A crop-killing fungus is spreading out of Africa towards the world’s great wheat-growing areas
Jul 1st 2010
Rust In The Bread Basket
07-01-2010
By JoSolving The Water-Energy Crisis
by Stephen Lacey, Podcast Producer
Published: June 25, 2010
Green Economy Lags, G20 Can Be New Spur – UNEP
Source: Reuters
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
Global Arms Spending Tops $1.6T
The Associated Press
Cars And People Compete For Grain
Lester R. Brown
At a time when excessive pressures on the earth’s land and water resources are of growing concern, there is a massive new demand emerging for cropland to produce fuel for cars—one that threatens world food security.
World Energy Use Projected To Grow 49 Percent Between 2007 And 2035
Rapid Growth Projected for Renewables, but Fossil Fuels Continue to Provide Most of the World’s Energy Under Current Policies WASHINGTON, DC - World marketed energy consumption grows 49 percent between 2007 and 2035, driven by economic growth in the developing nations of the worl
More Than One In Four Use Internet Worldwide, Says ITU
By John Ribeiro