Earth Policy Institute
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Nov- 2011 -4 November
U.S. Carbon Emissions Down 7 Percent in Four Years: Even Bigger Drops Coming
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Between 2007 and 2011, carbon emissions from coal use in the United States…
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Oct- 2011 -28 October
Solar Power 2011 – Solar PV Breaks Records in 2010
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Solar photovoltaic (PV) companies manufactured a record 24,000 megawatts of PV cells worldwide…
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12 October
Learning from China: Why the Existing Economic Model Will Fail
by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute For almost as long as I can remember we have been saying that the…
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10 October
U.S. Gasoline Use Declining: Keystone XL Pipeline Not Needed
by Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute As the debate unfolds about whether to build a 1,711-mile pipeline to carry crude…
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Aug- 2011 -28 August
Expanding Deserts, Falling Water Tables, and Toxic Pollutants Driving People from Their Homes
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Photo © Craig Mackintosh People do not normally leave their homes, their families,…
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16 August
Raging Storms and Rising Seas Swelling the Ranks of Climate Refugees
by Lester R. Brown In late August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, more than 1 million…
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11 August
A Fifty Million Dollar Tipping Point?
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute At a press conference on July 21, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg…
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3 August
World on the Edge by the Numbers – Grain Production Falling as Soil Erosion Continues
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute The thin layer of topsoil that covers much of the earth’s land surface…
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Jul- 2011 -22 July
Growing Water Deficit Threatening Grain Harvests
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Many countries are facing dangerous water shortages. As world demand for food has…
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14 July
Shining a Light on Energy Efficiency
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Our inefficient, carbon-based energy economy threatens to irreversibly disrupt the Earth’s climate. Averting…
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6 July
Rising Temperatures Melting Away Global Food Security
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Heat waves clearly can destroy crop harvests. The world saw high heat decimate…
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Jun- 2011 -29 June
The Good News About Coal
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute During the years when governments and the media were focused on preparations for…
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