Worldwatch in the News

Obama's 'Green Dream Team' to Make Energy, Environment a Priority

by admin on December 19, 2008
VOA News interviews Worldwatch Institute President Christopher Flavin on the new administration's "green team."

A population strategy for the planet

by admin on November 24, 2008
Improving the lives of women can help lower world population and limit future carbon emissions, writes Robert Engelman in an article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists entitled,"A population strategy for the planet".

CNN's Principal Voices: David Hales

by admin on November 14, 2008
David Hales, President of the College of the Atlantic and former Worldwatch Sustainability Counsel, talks to CNN about his work with Worldwatch and as a lifelong environmentalist.

Worldwatch Institute's Robert Engelman Wins Award for Population Work

by admin on October 29, 2008

Worldwatch Institute's Vice President for Programs, Robert Engelman, has been awarded the Population Institute's annual Global Media Award for Best Individual Reporting Effort for his book More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want.

UN climate chief says media not getting it

by admin on October 27, 2008

The Christian Science Monitor's Bright Green Blog cites Ben Block's report, IPCC Chair: Severity Under-reported in a post about climate change in the media.

More Americans Bike To Work

by Darcey Rakestraw on September 30, 2008

Worldwatch Senior Researcher Gary Gardner talks to VOA News about the rise of bicycling in America, and what it means for the environment.

Turning Up the Heat on Climate Issue

by Darcey Rakestraw on June 23, 2008

David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post interviews Worldwatch’s Chris Flavin and others on the significance of the 20th anniversary of the Hansen hearing in Congress on climate change.

Food Prices Soaring Worldwide

by Darcey Rakestraw on March 27, 2008
From subsistence farmers eating rice in Ecuador to gourmets feasting on escargot in France, consumers worldwide face rising food prices in what analysts call a perfect storm of conditions.
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