Issues & Trends

	Tool That Tracks Solar Installations Is Open To All NREL - March 15, 2010 - The photovoltaic (PV) market now has an eye-popping, interactive bevy of maps and charts that can let anyone know where PV panels are being installed, how big they are, how much they cost and how fast the industry is booming. Interested in where PV is installed in the U.S. and how it has grown over time?
	Northwestern U.S. Wind Mapping Project New high-resolution, state-of-the-art maps of wind energy potential are now available for the Northwest. Resource estimates are easily accessible to the public through an interactive Geographic Information System (GIS) website.
	Plan B 4.0 By The Numbers - Data Highlights On Solar EnergyEarth Policy Release Data Highlights Concerns about global warming, rising fossil fuel prices, and oil insecurity have prompted calls for a new energy economy, one that replaces fossil fuels with renewables.
	The Secret Motto Of The World Climate Conference by Dr. Hermann Scheer (published in the German Edition of “Le Monde Diplomatique”, February issue)
2010-03-05	ExxonMobil Takes Third Place In Big Oil Sustainability Rankings By GreenBiz Staff
	Arctic Melt To Cost Up To $24 Trillion By 2050: Report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arctic ice melting could cost global agriculture, real estate and insurance anywhere from $2.4 trillion to $24 trillion by 2050 in damage from rising sea levels, floods and heat waves, according to a report released on Friday.
2010-03-04	Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way Climate scientists have long warned that global warming could unlock vast stores of the greenhouse gas methane that are frozen into the Arctic permafrost, setting off potentially significant increases in global warming.
	Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, By Lester R. Brown -- Supporting Data See Data for Chapters: 1 - Selling Our Future 2 - Population Pressure: Land and Water
	Giant Antarctic Iceberg Could Affect Global Ocean Circulation Ice broken off from Mertz glacier is the size of Luxembourg and may decrease oxygen supply for marine life in the area
	Climate Change Report Sets Out An Apocalyptic Vision Of Britain Ben Webster, Environment Editor Mass migration northwards to new towns in Scotland, Wales and northeast England may be needed to cope with climate change and water shortages in the South East, according to an apocalyptic vision set out by the Government Office for Science.