Water Shortages Threaten Food Future in the Arab Middle East* www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2011/update95 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Plan B Update May 3, 2011 Long after the political uprisings in the Middle East have subsided, many underlying challenges that are not now in the news will remain. Prominent among these …
Synthetic Photosynthesis?
May 2011 Volume 12, No. 5 In this issue: Synthetic Photosynthesis? New Recommendations for In-Vitro Fertilization May Save Lives New Institute Seeks to Solve ?Grand Challenges” Making Smartphones Smarter about Energy Use Olaf Helmer, Futures Pioneer What’s Hot @WFS.ORG (Members Only) The Top 20 (Plus 5) Technologies for the World …
Small-scale farmers increasingly at risk from ‘global land grabbing’
New research on the global rush for agricultural land shows that small-scale farmers will increasingly lose out to major corporations as land deals ignore local tenure rights. by Jun Borras, Ian Scoones, David Hughes Fresh evidence from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the former Soviet Union was presented last week …
Reversing the Mexican “Brain Drain”
A publication from World Trends & Forecasts Investing in more tech opportunities may lure the best and brightest back home. By Concepción Olavarrieta After investing more than a billion dollars (or 25% of the Ministry for Education’s budget) in postgraduate studies for young students abroad, Mexico is looking for a …
Peak Uranium – And Other Threats To Nuclear Power
Background: This article discusses the fact that the world will “run out of uranium” about the same time it “runs out of oil”. It is a limitation that was recognized from the very earliest days of nuclear research. Before the first commercial reactors were ever built, nuclear scientists were well …
World’s Poor ‘One Shock’ From Crisis as Food Prices Climb, Zoellick Says
An article from Bloomberg By Eric Martin – Apr 16, 2011 7:49 PM ET inShare0More Business Exchange Buzz up! Digg Print Email World Bank President Robert Zoellick said the global economy is “one shock away” from a crisis in food supplies and prices. Zoellick estimated 44 million people have fallen …
Artificial Electronic Super Skin – Powered By Stretchable Solar Cells
A publication from Alternative Energy Posted: 16 Apr 2011 05:27 PM PDT Zhenan Bao, Stanford researcher, is keen to create “Super skin.” Taking her previously created super-sensitive sensor a step ahead, she is now creating a super skin that will be self-powered with renewable clean solar energy. Bao and her …
Japanese Early Earthquake Warning System Saved Lives
April 2011 ? Volume 12, No. 4 In this issue: Japanese Early Earthquake Warning System Saved Lives Hydrogen as a Fuel Source Comes Closer to Viability Planting Grass Over Corn Could Reduce Surface Temperatures What?s Hot @WFS.ORG (Public) News and Events for the Futurist Community The Futurist Interviews Neuroscientist …
Common Algae for Biofuel Butanol Production
Alternative Energy Common Algae for Biofuel Butanol Production Posted: 06 Apr 2011 12:37 AM PDT There have been various methods tried for reducing fossil fuel dependency and containing carbon footprints for a healthier and more eco-friendly future. Corn-produced ethanol has been used for mixing with gasoline but there have been …
* Today’s Study: Dancing Around The Earth – World New Energy Rising, U.S. New Energy Falling Behind
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, 4-4: * Today’s Study: Dancing Around The Earth – World New Energy Rising, U.S. New Energy Falling Behind * Quick News, 4-4: Fukushima Will Take ‘Several Months’; Calif Climate Fight Stuck; Reno’s Green Dashboard; Wind, Waves Get Bigger …