We don’t need nuclear power, coal, or biofuels. We can get 100 percent of our energy from wind, water, and solar (WWS) power. And we can do it today—efficiently, reliably, safely, sustainably, and economically.
Al Gore: clear proof that climate change causes extreme weather
Severin Carrell
Former US vice president tells Scottish green conference that evidence from floods in Pakistan and China is compelling
Wind, Water, and Solar Power for the World
Mark Delucchi
Green growth
Schumpeter
THE enrichment of previously poor countries is the most inspiring development of our time. It is also worrying. The environment is already under strain.
Can game theory save the UN climate talks?
German academics have used the mathematics behind the strategic behaviour of countries to propose a way though the myriad impasses
The 'other' Arctic sea ice melt
Reports focus on the possibility a record minimum for Arctic sea ice in September, but a major loss during the early summer months is climatologically more important
Weather Disasters Keep Costing U.S. Billions This Year
Mary Wisniewski
Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.
The first eight months of 2011 have brought strange and destructive weather to the United States.
Weather Disasters Costing U.S. Billions This Year
Mary Wisniewski
Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.
The first eight months of 2011 have brought strange and destructive weather to the United States.
Facing up to the global water crisis
Jae So
Some poor, politically stable countries have made great strides in access to water supply and sanitation. Water experts meeting in Stockholm called for further improvements
The New Green Revolution: How Twenty-First-Century Science Can Feed the World
Olivier De Schutter, Gaëtan Vanloqueren
UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein
A farmer gathers wheat in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
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