In a previous post, we discussed the general challenges posed by China’s statistical system. Despite these challenges, the Chinese government has started making a serious effort to establish a…

Texas has been the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry for decades.

On Friday, June 17, Governor Rick Perry signed a bill that mandates public disclosure of the chemicals that…

bangladesh brick kiln photoNew kilns aim to reduce the sort of air pollution current kilns, above, are renowned for. Photo: Melanie Ko/Creative Commons Bangladesh may already have very low per capita carbon…

The Turbines at Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera are Fully Assembled

Earlier this month, Worldwatch researchers visited the Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera wind farms, adjacent to each…

positivity imagephoto: Kelly Schott/Creative Commons There’s a really fascinating feature over at Greater Good on the powerful transformative effects that positive emotions have on our…

The Kyoto Protocol (KP) still sits in troubled waters, as three of its signatory countries threaten to jump ship on its continuation beyond 2012

(Photo: The Adopt a Negotiator Project) The Kyoto Protocol (KP) still sits in troubled waters, as three of its signatory countries threaten to jump ship on its continuation beyond…

jairam ramesh photoPhoto: Mat McDermott India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh (above, talking with students at one of the opening events of World Environment Day 2011) has a lot to be praised…

The C40 Summit was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a C40 participating city

Several international organizations have collaborated recently to combat climate change in the world’s largest…

cage-free egg carton photophoto: inspector_81/Creative Commons Perhaps this isn’t surprising for seasoned animal welfare watchers, but for the novice pay attention: According to a new article in the…

via internet business politicsVermont, the Green Mountain State (and greenest in the US, according to Greenopia), has just demonstrated that consciousness—passing a new registration process for small-scale

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