By RACHEL NUWER2 May 2012 Earth-observing systems operated by the United States have entered a steep decline, imperiling the nation’s monitoring of weather, natural disasters and climate change, a report from the National Research Council warned Wednesday. Long-running and new missions are frequently delayed, lost or canceled because of budget cuts, launching failures, disorganization and […]
Most are rural, many are tiny, and a few are huge and urban. The median household income for these 50 counties also varies widely. By Kali Geldis, MainStreet19 April 2012 Poverty on the rise The number of Americans living in poverty has been on the rise since the onset of the Great Recession, as many […]
[Gallup attributes this grim trend to the 2008 global financial collapse and a general increase in optimism on the environment. Gallup neglects the effect of the relentless propaganda and lobbying campaign waged by the fossil fuel industry.] By Jeffrey M. Jones13 April 2012 PRINCETON, NJ – Americans currently express record-low concern about both air pollution […]
By Haya El Nasser and Paul Overberg, USA TODAY5 April 2012 America’s romance with sprawl may not be completely over, but it’s definitely on the rocks. Almost three years after the official end of a recession that kept people from moving and devastated new suburban subdivisions, people continue to avoid counties on the farthest edge […]
By Arnab Das and Nouriel Roubini2 April 2012 The European Central Bank has averted disaster, sparking a powerful relief rally – but nothing fundamental has been resolved. Greece may need another debt restructuring; Portugal and Ireland may need restructuring too. Spain and Italy may yet come under the gun. Banking crises are hardly ever resolved […]
By Stefan Schultz3 April 2012 The German solar industry is at a turning point. The bankruptcy of Q-Cells this week shows that the days of German solar cell production are numbered. Asian competitors took the lead years ago, and German government subsidies were part of the problem. It wasn’t so long ago that people viewed […]
29 March 2012 (AFP) – Leading scientists on Thursday called on the upcoming Rio Summit to grapple with environmental ills that they said pointed to “a humanitarian emergency on a global scale.” In a “State of the Planet” declaration issued after a four-day conference, the scientists said Earth was now facing unprecedented challenges, from water […]
By Alistair Gray19 March 2012 Just days after a powerful offshore earthquake sent a wall of seawater surging towards Japan’s north-eastern coastline, devastating the region, companies with operations thousands of miles away were left grappling with shortages of critical components. A year ago this week, as rolling blackouts forced parts plants throughout the world’s third-largest […]
By Juliet Eilperin18 March 2012 GOLDEN MEADOW, Louisiana – Here on the side of Louisiana’s Highway 1, next to Raymond’s Bait Shop, a spindly pole with Global Positioning System equipment and a cellphone stuck on top charts the water’s gradual encroachment on dry land. In 1991 this stretch of road through the marshlands of southern […]
BANGKOK, 12 March 2012 (Global Nation) – The Asia-Pacific region needs to spend about $40 billion a year to “climate proof” its economies against the impact of global warming, Asian Development Bank vice president Bindu Lohani said Monday. Countries need to undergo “transformational change” to build resilience to climate-change disasters, Lohani told the Asia-Pacific Climate […]
