Coal's hidden costs top $345 billion in U.S.: study
Scott Malone
BOSTON | Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:57am EST
Issues & Trends
Investments worth trillions at risk from climate change: study
David Forgaty
SINGAPORE | Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:33am EST
Choke Point: China - Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World's Fastest Growing Industrial Economy
By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue
Exploring an escalating confrontation over resources with global implications.
AlertNet AidWatch - New Website Gives Lowdown On Global Aid Flows
By Katie Nguyen
Feb 9,2011
A displaced Afghan woman receives winter aid from the U.N refugee agency in Kabul
The Colorado River and the civilisation it waters are in crisis
UNITED STATES
Water worries
The drying of the West
From The Economist print edition
The World Can Be Powered By Alternative Energy, Using Today's Technology, In 20-40 Years, Says Stanford Researcher Mark Z. Jacob
BY LOUIS BERGERON
A new study – co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson and UC-Davis researcher Mark A.
World On The Edge: Quick Facts
January 25, 2011
We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Can we think systemically and fashion policies accordingly? Can we change direction before we go over the edge? Here are a few of the many facts from the book to consider:
The Peak Oil Catastrophe-In-Waiting
The Peak Oil Catastrophe-in-waitingBy Tam Hunt, Contributor | January 24, 2011 |
Scenario To Cap World Emissions By 2020 Is Fading Fast, Warns IEA Economist
From his perch as chief economist for the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol is virtually shouting his global warming predictions from the Paris rooftops.
Cost Of Natural Disasters $109 Billion In 2010 -- U.N.
A family displaced by flooding wades as they return to their village of Bello Patan, in Pakistan's Sindh province, on September 21,