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Mar- 2013 -15 March
Iowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Defying conventional wisdom about the limits of wind power, in 2012 both Iowa…
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8 March
Where Has All the Ice Gone?
by Emily E. Adams, Earth Policy Institute As the earth warms, glaciers and ice sheets are melting and seas are…
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1 March
The Energy Game is Rigged: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Topped $620 Billion in 2011
by Emily E. Adams, Earth Policy Institute The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit…
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Feb- 2013 -21 February
Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind…
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14 February
Warmest Decade on Record Brings Record Temperatures and Weather Extremes
by Janet Larson, Earth Policy Institute Photo © Craig Mackintosh In recent years weather events have whiplashed between the extremes…
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8 February
New Era of Food Scarcity Echoes Collapsed Civilizations
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one…
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4 February
Overfishing Threatens Critical Link in the Food Chain
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain are often overlooked,…
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Jan- 2013 -18 January
Global Grain Stocks Drop Dangerously Low as 2012 Consumption Exceeded Production
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute The world produced 2,241 million tons of grain in 2012, down 75 million tons…
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9 January
China’s Rising Soybean Consumption Reshaping Western Agriculture
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Where was once pristine Amazon rainforest, soybean harvesters march across the landscape instead…
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Dec- 2012 -21 December
Expanding Dust Bowls Worsening Food Prospects in China and Africa
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute Encroaching Gobi desert When most people hear the term “dust bowl,” they think of…
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14 December
World Nuclear Electricity Generation Down 5 Percent Since 2006
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute World nuclear electricity-generating capacity has been essentially flat since 2007 and is likely…
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Nov- 2012 -21 November
Taking Stock: World Fish Catch Falls to 90 Million Tons in 2012
by J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s wild fish…
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