Lester R. Brown We are entering a new era, one of rapid and often unpredictable climate change. In fact, the new climate norm is change. The 25 warmest years on … [Read full article]
Conserving and Rebuilding Soils
This is a special guest post from the Earth Policy Institute (subheadings and photo added). Enjoy. Lester R. Brown The literature on soil erosion contains countless references to the “loss … [Read full article]
Reducing Urban Water Use
This is a special guest post from the Earth Policy Institute (subheadings and photo above added). Enjoy. Lester R. Brown U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that “civilized people ought … [Read full article]
People in Action: Spreading the Earth Policy Institute’s Plan B Vision
This is a guest post from the Earth Policy Institute. Enjoy. This year has been filled with catastrophic environmental events in all parts of the world. The Russian heat wave, … [Read full article]
Raising Appliance Efficiency: A Big Win for Consumers and the Climate
The latest Earth Policy Institute news release by Lester R. Brown discusses the issue of appliance efficiency, with information on this issue from countries around the world. Lester R. Brown … [Read full article]
Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall in 2009 – Past Decade Still Sees Rapid Emissions Growth
The latest EPI release is on carbon emissions trends and the potential results. by Amy Heinzerling In 2009, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in China—the world’s leading emitter—grew by nearly 9 … [Read full article]
The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity
Lester R. Brown A dangerous geopolitics of food scarcity is emerging in which individual countries, acting in their narrowly defined self-interest, reinforce the trends causing global food security to deteriorate. … [Read full article]
The Return of the Bicycle
Following up on the bike naked, bike classy, bike-sharing, and other bike articles I’ve written lately, here is a great recent piece by Lester R. Brown on the return of … [Read full article]
Raising Water Productivity to Increase Food Security
In this Earth Policy Institute post, Lester R. Brown discusses the problem of water shortages across the world and potential solutions to this problem. Lester R. Brown With water shortages … [Read full article]
How Many Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Does It Take to Close 705 Coal Plants?
In Earth Policy Institute‘s latest release, Lester R. Brown discusses changing our light bulbs. (Headings and bold text added.) Lester R. Brown [social_buttons] The lighting sector is on the edge … [Read full article]
Cars and People Compete for Grain
Following up on a post in April by Josh, “Productive Farmland Should Grow Food not Fuel,” and a post this week by Beth, “Is Biofuel Always a Green Option? EU … [Read full article]
Parking Lots to Parks: Designing Livable Cities
In the guest post below, Lester R. Brown of the Earth Policy Institute discusses transforming our cities into more sustainable and more livable places. (Subheadings and pictures added.) by Lester … [Read full article]