The Response of Rice to Elevated CO2, Temperature and Drought Stress (31 October 2019)
Compared to rice plants growing in a treatment regime of ambient CO2, ambient temperature and late-season drought stress, plants subjected to a combination of elevated CO2, elevated temperature and late-season drought stress produced yields that were 26-42% greater, demonstrating the power of this miracle molecule to overcome environmental stress...
Plant Growth Database (31 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Cantaloupe (Bishop et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
The Not-so-favorable Outcome of Reducing Atmospheric CO2 (30 October 2019)
Do you ever wonder what the impact would be if policy makers regulated CO2 emissions so as to actually reduce the CO2 concentration of the atmosphere? A new study provides a glimpse of one of the likely impacts of such a policy goal, and it is not pretty...
Plant Growth Database (29 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Strawberry (Bishop et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
The Interaction of Elevated CO2 and Nitrogen Supply on Wheat Grain Yield (28 October 2019)
Whereas elevated CO2 had a significant, positive effect on photosynthesis and growth, no significant impact was noted for nitrogen supply treatment, nor was there any significant interaction between CO2 level and nitrogen supply...
The Combined Effects of Elevated CO2 and Warming on the Soil Water Content of a Mixed-prairie Grassland (25 October 2019)
Not only did elevated CO2 enhance the soil water content, it reduced its temporal variability. And when combined with elevated temperature, elevated CO2 was able to overpower the negative impacts of warming and still reduced soil water content below that observed in the control treatment, as well as reduce its temporal variability. These observations are a win-win for the future growth and vitality of terrestrial grasslands...
Temperature-related Mortality Effects in Australia (24 October 2019)
Human mortality from cold weather events is far more deadly than from warm weather events. Thus, any warming of the planet should have a net positive impact on human mortality, with fewer people dying at the cold end of the temperature spectrum than who might die at the warm end. What will it take for the EPA and other climate alarmists to wake up and acknowledge these widespread and confirmed facts?...
Plant Growth Database (24 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Garden Pea (Bishop et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
A CO2-induced Alleviation of High Temperature Stress in Tomato (23 October 2019)
Thanks to atmospheric CO2 enrichment, the plants of tomorrow will be better equipped to withstand and endure the stress of high temperatures than they are today, thus helping to ensure greater crop yields in the years and decades ahead...
Plant Growth Database (22 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Wheat (Xu et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
So-called Ocean Acidification Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in a Key Seaweed Species (21 October 2019)
The perceived threat of ocean acidification, caused by rising levels of atmospheric CO2, appears to bear no hazard to this important seaweed. Rather, rising CO2 actually increases its growth, even under severe conditions of cadmium toxicity...
Introduction to the Greening of Planet Earth--Confirmed! Video Series (19 October 2019)
In our newest video series, we bring to light the faulty science upon which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 CO2 Endangerment Finding was enacted, as the EPA failed to analyzed and account for critical (and very significant) direct and indirect benefits to both humanity and the natural world that result from CO2 emissions and fossil energy use, benefits of which, if included, would likely have reversed their decision. The series seeks to build public support and political will to reverse the 2009 Endangerment Finding and other Federal, State or local established or emerging policies aimed at eliminating CO2 emissions and fossil fuel use. New videos will be added at a rate of approximately two per month....
Elevated CO2 and Warming Improve the Nutritional Properties of Two Strawberry Cultivars (18 October 2019)
The future climate that alarmists claim will be detrimental to the planet, thanks to the supposed "twin evils" of rising temperature and higher levels of atmospheric CO2, will actually stimulate the growth and nutritional properties of strawberries, which improvement has important implications for enhancing human health...
Elevated CO2 Ameliorates Heat Stress in Tomato Plants (17 October 2019)
Following 24 hours of excessive heat exposure, elevated CO2 was able to fully mitigate the negative impacts of this stress on net photosynthesis...
Plant Growth Database (17 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Teak (Singh et al., 2019). To access the entire database, click here.
Rising CO2 Stimulates Health-improving Substances in a Subtropical Shrub (16 October 2019)
Elevated CO2 stimulates total phenolic, total anthocyanins and antioxidant activity in roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa), which substances have important pharmaceutical and nutraceutical value for human health...
Plant Growth Database (15 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Beet (Bishop et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
Ocean Acidification and Warming Effects on Yellowtail Kingfish (14 October 2019)
Yellowtail kingfish juveniles are unaffected by so-called ocean acidification, but positively respond to ocean warming via heritable genetic traits that "will likely aid them in adapting to a warming ocean." And that is great news for this pelagic fish species that is important to the recreational and commercial fishery industry...
More Evidence Demonstrating No Direct Negative Impact of Elevated CO2 Concentrations on Human Health (11 October 2019)
As the air's CO2 content continues to rise, it is extremely unlikely that there will be any negative direct health effects on humans, even if society utilized all of the currently-known fossil fuel reserves on the planet...
CO2-induced Protein Declines are Far from Universal (10 October 2019)
The great CO2-induced nutrition scare will likely never occur in the agricultural industry, as it can be simply overcome by identifying plant genotypes that do not experience protein and other macro and micro nutrient declines and then growing them...
Plant Growth Database (10 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Climbing Dayflower (Awasthi et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
A Reduction in the Growth, Development and Fecundity of a Herbivorous Pest Under Elevated CO2 (9 October 2019)
The authors of this study conclude that "the growth performance of S. litura under elevated CO2 conditions affects [this herbivore pest] badly, resulting in poor perpetuation of the population which may reduce its fitness in subsequent generations." And that should be welcomed news for peanut growers, who typically lose some 35-55% of their yield to this herbivorous pest...
Plant Growth Database (8 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Painted Spurge (Awasthi et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
Linking Precipitation Change to Solar Forcing in Northern Morocco (7 October 2019)
The authors of this study conclude their work provides "new proxy evidence for centennial-scale solar forcing" of the climate, which is a far different tune than that sung by climate alarmists, who increasingly claim that almost all climate change since the Industrial Revolution is the product of rising levels of atmospheric CO2...
Elevated CO2 Stimulates Earthworm Growth in a Sweetgum Forest Plantation (4 October 2019)
Here we find yet another example of how CO2 emissions, produced by the burning of fossil fuels, are enhancing the natural world. Higher levels of atmospheric CO2 set in motion a process that stimulated the growth of the sweetgum trees, particularly fine-root and leaf litter production, which in turn increases belowground carbon and helps enhance the growth and activity of earthworms, which further helps stabilize soil carbon via the formation of soil aggregates...
Elevated CO2 Helps Mitigate the Negative Effects of Water Stress on Soybean Growth and Yield (3 October 2019)
As the air's CO2 content rises, soybean production and yield will likely increase in water-limiting regions of the planet...
Plant Growth Database (3 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for Peony (Bishop et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.
Elevated CO2 Helps Ameliorate Salinity Stress in Cucumber (2 October 2019)
Elevated CO2 improved water state conditions and helped cucumber seedlings maintain ion balance under salinity stress, ensuring normal enzymatic activity and reducing the negative effects of this abiotic stress...
Plant Growth Database (1 October 2019)
Our latest result of plant growth responses to atmospheric CO2 enrichment obtained from experiments described in the peer-reviewed scientific literature is for White Lupin (Xu et al., 2018). To access the entire database, click here.