CO2 Cube

ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2010) — In recent decades, the rate at which humans worldwide are pumping dry the vast underground stores of water that billions depend on has more than doubled, say scientists who have conducted an unusual, global assessment of groundwater use.

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There is still one subject in international development that goes unmentioned. It is an issue that touches on the lives and health of millions of individuals, and one which world leaders have promised to address.

• 1.2 bln people without power access by 2030, 1.4 bln now
• Universal access to energy would boost oil demand 1 pct
• Number of people relying on biomass stoves to grow by 2030

By Muriel Boselli PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - It would cost $36 billion per year to enable th

The chief economist for the International Energy Agency says the international community must mobilize to target the 1.4 billion people worldwide without electricity, and to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals.