Issues & Trends
| Climate Change Drives Instability, U.N. Official Warns February 15, 2011,
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| Coal's hidden costs top $345 billion in U.S.: study
BOSTON | Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:57am EST
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| AlertNet AidWatch - New Website Gives Lowdown On Global Aid Flows Feb 9,2011
A displaced Afghan woman receives winter aid from the U.N refugee agency in Kabul |
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| Investments worth trillions at risk from climate change: study SINGAPORE | Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:33am EST Climate change could put trillions of investment dollars at risk over the next 20 years, a global study released on Wednesday said, calling for pension funds and other investors to overhaul how they allocate funds. |
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| Choke Point: China - Confronting Water Scarcity and Energy Demand in the World's Fastest Growing Industrial Economy Exploring an escalating confrontation over resources with global implications. Water scarcity, rapid economic growth and soaring energy demand are forming a tightening noose that could choke off China's modernization. |
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| The Colorado River and the civilisation it waters are in crisis UNITED STATES Jan 27th 2011 | HOOVER DAM |
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| The World Can Be Powered By Alternative Energy, Using Today's Technology, In 20-40 Years, Says Stanford Researcher Mark Z. Jacob A new study – co-authored by Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson and UC-Davis researcher Mark A. Delucchi – analyzing what is needed to convert the world's energy supplies to clean and sustainable sources says that it can be done with today's technology at costs roughly comparable to conventional energy. |
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| World On The Edge: Quick FactsJanuary 25, 2011 We are facing issues of near-overwhelming complexity and unprecedented urgency. Can we think systemically and fashion policies accordingly? Can we change direction before we go over the edge? Here are a few of the many facts from the book to consider: |
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| The Peak Oil Catastrophe-In-Waiting The Peak Oil Catastrophe-in-waiting By Tam Hunt, Contributor | January 24, 2011 The United States continues to slumber while a catastrophe lies in wait. Increasing numbers of analysts and policymakers are warning of another super price spike for oil and the likelihood of "peak oil" more generally. |
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Cost Of Natural Disasters $109 Billion In 2010 -- U.N.
By Laura MacInnis |
