Issues & Trends

Oceans Failing The Acid Test, U.N. Says

By Matthew Knight for CNN

Acidification is is putting stress on ocean ecosystems, threatening biodiversity and food security says the U.N.
Future At Risk On A Hotter Planet

Lester R. Brown

We are entering a new era, one of rapid and often unpredictable climate change. In fact, the new climate norm is change. The 25 warmest years on record have come since 1980. And the 10 warmest years since global recordkeeping began in 1880 have come since 1998.
DOE Report Warns Of Coal Plant Water Supply Shortages

By Chris Holly 
Secretary Chu: China's Clean Energy Successes Represent a New "Sputnik Moment" for America

At National Press Club, Energy Secretary Says Innovation is Key to America's Economic Competitiveness
International Energy Agency Says 'Peak Oil' Began in 2006content by Matter Network

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Malaria, Downpours And Drought: Report Predicts Major Climate Changes In India By 2030
KATY DAIGLE Associated Press
 
Review Of Four Decades Of Scientific Literature Concludes Lower Atmosphere Is Warming

Regions of the atmosphere.
(Credit: NOAA)

Better Sanitation Could Save 2 Million Lives A Year - Study
  • Bad sanitation, water account for 7 percent of global disease
  • Billions of people have no access to hygienic toilets
By Kate KellandLONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Nearly 20 percent of the world's population still defecates in the open, and action to improve hygiene, sanitation and water supply could prevent more than 2 million c
Human Development Report Shows Great Gains, And Some Slides
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

UNITED NATIONS — The world has made significant progress in income, education and health over the past 40 years, but the gains have been uneven and in some places war and the ravages of AIDS shortened life spans, according to a United Nations report on Thursday.
Borneo's Majestic Rainforest Is Being Killed By The Timber Mafia

 

floods in indonesia

Villagers cope with 'dry season' flooding in Lanjak; the monsoons are still a month away.
Photograph: Tracy McVeigh