Issues & Trends

	Global Trends: Armed Conflicts Decline Global Conflict Trends
	Following ‘Snowmageddon’ & Record Summer Heat, New Report Says Global Warming to Bring More Extreme Weather Washington, DC—In a year where record summer heat followed the winter of ‘Snowmageddon,’ Environment America released a new report Wednesday documenting how global warming could lead to extreme weather events becoming even more common in the future.
	Food crisis caused by biofuels? There are conflicting opinions over a World Bank report which suggests biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75%. The original study in 2008 depicted a direct correlation between the spike in prices of food products and the increased global use of biofuels.
	New global poverty estimates confirm China’s leading role in meeting MDGs Submitted by David Dollar on Tue, 2008-08-26 10:08
	A Global Shift to Renewable Energy www.earthpolicy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch05_ss1 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Book Byte August 24, 2010
	Massive North Atlantic Garbage Patch Mapped By Jess McNally August 19, 2010
	Flushing Energy? In the United States water and wastewater treatment plants are net users of energy.
	Megacities ForeignPolicy's guide to the coming urban age. BY RICHARD DOBBS \| AUGUST 16, 2010, 4:27 PM
	Earth Overdraft: On Saturday, We Exceed Nature's Budget It has taken humanity less than nine months to exhaust its ecological budget for the year, according to data from Global Footprint Network, a California-based environmental research organization.
	UN Fights To Save The Planet From Ever-Expanding Deserts Fortaleza, Brazil (AFP) Aug 16, 2010 The United Nations Monday launched a campaign to save the planet from deserts that are threatening a third of the planet along with the livelihoods of more than a billion people.