ScienceDaily: Top Environment News One step to solar-cell efficiency: Chemical process may improve manufacturing Posted: 19 Jun 2014 09:55 AM PDT Scientists have created a one-step process for producing highly efficient materials that let the maximum amount of sunlight reach a solar cell. Scientists found a simple way to etch …
The Economics of Curbing Speculation In Food, Water and Vital Resources
By Hazel Henderson Recent spikes in prices of rice, soy, wheat and corn have driven many poor people in developing countries into hunger and malnutrition. In 2011, then World Bank president Robert Zoellick estimated that 44 million people fell into poverty in 2010 due to rising food prices, adding, “Food …
When $100 Oil Just Doesn’t Cut it
A publication from Energy and Capital When $100 Oil Just Doesn’t Cut it By Keith Kohl | Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 I know we typically look at the trouble our three largest oil-producing states are having with Peak Oil. Today, let’s focus on just one: Alaska. Because quite frankly, they’re …