U.S. families settle in suburbs. That's been the trend since World War II as American parents looked for safe neighborhoods, good schools, and big backyards for our children. Today, though, higher fuel costs that are revamping the U.S. auto industry and the ongoing foreclosure and housing crisis ... keep reading
Written by Amy Anaruk this week, about Architecture, Energy Saving, Population, Transport
Under the Clean Air Act, California can set stricter vehicle emissions standards. In December 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver in order to enact the toughest vehicle emissions standards in the country. The EPA denied the petition. Last November the state of California filed ... keep reading
Written by Gina-Marie Cheeseman this month, about Agriculture & Food, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Industry, Population
Remember the Earth Clock from a few months ago? Here is a more robust version with some additional stats. Again, the figures can't be taken as absolutely accurate, they are drawn from many sources, including the CIA World Factbook, The National Wildlife Federation, the UK Homeoffice, the US Census ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant this month, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Health, Logging, Population, Weather
In order to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to levels that would not further imperil earth's climate, the globe as a whole will have to spend $45 trillion dollars, according to the International Energy Agency's 2008 report. This expenditure would reportedly produce a 50% reduction of CO2 emissions ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts last month, about Architecture, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Finance, Industry, Nuclear, Politics, Population, Transport, Water
Editor’s Note: Dr. Dickson Despommier is a Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. He has come up with an idea to address the growing food, water and energy crises; the Vertical Farm. Today we run an essay by ... keep reading
Written by Dr. Dickson Despommier last month, about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Health, Philosophy & Religion, Population, Water
Part I Part II Reviewing F. William Engdahl's "Seeds of Destruction" -- by Stephen Lendman (Part III) Order here This is the third and final part of Stephen Lendman's detailed review of William Engdahl's Seeds of Destruction. The story is chilling and needs to be read in full ... keep reading
Written by Stephen Lendman in May, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Health, Industry, Politics, Population, Weather
Part I Part III Reviewing F. William Engdahl's "Seeds of Destruction" -- by Stephen Lendman (Part II) Order here William Engdahl's book is a diabolical account of how four Anglo-American agribusiness giants plan world domination by patenting life forms to gain worldwide control of our food supply and our ... keep reading
Written by Stephen Lendman in May, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Health, Industry, Politics, Population, Weather
Editor's Note: The most significant 'gift' globalisaton has given to the world is the 'Green Revolution', the post-WWII industrialisation of agriculture. It is credited with saving millions from famine. Indeed, Norman Borlaug, the 'father of the Green Revolution', was given a Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to increasing ... keep reading
Written by Dale Allen Pfeiffer in April, about Agriculture & Food, Coal & Oil, Population, Water
In a dangerous move by the South African government, the 1995 ban on culling elephants has been reversed to combat the growing population in the region. Upon the news of the reversal, animal rights activists immediately went to battle – Johannesburg-based Animal Rights Africa in particular threatened the tourist-friendly nation with ... keep reading
Written by Elissa Vallano in February, about Environment & Wildlife, Population
by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist (Wikipedia), United Kingdom I cannot avoid the subject any longer. Almost every day I receive a clutch of emails about it, asking the same question. A frightening new report has just pushed it up the political agenda: for the ... keep reading
Written by George Monbiot in January, about Population
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