Gulf Awash In 27,000 Abandoned Wells
No one is checking to see if they are leaking, investigation finds
The Return Of The Bicycle
Lester R. Brown
The bicycle has many attractions as a form of personal transportation.
Renewables Must Generate 50% Of Global Electricity: IEA
Renewable energies must generate almost half of the world’s power by 2050, up from the current level of 18%, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Global investment in green power was led by wind and solar in 2008, and reached a record level of US$112 billion and remained broadly stablGovernments Face Cost Hurdle To Halve CO2 By 2050: IEA
Country: USA/FRANCE Author: Tom Doggett and Muriel Boselli Governments will have to grapple with sharply higher upfront costs to deploy clean energy technologies and halve carbon emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday.
Rust In The Bread Basket
Rust in the bread basket
IT IS sometimes call
A crop-killing fungus is spreading out of Africa towards the world’s great wheat-growing areas
Jul 1st 2010IT IS sometimes call
Color China Photo, via Associated PressA worker walks past solar panels at a solar farm in Shilin, China.Cleared Forests Lead To Rise In Malaria In Brazil
Source: Reuters
Emerging Renewables To Have More Profile In Next Statistical Review
The ‘Statistical Review of World Energy’ does not include wind, solar or geothermal in its primary energy forecast, but these sources will be added next year because they are reaching “sufficient weight in a number of countries.”
Hydroelectricity and nuclear remain the largest non-fossil
Melting Glaciers And Snow Put Millions At Risk In Asia
From: David Fogarty, Reuters 
Increased melting of glaciers and snow in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau threatens the food security of millions of people in Asia, a study shows, with Pakistan li
Climate Already Helping Disease Spread North - Study
Source: Reuters