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Worldwatch Institute
The Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it.
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China Gradually Improves Environmental Transparency
September 2, 2009 10:01 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
Very little is known about pollution levels throughout China, despite the country's worsening air quality and imperiled waterways. But now the Ministry of Environmental Protection authorized its Measures on Open Environmental Information, a new effort at public disclosure. The measure has been implemented for a year, and cities across China are slowly becoming more forthright with environmental information, according to a study by U.S. and Chinese environmental groups.
OPINION: U.S. Climate Funds Increase, Future Levels in Doubt
August 7, 2009 10:17 AM - Miriam Pemberton, Worldwatch Institute
The world's nations will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December to negotiate a landmark agreement to prevent full-blown climate change. If they fail, large landmasses around the world will be vulnerable to weather extremes, droughts, flooding, food insecurity, spreading disease vectors, and sea-level rise.
Study Finds Rich U.S. Energy-Efficiency Potential
August 3, 2009 10:33 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
The potential for energy-efficiency improvements throughout the U.S. economy is huge and entirely within reach if annual investments increase fivefold, according to a new McKinsey & Company report.
Illegal Pangolin Trade Threatens Rare Species
July 20, 2009 09:41 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
Chinese demand for the pangolin, a scale-covered anteater, is forcing the endangered animals closer to extinction, wildlife organizations announced last week.
OPINION: The More Hybrid Drivers the Better?
July 14, 2009 09:52 AM - Robert Engelman , Worldwatch Institute
If 6.75 billion people drive vehicles that get 42 miles per gallon 10,000 miles a year, what happens to oil supplies and energy prices? To roads and open space? More importantly, what happens to the atmosphere? Honda might be more responsible spreading the message that those who feel they must drive should downshift to a more efficient model, maybe an Insight.
Fisheries Models Overlook a Spreading Nuisance: Jellyfish
July 6, 2009 09:42 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
A decade ago, swarms of large jellyfish unexpectedly filled the cold waters of the Bering Sea. They clogged nets, attached themselves to fishing lines, and stung the fishermen who hauled in the unintended catch. The area became notorious as "The Slime Bank."
"Black Carbon" Chokes Chilean Towns
June 17, 2009 10:26 AM - Jane Zhou, Worldwatch Institute
Temuco, with a population of 300,000, has the fourth most polluted air in the country, according to local media. The burning of firewood for heating, cooking, and other uses is the main source of soot particulates, known as "black carbon," that enter the air at levels 150 percent higher than the national standard and more than four times the World Health Organization's recommended limit.
Climate Debate Overlooks Small Businesses
June 16, 2009 09:41 AM - Ben Block , Worldwatch Institute
As the United States debates how it should tackle climate change, "Big Business" has generally received the most political attention. Small companies are mostly disengaged from the climate debate, businesses advocates say, yet environmentally conscious, small enterprises could become influential supporters of climate legislation.
OPINION: Two Developments Climate Negotiators Should Heed
June 11, 2009 09:44 AM - Gary Gardner, Worldwatch Institute
Two news items from opposite ends of the carbon cycle are potentially hopeful signs for our planet's climate - and in principle could have a positive bearing on the international climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December.
Aviation Industry Outlines Ambitious Climate Goals
June 10, 2009 11:21 AM - Ben Block, Worldwatch Institute
The global aviation industry pledged on Monday to halt the overall growth in aviation-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.