e2 - Eye on Earth
by Una Song on October 17, 2007 Policymakers around the world increasingly recognize that adopting sound environmental policies can promote, not hinder, economic growth and job creation.
by Alana Herro on October 15, 2007 Over the next decade, India’s burgeoning consumer class is likely headed for an onslaught of chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and HIV/AIDS.
by Raya Widenoja on October 12, 2007 A report profiling the impact of the current biofuels boom in the U.S. state of Iowa and painting a more sustainable path forward for the biofuels industry was released Tuesday in the state capital, Des Moines.
by Alana Herro on October 10, 2007  Halting deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is the objective of nine Brazilian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have drafted an ambitious plan to stop clearcutting in the region within seven years.
by Alana Herro on October 8, 2007  Forget corn, sugar cane, and even switchgrass. Some experts believe that algae is set to eclipse all other biofuel feedstocks as the cheapest, easiest, and most environmentally friendly way to produce liquid fuel.
by Alana Herro on October 5, 2007  In early November, a group of Japanese business leaders and government advisers will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a tiny oil-rich country on the Persian Gulf, to present their vision of a “Sustainable City.”
by Alana Herro on October 3, 2007  Recent assessments of the state of the environment in 32 states across India indicate that the country’s rising economic prosperity is putting the environment under stress, the Hindustan Times reports.
by Janet L. Sawin on October 2, 2007 Last week’s climate talks started with a bang and ended with a thud. A clear message emerged from the UN summit on climate change early in the week—now is the time to act.
by Alana Herro on October 1, 2007  A study of 14 common household air fresheners has found that most of the surveyed products contain chemicals that can aggravate asthma and affect reproductive development, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
by Alana Herro on September 28, 2007  Just after the summit of 80 heads of state at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday, and just before the world’s 16 top carbon-emitting countries began talks at the White House on Thursday, climate experts gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss the question: is the world finally at a climate turning point?
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