The following is the second part of an article posted earlier this week and adapted from Chapter II, "Raising Energy Efficiency," in Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008) by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown this month, about Consumerism, Energy Saving, Pollution, Recycling, Water
The following is adapted from Chapter 11, "Raising Energy Efficiency," in Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008) by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. The book is available for free downloading and purchase. The ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown this month, about Architecture, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Energy Saving, Industry, Pollution, Recycling (2 comments)
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. The world’s cities are facing unprecedented problems. In Mexico City, Tehran, Kolkata, Bangkok, Shanghai, and hundreds of other cities, the air is no longer safe to breathe. Respiratory illnesses are rampant. In the United States, the ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown last month, about Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Transport
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Scores of countries are overpumping aquifers as they struggle to satisfy their growing water needs. The drilling of millions of irrigation wells has pushed water withdrawals beyond recharge rates, in effect leading to groundwater mining. The failure ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in June, about Agriculture & Food, Water
Business-as-Usual Not a Viable Option by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. A fast-unfolding food shortage is engulfing the entire world, driving food prices to record highs. Over the past half-century grain prices have spiked from time to time because of weather-related events, such ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in April, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels, Coal & Oil
by Lester R. Brown and Jonathan G. Dorn, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. With concerns about climate change mounting, the era of coal-fired electricity generation in the United States may be coming to a close. In early 2007, a U.S. Department of Energy report listed ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in April, about Coal & Oil, Industry, Politics, Weather
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. China's glaciers, the major water source for millions of people, are disappearing fast The world is now facing a climate-driven shrinkage of river-based irrigation water supplies. Mountain glaciers in the Himalayas and on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in March, about Agriculture & Food, Water
by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute In a report compiled in early 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy listed 151 coal-fired power plants in the planning stages and talked about a resurgence in coal-fired electricity. But during 2007, 59 proposed U.S. coal-fired power plants were either refused licenses ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in February, about Coal & Oil
Editor's Note: The UK is backing away from biofuels made from food crops and everyone knows they do more harm than good, but the U.S. seems intent on persevering, against all odds.... Look out world. by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute We are witnessing the beginning of one ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in January, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels, Coal & Oil, Industry, Politics, Transport, Weather
Why China Is Rising and the United States Is Declining by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. I know Santa Claus is Chinese because each Christmas morning after all the gifts are unwrapped and things settle down I systematically go through the presents to ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown in December 2007, about Consumerism, Industry, Politics, Weather
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