India records world-beating green energy growth
Increase of 52% to $10.3bn in 2011 was based on strong solar performance
Tribal Districts Show Heavy Forest Degradation
Nikita Mehta
India’s forest cover decreased by 367 square kilometers between 2007 and 2009, and it was primarily tribal and hilly regions that were to blame, according to the biennial forest survey released last week by the Ministry of Environment and Forest.
4 of 5 Americans Hit by Recent Weather Disasters; New Report Says Global Warming to Bring More Extreme Weather
Nathan Willcox
Interactive Online Map Shows County-by-County Weather-Related Disaster History
Number of people per car sold in US 1971-2011
Number of people per car sold in US 1971-2011
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Tax Rates in the US Over the Past Century
Tax Rates in the US Over the Past Century
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Defense Spending compared to the Federal Budget
Defense Spending compared to the Federal Budget
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Defense Spending in the US over the past 70 years
Defense Spending in the US over the past 70 years
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U.S CPI Inflation Index
U.S CPI Inflation Index
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Disappearing Cerrado: 'Brazil's great untold environmental disaster' - audio slideshow
Eric Hilaire
Photographer Peter Caton talks about his visit to the Cerrado – the world's largest savannah. It contains 5% of the world's biodiversity, but is being destroyed at an incredible rate to make way for monocultures that may have devastating long-term effects.
Fears rise of food shortages in West Africa
Azad Essa
Millions of people in up to five West African countries will face a food crisis in early 2012 if early warning systems are ignored, the United Nations and aid officials say.