Posted by at Aug 10th, 2010 in Green Trends
WRI is working with Google to make our data related to climate change more approachable and interactive than ever.
Google’s Public Data Explorer is a new tool that makes large data sets easier to understand and explore. Users can reimagine data sets from a growing list of providers [...]
Posted by at Mar 8th, 2010 in Green Trends
SeeSouthernForests.org provides a new way to learn about, and protect, the forests of the southern United States.
Changes over a large area are often hard to see. This can be especially true when it comes to forests where incremental forest loss often [...]
Posted by at Dec 29th, 2009 in Green Trends
One of our key priorities at EarthTrends is ensuring that the public have access to the type of information that can be used to understand trends, shape ideas and inform change.
Information is crucial to both development and good governance. Successful decision making can only occur if both leaders and the wider [...]
Posted by at Nov 13th, 2009 in Green Trends
Population and Consumption
The air is full of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
The ocean is emptying.
We have observed record setting harvests over the last few years, and yet chronic hunger persists and has recently been increasing.
The planet is experiencing the [...]
Posted by at Nov 5th, 2009 in Green Trends
Human waste may be a topic that people generally do not or prefer not to think about. However, its capture and disposal (often referred to in terms of sanitation) play a vital role in human health and development. The importance of sanitation as a basic human need has made it an international [...]
Posted by at Oct 19th, 2009 in Green Trends
As of September 2009, piracy attacks have far exceeded those of last year. According to the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), as of September 23, 2009, 294 piratical incidents have been reported, with 97 occurring in the Gulf of Aden and 47 off of the remaining coasts of Somalia. Figure 1 shows the [...]
Posted by at Oct 15th, 2009 in Green Trends
Today is Blog Action Day, an annual event where bloggers worldwide combine their energies to highlight a specific issue. Over 10,000 sites from more than 150 countries, are participating in this years discussion on climate change.
As part of EarthTrends contribution we will be highlighting a few key climate change trends [...]
Posted by at Oct 2nd, 2009 in Green Trends
The 6th Extinction
A mass extinction is under way. Human activity, not natural phenomenon, is the difference between this extinction and the five previous big extinctions that have occurred in Earth’s history. The current extinction is driven by habitat loss, overexploitation of species, invasive species and pollution. All of these, the [...]
Posted by at Sep 23rd, 2009 in Green Trends
The global economy and energy system are interdependent strands where changes in one will often cause fluctuations in the other. This relationship was highlighted by the recent economic crisis which saw cumulative effects in other spheres including world energy demand.
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Posted by at Aug 14th, 2009 in Green Trends
The World Water Council notes that the right to water “entitles everyone to sufficient, safe and acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic” functions. Yet, the consumption and production of water for personal and domestic purposes depend mainly on the water and water transformation processes available for industry [...]
