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by Press on January 12, 2010
Without an intentional cultural shift that values sustainability over consumerism, no government pledges or technological advances will be enough to rescue humanity from unacceptably hazardous environmental and climate risks, concludes the Worldwatch Institute in the latest edition of its flagship annual report, State of the World 2010.

Greenwashing Hydropower

by Press on December 17, 2009
Despite high environmental and social costs, a major resurgence in dam construction worldwide is now under way, driven by infusions of new capital from developing countries and a public campaign by the dambuilding industry to greenwash hydropower as a source of clean energy. In the latest issue of magazine, a look at the heavy dam-building activity in China, the Amazon basin, and Africa illustrates the risks involved.

Roadmap to Low-Carbon Energy by 2030

by Press on December 16, 2009
Tackling climate change and a host of other global challenges will require systematic transformation of the global energy system over the next several decades, according to Renewable Revolution: Low-Carbon Energy by 2030, by Janet Sawin and William Moomaw.

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