Agricultural Apocalypse 2010
UC San Diego Energy Dashboard to Help Campus Curb Appetite for Power
03-29-2010
San Diego -- After an extensive period of testing, researchers have launched an Internet portal to showcase the real-time measurement and visualization of energy use on the University of California, San Diego campus.
Losses From Natural Disasters Decline In 2009
In 2009, some 860 natural catastrophes occurred worldwide.1 Given the 750 disasters registered in 2008, this represented an increase of 15 percent.2 Last year had the fourth highest number of events in the period from 1980 to 2009.3 Some 92 percent of last year’
Better World Campaign Launches www.UnitedInPeacekeeping.com
Interactive website details how UN Peacekeeping Missions promote American Interests Today, the Better World Campaign announced the launch of www.UnitedInPeacekeeping.com, an innovative new website highlighting active Uni
Waste Water Kills Millions Of Children, Pollutes Sea
ABIDJAN, March 22 (Reuters) - Human beings are flushing millions of tonnes of solid waste into rivers and oceans every day, poisoning marine life and spreading diseases that kill millions of children annually, the U.N. said on Monday.
Global Water Shortage Will Transform Business Operations, Industrial Practices Over Next Decade, Says New SustainAbility Globescan Survey
Changes across global economy expected as result of water shortages
Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way
03-04-2010
Climate scientists have long warned that global warming could unlock vast stores of the greenhouse gas methane that are frozen into the Arctic permafrost, setting off potentially significant increases in global warming.
Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, By Lester R. Brown -- Supporting Data
See Data for Chapters: 1 - Selling Our Future 2 - Population Pressure: Land and Water