Continuation of the Economist article on falling Fertility rates The link between wealth and fertility does not explain everything. In some countries, poor women have the same number of children as rich ones. This suggests that other factors are at … Continued
Early streetlights relied on a flickering flame, while later versions got a bulb and electric-power lines. Now a new streetlight is poised to rule the road, one that taps the sun’s energy by day and turns it into a bright … Continued
We have always been vigilant in our belief that one of the largest causes of high pollution, high raw material use, high oil and gas price, high consumption, etc is overpopulation. We feel the replacement family number of 2 kids … Continued
This article points to 2 important points in the book SuperFreakonomics(follow up to the book Freakonomics) by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner that climate change gurus should consider although the majority of the book, “manage(s) to downplay the global warming … Continued
PARIS — Just as Le Corbusier’s white cruciform towers once excited visions of the industrial-age city of the future, so Vélib’, Paris’s bicycle rental system, inspired a new urban ethos for the era of climate change. Residents here can rent … Continued
When U.S. negotiators show up in Copenhagen next month to work on a deal to tackle global warming, they probably won’t have in their pockets what they most wanted: a law enacted by Washington committing the country to carbon pollution … Continued
THERE is a lot of water on Earth, but more than 97% of it is salty and over half of the remainder is frozen at the poles or in glaciers. Meanwhile, around a fifth of the world’s population suffers from … Continued
Executives from solar power companies see clearer skies in 2010 for the beleaguered industry, even as quarterly reports from heavyweights like First Solar Inc and SunPower Corp have disappointed investors and dragged down shares. The industry has struggled to emerge … Continued
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies. A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey also … Continued
Excerpts below from the article in Reuters point to how the Earth has benefited by the economic slow down because with lower consumer demand there is less being made therefore less pollution from manufacturing. Sadly the same economic slow down … Continued
