This map is a work in progress. The uses of water, air and land are diverse in New Mexico and will change dramatically with climate change. For caretakers of this sacred trust, the map offers a bird’s eye view of the health of our environment.
Increase of 52% to $10.3bn in 2011 was based on strong solar performance
New Scientist
Iceland has lots of geothermal energy, Norway has hydropower. The wind blows hard in Scotland and the sun always shines in North Africa. Helen Knight explores plans to connect these diverse sources to a single network
Amy O'Donnell
World Radio Day celebrates radio's role in empowering people in remote communities – not just as a source of information, but increasingly as a way to make their own voices heard
david biello
UNITED NATIONS — The world’s nations achieved a U.N. goal of cutting in half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water five years ahead of the 2015 target, the United Nations announced Tuesday.
JOANNA M. FOSTER
In 2008 and in 2011, the world was rocked by riots and by revolutions coinciding with spikes in food prices.
Los Angeles Times
1. Solar Millennium Ridgecrest 250 megawatts
2. Beacon Solar Energy 250 megawatts
3. Abengoa Mojave Solar 1 250 megawatts
4. Hidden Hills Solar 500 megawatts
5. Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System 370 megawatts
6. Calico Solar 664 megawatts
7. City of Palmdale Hybrid Gas-Solar 570 megawatts (520 MW natural gas, 50 MW solar)
reuters // Reuters
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes the amount of carbon the soil is able to store, a United Nations' Environment Programme report said on Monday.