocides, we see people who stand up and who say, I will not commit violence against my neighbor and, …
Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. "After about 12 years, methane can oxidise and become carbon dioxide, so if you reduce methane emissions today, we could have an impact on global warming within our lifetime," says Louise Parlons Bentata, chief executive and co-founder of Bluemethane. Getty Images Bacteria naturally produce methane in the sediments of many wet areas, …
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