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Solar-Power Plane Stays Aloft For 26 Hours

BERN, Switzerland, July 8 (UPI) -- A solar-powered plane completed its test flight, staying aloft for 26 hours and 9 minutes before landing near in Bern, Switzerland, its pilot said Thursday.

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).

Rust In The Bread Basket

07-01-2010

A crop-killing fungus is spreading out of Africa towards the world’s great wheat-growing areas

Jul 1st 2010

Green Economy Lags, G20 Can Be New Spur – UNEP

Source: Reuters

Malaria Increases With Deforestation In Brazil

A 4 percent decrease in forest was associated with a nearly 50 percent rise in malaria cases in western Brazil.

Security Tops The Environment In China’s Energy Plan

06-17-2010

The New York Times

KEITH BRADSHER

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

International Energy Outlook 2010 - Highlights

World marketed energy consumption increases by 49 percent from 2007 to 2035 in the Reference case. Total energy demand in non-OECD countries increases by 84 percent, compared with an increase of 14 percent in OECD countries.

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