Tag: Brazil
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Global Report: Wind Power Surges to New Record
United Nations Environment Programme — “Wind power may be variable, but the greatest threat to the continued stable growth of the industry is the variability and unpredictability of the politicians who set the frameworks for the energy sector …
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Who’s Winning the Clean Energy Race?
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS — The global clean energy sector is undergoing geographic and technological shifts as new markets emerge and renewable capacity grows, according to research released by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The sector demonstrated resilience in 2012, registering a …
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Northeast States Prove Renewables Work in Reducing Carbon Emissions While Growing the Economy
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA — The success that these states are having in limiting pollution, promoting energy efficiency and shifting to renewables should give us the confidence that they can continue to show the nation and the world that it can be done …
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Canned Dreams
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL — The real story isn’t how the pork or beef or tomatoes make it into the tin can being mined by a Brazilian mother, but of the people involved with the production and how, while separated by national borders, they all seem connected in their lives …
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Does the ‘Horsemeat Scandal’ have You Thinking Differently About What You Eat?
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL — So while the horse meat issue has created a small earthquake for the food system, we need a seismic shift that will change the current broken food system into a functional one. This would be a system based on …