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Researchers ·Christopher Flavin ·Janet L. Sawin ·Molly O'Meara Sheehan

Worldwatch Books

Biofuels for Transportation: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Agriculture and Energy in the 21st Century
Power Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution

State of the World Chapters

Charting a New Energy Future - State of the World 2003
Decarbonizing the Energy Economy - State of the World 2001
Anticipating Environmental "Surprise" - State of the World 2000
Sizing Up Micropower - State of the World 2000
Reinventing the Energy System - State of the World 1999

Worldwatch Papers

Mainstreaming Renewable Energy in the 21st Century - WWP #169
Reading the Weathervane: Climate Policy from Rio To Johannesburg - WWP #160
Hydrogen Futures: Toward a Sustainable Energy System - WWP #157
Micropower: The Next Electrical Era - WWP #151
Powering the Future: Blueprint for a Sustainable Electricity Industry - WWP #119
Empowering Development: The New Energy Equation - WWP #111
Nuclear Waste: The Problem That Won't Go Away - WWP #106
Beyond the Petroleum Age: Designing a Solar Economy - WWP #100
Building on Success: The Age of Energy Efficiency - WWP #82
Renewable Energy: Today's Contribution, Tomorrow's Promise - WWP #81
Reassessing Nuclear Power: The Fallout from Chernobyl - WWP #75
Electricity for a Developing World: New Directions - WWP #70
Decommissioning: Nuclear Power's Missing Link - WWP #69
World Oil: Coping with the Dangers of Success - WWP #66
Energy Productivity: Key to Environmental Protection and Economic Progress - WWP #63
Electricity's Future: The Shift to Efficiency and Small-Scale Power - WWP #61
Nuclear Power: The Market Test - WWP #57
Electricity from Sunlight: The Future of Photovoltaics - WWP #52
Wind Power: A Turning Point - WWP #45
Rivers of Energy: Harnessing the Hydropower Potential - WWP #44
Wood: An Ancient Fuel with a New Future - WWP #42
Energy and Architecture: The Solar and Conservation Potential - WWP #40
The Future of Synthetic Materials: The Petroleum Connection - WWP #36
The Future of the Automobile in an Oil Short World - WWP #32
The Solar Energy Timetable - WWP #19
Energy for Development: Third World Options - WWP #15
Energy: The Solar Prospect - WWP #11
Nuclear Power: The Fifth Horseman - WWP #6
Energy: The Case for Conservation - WWP #4
The Other Energy Crisis: Firewood - WWP #1

Press Releases

REN 21 Report on Renewable Energy for Poverty Alleviation - September 15, 2005
Making Better Energy Choices - July 07, 2004
Renewables 2004 concludes successfully in Bonn - June 10, 2004
Hopes are High for Renewables 2004--Experts Emphasize Importance of Action, Follow-Up - June 01, 2004
Growing Political Support Powers Renewable Energy Into the Mainstream - May 12, 2004
World Watch Magazine: January/ February 2004 - December 18, 2003
Hurricane Isabel: Questions and Answers about Global Warming and Climate Change - September 16, 2003
Fact Sheet: The Impacts of Weather and Climate Change - September 15, 2003
Renewable Energy Enters Boom Period - July 10, 2003
The Dilemma of Iraq's Oil - April 30, 2003
Blood and Oil--Alternatives to War in Iraq - November 26, 2002
From Rio to Johannesburg: Renewable Energy for the 21st Century - August 20, 2002
Energy After September 11: A Commentary - October 16, 2001
Hydrogen Rising in Energy Policy Debate: Global Race for "Tomorrow's Petroleum" Heats Up - August 02, 2001
The Choice: An Energy Strategy for the 21st Century - May 17, 2001
Earth Day Forecast: Cloudy and Hot - April 20, 2001
Bush Makes Mistake on CO2 - March 14, 2001
Gridiron Shouldn't Leave California in the Dark - March 09, 2001
The Real Price of Oil - September 28, 2000
20th Century Power System Incompatible with Digital Economy - July 15, 2000
Phasing Out Coal Environmental Concerns, Subsidy Cuts Fuel Global Decline - August 25, 1999
Nuclear Power Nears Peak - March 04, 1999
Wind Power Sets New Record in 1998: Fastest Growing Energy Source - December 29, 1998
Merger Signals Beginning of Geriatric Era for Oil Indistry - December 03, 1998
Solar Power Markets Boom - July 16, 1998
Wind Power Fastest Growing Energy Source Ready to Displace Coal, Slow Climate Change - August 14, 1996

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World Watch Magazine Articles

Not Tonight, Sweetie; No Energy - September/ October 2004
ChevronTexaco on Trial - January/ February 2004
Long-Range Forecast - March/ April 2003
Oil & Blood - January/ February 2003
The Energy We Overlook - November/ December 2001
Going to Work for Wind Power - January/ February 2001
The Hydrogen Experiment - November/ December 2000
King Coal's Weakening Grip on Power - September/ October 1999
Bull Market in Wind Energy - March/ April 1999
Solar Power Markets Boom - September/ October 1998
Power of Choice - September/ October 1997
Financing Solar Electricity - May/ June 1997
The Electric Car Arrives—Again - March/ April 1997
South Africa's Dirty Energy - September/ October 1996
Dying for Oil - May/ June 1996
Meltdown - May/ June 1996
Power Shock: The Next Energy Revolution - January/ February 1996
The Biogas Solution - November/ December 1995
Turkey's Energy Insecurity - July/ August 1995
Power Move: The Nuclear Salesman Target the Third World - March/ April 1994
Power Brokers: Managing the Demand for Electricity - November/ December 1993
All the Coal in China - March/ April 1993
The Bridge to Clean Energy - July/ August 1992
Facing Up To Nuclear Waste - March/ April 1992
Here Comes the Sun - September/ October 1991
Conquering U.S. Oil Dependence - January/ February 1991
Saving Money, Saving the Climate - November/ December 1990
Filling up in the Future - May/ June 1990
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - July/ August 1989
Ten Years of Fallout - March/ April 1989
The Case Against Reviving Nuclear Power - July/ August 1988
Setting Our Houses in Order - May/ June 1988
Harvesting the Wind - March/ April 1988
The Vulnerability of Oil-Based Farming - March/ April 1988
How Many Chernobyls? - January/ February 1988
Car Crash - January/ February 1988