Andrew Curry For National Geographic News Published May 3, 2011 This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visitThe Great Energy Challenge. Archaeologists at work in the Egyptian desert call them “desert blossoms.” Beleaguered city dwellers refer to them as “urban tumbleweeds.” Flimsy, translucent, and so cheap to produce they…
The population of the world, long expected to stabilize just above 9 billion in the middle of the century, will instead keep growing and may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100, the United Nations projected ina report released Tuesday. Growth in Africa remains so high that the population there could more than triple in this…
Photo: Crystian Cruz, Flickr, CC The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has release its list of the most pedestrian-friendly cities in the US, with 11 getting rankings from Platinum to Bronze and 8 more getting ‘honorable mentions’. Only one city received the highest honor. Find out which one below… Photo: Garyisajoke, Flickr, CC You can see the criteria…
Global demand for rare earth minerals has skyrocketed in recent years, driven in no small part by the popularity of hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius. At the same time, China — which is home to the vast majority of the world’s rare earth mining operations — has been tightening its hold on the elements,…
We are a throwaway society. The U.S. solid waste recycling rate hovers at a dismal 34 percent. Product packaging is the largest category of landfill waste and the biggest component of ocean litter that harms marine life. There’s a lack of federal and industry leadership on recycling. It’s hard to see recycling treated as a…
Tune in to CNN on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET for a special Earth Day edition of CNN’s “Green Solutions: In Focus.” The award-winning series is produced by CNN photojournalists and brings you stories of people’s efforts tosave our planet and nourish a nation. (MNN) — So you’ve decided to take the plunge — to…
A San Diego County barracks dedicated to wounded Marines and sailors is the “greenest” building in the Navy Department, after receiving the platinum certification under U.S. Green Building Council guidelines. Camp Pendleton, where the new barracks is located, held a dedication ceremony Thursday. The $24 million project, completed in March 2010, is the first Department…
NEW YORK, NY — As the 2011 shareholder resolution season kicks into gear, environmental and social sustainability issues will be front and center. Last week, shareholder advocacy group As You Sow introduced a shareholder resolution aimed at cutting packaging waste from consumer packaged goods giants Procter & Gamble and General Mills. And today, Ernst &…
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A new study released by GLOBE international — a coalition of legislators from around the world — found that “climate change is featuring prominently on the legislative agenda across the 16 major economies.” The study, conducted by the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at the London School of Economics, documents the kinds of actions that countries are taking…