Probably safe to say that Smith wonât have to go for the Bandana Bandit look when he shows up at one of Vonnâs World Cup events. Tiger Woods walks in the finish area of an alpine ski, womenâs World Cup super-G, in Cortina dâAmpezzo, Italy, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.
Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant but a naturally occurring, beneficial trace gas in the atmosphere. For the past few million years, the Earth has existed in a state of relative carbon dioxide starvation compared with earlier periods.
Why the Program's Research is Important. A significant fraction of the CO2 released to the atmosphere during energy production is taken up by terrestrial ecosystems. This âsinkâ for anthropogenic carbon represents an important buffer, offsetting the greenhouse gas effects of CO2 emissions.