The Top 10 Smart Cities On The Planet

Submitted by ward on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:33pm

Author:

Boyd Cohen

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Crunching a list of variables about innovation and sustainability, we rank the world’s smartest cities, from New York to Hong Kong (and with an unexpected winner)

Link:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679127/the-top-10-smart-cities-on-the-planet

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Global

Year:

2012

Slide Show: The World's 10 Largest Renewable Energy Projects

Submitted by ward on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:26pm

Author:

Christopher Mims

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Today, renewable energy sources generate 12 percent of electricity in the U.S. But wind, wave, sunshine and others represent more than 93 percent of the energy the country could be producing, according to the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Link:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=10-largest-renewable-energy-projects

Level:

Global

Year:

2012

Report: Global Biodiversity Down 30 Percent in 40 Years

Submitted by ward on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:21pm

Author:

Stephanie Pappas

Report: Global Biodiversity Down 30 Percent in 40 Years

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The world's biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, according to a new report, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it has been, the picture could get bleaker.

Humanity is outstripping the Earth's resources by 50 percent — essentially using the resources of one and a half Earths every year, according to the 2012 Living Planet Report, produced by conservation agency the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Link:

http://news.yahoo.com/report-global-biodiversity-down-30-percent-40-years-000930009.html

Level:

Global

Year:

2012

WHO to declare polio global health emergency

Submitted by ward on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 1:15pm

Author:

Kounteya Sinha, TNN

WHO to declare polio global health emergency

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NEW DELHI: A historic resolution by the World Health Organization (WHO) will declare polio a global health emergency in the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held from May 21 to 26.

Even as the world celebrates India's success in stopping active polio virus circulation, the threat of importation is worrying countries across the world.