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Chasing Carbon
Chasing Carbon is the name of our latest climate change story, and perhaps the most ground-breaking. One of the reasons that it's so hard to wrap your mind around global warming is that we can't really see the causes - carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses. But we obtained what's essentially a one-of-a-kind camera that allows us to see CO2. Here's the link for the video https://vimeo.com/183876395
Every Other Breath Plankton produce half of the oxygen on Earth and suck out massive amounts of carbon dioxide. But from South Carolina to the open ocean, scientists are seeing dramatic changes in these mysterious creatures. Life on Earth literally began with them, and they could very well determine the climate’s fate. Oh, and they’re beautiful. Chapter 1 An urgent mystery It’s early in World War II, and America’s fate is tied to the sea. In the Atlantic, Nazi U-boats pick off convoy ships, threatening the lifeline to Europe. In the Pacific, Japanese subs prowl the depths, testing a fleet battered at Pearl Harbor. Meanwhile, American war planners know little about this new underwater battlefield. Mastering its terrain could prove decisive. In a secret report , the leader of a hastily assembled group of sci...
Shots fired When police pull the trigger in South Carolina, investigators fail to answer key questions about what happened, fail to document the backgrounds of the officers and demonstrate a clear pattern of double standards that favor police. An officer in Summerville pumps four bullets through the side and back windows of a fleeing car, killing a young man. An officer in Duncan sees a woman climb into his cruiser, yells, “Get out or I’ll shoot you!” and then does just that. An officer in North Charleston shoots eight bullets at Walter Scott’s back, killing him on the spot. Every 10 days on average, South Carolina law enforcement officers point their guns at someone and pull the triggers — 235 shootings since 2009. Eighty-nine people died, and 96 were wounded. Each shooting also triggered an investigation into whether officers were justified in using deadly force. W...