A Global Shift to Renewable Energy
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By Lester R. Brown
Earth Policy Release
Book Byte
August 24, 2010
www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch05_ss1
By Lester R. Brown
Earth Policy Release
Book Byte
August 24, 2010
The average sea level around the world has risen a total of 222 millimeters (mm) since 1875, which means an annual rate of 1.7 mm. Yet at the end of this long period, from 1993 to 2009, the sea level rose 3.0 mm per year—a much faster rate.
WASHINGTON — Choices made now about carbon dioxide emissions reductions will affect climate change impacts experienced not just over the next few decades but also in coming centuries and millennia, says a new report from the National Research Council.
By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Updated Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:53pm AEST
This time, the heat is really on. From Boston to Washington, D.C., temperatures have soared to 100 degrees or more in recent days, stressing electrical grids, scrambling rail transportation and prompting the swift creation of cooling centers for those who lack air conditioning.
Mobile Phone and Internet Use Grows Robustly The use of mobile telephones and the Internet continues to grow worldwide, and the two technologies are increasingly becoming integrated through advances like Internet-ready “smart” phones.
No one is checking to see if they are leaking, investigation finds