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April 8, 2008, 12:01 pm
Scientists at Purdue University have created a high-resolution, interactive map tracking carbon emmissions in the U.S.
The project, called Vulcan, was supported with money from NASA and the Department of Energy, and depicts greenhouse-gas emmissions in greater detail than available before — right down to individual factories. The map is based on statistics collected from government agencies from 2002.
Below is a video showing the map in action.—Hurley Goodall
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