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Sustainability Challenges 2
Degradation of Habitats and Loss of Biodiversity 2
Exhaustion of Natural Resources 4
Inequality in Wealth and Power 5
Population Growth 6
Globalization 7
Urbanization 8
Food and Water 10
Climate Change 12
Other Information 14
Energy Efficiency/Alternative Energy 14
International Development 16
Green Business 17
Green Design and Engineering 19
Skeptics and Counterpoints 21
Personal Choices 23
Sustainability Challenges
Degradation of Habitats and Loss of Biodiversity
Biodiversity Experts Call for "One Clear Voice" to Advise Policymakers
With an increasing number of species threatened with extinction, a coalition of scientists is calling for the world's experts to convene an authoritative panel on diversity loss.
National Geographic
Warming blamed for Costa Rica Frog Die-Offs
Global warming is the top suspect for the disappearance of 17 amphibian species from Costa Rican jungles, scientists said on Tuesday, warning monkey and reptile populations were also plummeting
Scientific American
Arizona Birds’ Balancing Act – Urban Sprawl, not Drought Hinders Population
Although some birds thrive in the Phoenix Urban environment, many species will continue to suffer as they fly in the face of urbanization
The Arizona Republic, 02/19/2005
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Is Border Security Bad for Nature?
In Arizona and other border states, there is a rising concern over what illegal immigration and the U.S. response to it may do to the area's fragile ecosystems.
Time
Attack of the Alien Invaders
All over the world, animals and plants that evolved somewhere else are turning up where they're not wanted.
National Geographic
Guardian of Earth's treasure trove of trees
For 50 years, Britain's Peter Ashton has been studying – and trying to preserve – a wealth of diversity in Asia's tropical forests.
The Christian Science Monitor
What's happening to the bees?
Suddenly, the bees farmers and growers rely on are vanishing. Researchers are scrambling to find out why.
The Christian Science Monitor
Global Warming Imperils Species
Global warming will lead to the extinction of one quarter of all species of plants and animals on Earth by 2050 unless greenhouse-gas emissions are drastically reduced, researchers have found in a study of six regions of the Earth
Wired
A Big Win for Polar Bears?
In a move that is delighting environmentalists, the Department of Interior is announcing a new proposal to designate the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Time
VIDEO: Water: State of the Earth (6 minutes)
Carbon Dioxide in the air is negatively impacting the oceans and hitting sealife hard.
National Geographic
VIDEO: Wildlife: State of the Earth (10 minutes)
National Geographic
Exhaustion of Natural Resources
Humans Could Use Two Earths
Humans are stripping nature at an unprecedented rate and will need two planets' worth of natural resources.
MSNBC
The Global Fish Crisis: Still Waters
The world's oceans are a shadow of what they once were. With a few notable exceptions, such as well-managed fisheries in Alaska, Iceland, and New Zealand, the number of fish swimming the seas is a fraction of what it was a century ago
National Geographic
End of Cheap Oil
You wouldn't know it from the hulking SUVs and traffic-clogged freeways of the United States, but we're in the twilight of plentiful oil.
National Geographic
The Long Emergency
What's going to happen as we start running out of cheap gas to guzzle?
Rolling Stone
Inequality in Wealth and Power
Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?
Market economics and globalization are lifting the bulk of humanity out of extreme poverty, but special measures are needed to help the poorest of the poor.
Scientific American
Are We Rich if We Don't Feed the Poor?
The unseen contrast is sharp. Every workday morning, some of the nation's richest corporate executives and Wall Street financiers ride in trains or cars through poorer parts of New York to their Manhattan offices.
The Christian Science Monitor
Sharing the Wealth (Why We Should Share the Wealth)
What is the power of one when that one happens to be a John D. Rockefeller or a Bill Gates?
Time
The Great Wealth Transfer
It's the biggest untold economic story of our time: more of the nation's bounty held in fewer and fewer hands. And Bush's tax cuts are only making the problem worse.
Rolling Stone
Link between Race, Hazardous-Waste Sites Still Strong
Twenty years after a landmark study showed that people of color were more likely to live near hazardous-waste sites than any other demographic, a follow-up report has found that the disparity is even greater across the U.S. today.
The Arizona Republic, 05/09/2007
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Population Growth
World Population Hits 6.5 Billion
Rapid growth occurring where it can be least afforded, researchers say
MSNBC
Fuse on the 'Population Bomb' has been Relit
While the developed world deals with a 'birth dearth,' populations are exploding in developing nations. What the first world should do to help.
The Christian Science Monitor
Overpopulation
In 8000 B.C., only 5 million people were alive and overuse of the world’s natural resources was hardly an issue. Now some 6 billion mouths must be fed and bodies clothed and housed.
National Geographic
300 Million Americans Will Take Great Environmental Toll, Report Warns
But regardless of whether this prediction proves to be right, someone in the coming days will tip the U.S. population to 300 million people, a demographic milestone with heavy environmental fallout.
National Geographic
World Faces Population Explosion in Poor Countries
The world is heading for wildly uneven population swings in the next 45 years, with many rich countries "downsizing" during a period in which almost all developing nations will grow at breakneck speed, according to a comprehensive report by leading US demographers released yesterday.
The Guardian
VIDEO: Population: State of the World (4 minutes)
In 2006, the human population pushed past 6.5 billion. Every minute, 153 people are born, leading to deadly consequences.
National Geographic
Globalization
The Rise of Globalization, a Story of Human Desires
Rather than a synonym for late capitalism, globalization is an expression of human desires that date back to the dawn of time, when the first humans left their African homeland and set out in search of a better life
New York Times, 05/30/07
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A Wal-Mart on Every Block?
Is the future of Beijing and Shanghai going to include a Wal-Mart on every block?
Forbes
Waistlines Keep Expanding Around the Globe
No matter how you tip the scales, Americans are getting wider every year. What's worse is that many nations are following suit.
Forbes
Anti-Fast Food in France
The growth of the lunchtime crowds at this and others' "anti-fast food" eateries is due in part to change in mindsets toward healthier diets and lifestyles.
Time
The Income Gap
Is globalization to blame? Only in part.
U.S. News and World Report
Urbanization
World first: In 2008, Most People Will Live in Cities
For the first time in human history, the world's population is about to become mostly urban.
The Christian Science Monitor
Depopulation of Rural Areas Creates Urban Nightmares
As migration continues, the question becomes how to revive the countryside
MSNBC
Dirtiest Cities Just Get Dirtier
The dirty cities are where air pollution, water pollution, ground pollution and open landfill problems are out of control.
Forbes
Lack of Toilets Harming Health of Billions, UN Report Says
A lack of toilets is severely jeopardizing the health of 2.6 billion people in the developing world who are forced to discard their excrement in bags, buckets, fields, and ditches, according to a new study.
National Geographic
Cotton Industry in Arizona Frayed by Urban Growth
One of the historic five C's of Arizona's economy is shrinking.Cotton was one of the state's economic backbones, along with cattle, copper, climate and citrus. But cotton fields are dwindling as urban sprawl overtakes more farmland.
The Arizona Republic, 012/25/2006
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The Issue: This is Opportunity Knocking - Got an Idea for Arizona?
Help wanted: Rapidly expanding state seeks people with innovative proposals. Must have long-term perspective and commitment to brighter future.
The Arizona Republic, 11/19/2006
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Food and Water
Where China's Rivers Run Dry
In China, the most dramatic national transformation in human history is being threatened by a lack of water.
Newsweek
The Challenge of Sustainable Water
Water supplies around the world are already severely stressed. Population growth and global warming will only worsen those problems.
Scientific American
Report: Legislature Leaves Rivers Dry
Arizona's rivers will win no new protections at the Legislature this year, despite continued threats from drought, climate change and laws that promise water for growth without safeguards for natural resources.
The Arizona Republic, 05/16/2007
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World Freshwater Crisis Looms, Activist Says
Water, blue gold, the essence of life. Though debate continues over who owns, or should own, water, few dispute that the abundance of fresh water resources on Earth is decreasing.
National Geographic
Ancient "Megadroughts" Struck U.S. West, Could Happen Again, Study Suggests
Much of the western U.S. may be headed into a prolonged dry spell—a "perfect drought," scientists say, that could persist for generations.
National Geographic
The Farmer Goes to Sea
With the world’s wild fish stocks plummeting, experts say that something must be done to ensure our seafood supply. Are offshore fish farms the solution
Popular Science
It Takes More than Veggies to Make a Kitchen Green
Many restaurant owners are on a quest to find ways to handle the garbage and mess of a professional kitchen while reducing the effects on the environment.
The New York Times, 03/07/2007
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Climate Change
What Is Global Warming?
We call the result global warming, but it is causing a set of changes to the Earth's climate, or long-term weather patterns, that varies from place to place.
National Geographic
What Now? (What Now For Our Feverish Planet?)
Climate change is caused by a lot of things, and it will take a lot of people to fix it. There's a role for big thinkers, power players, those with deep pockets--and the rest of us.
Time
Forging a Consensus
The mammoth U. N. report on climate change—the work of 3,700 scientists the world over—is out. Their conclusion: We made this mess.
Newsweek
Why Asia Is Ignoring Global Warming
While the technological path to climate-change action is clear, the politics are getting even more complicated. As economic growth shifts to the developing world — especially in Asia — so will future carbon emissions.
Time
On the front lines of climate change
Adapting to a warmer planet. The world's most vulnerable coastal communities are taking action now for a future of rising oceans and more severe floods.
Time
51 Things We Can Do to Save the Environment
Can one person slow global warming? Actually, yes. You—along with scientists, businesses and governments—can create paths to cut carbon emissions. Here is our guide to some of the planet's best ideas.
Time
Arizona, West Tackle Greenhouse Gases
Droughts. Wildfires. Water Shortages. Scientists warn that these could be the effects of climate change. In the absence of federal law, five western governors are taking matters into their own hands.
The Arizona Republic, 02/27/2007
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Arizona Climate Action Initiative
Arizona Climate Change Advisory Group's objectives are to create a baseline inventory and forecast of greenhouse gas emissions in Arizona, and also to produce an action plan with recommendations for reducing those emissions.
CLIMAS: Water Assessment for the Southwest
CLIMAS was established to assess the impacts of climate variability and longer-term climate change on human and natural systems in the Southwest.
VIDEO: Climate Change: State of the Earth (6 minutes)
National Geographic
VIDEO: Air: State of the Earth (5 minutes)
National Geographic
Other Information
Energy Efficiency/Alternative Energy
What’s so Bad about Big?
Wind, solar and other renewable-energy technologies that were once considered more appropriate for single homes or small communities are reaching levels of scale and centralizing that were formerly the province of coal- and gas-fired plants and nuclear reactors.
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The Energy Fix: 10 Steps to End America’s Fossil-Fuel Addiction
We already have the technology to begin seriously shifting away from fossil fuels toward clean, renewable power that can give us all the energy we crave while weaning us off foreign oil.
Popular Science
Alternative Energy
The unnervingly high price of oil—along with the increasingly intensive drilling to get it—has suddenly pushed renewable power squarely into the mainstream.
Discover
How Green is Nuclear Power?
Some call it a carbon-free alternative to fossil fuels, but others point to significant environmental costs.
The Christian Science Monitor
The Ultimate Garbage Disposal
A power station eats up dirty landfill and churns out clean electricity.
Discover
VIDEO: Addicted to Oil
Thomas L. Friedman explores ideas for breaking our dependence on oil as an energy source.
International Development
The Climax of Humanity
Demographically and economically, our era is unique in human history. Depending on how we manage the next few decades, we could usher in environmental sustainability--or collapse
Scientific American
The World Bank's Real Problem
The World Bank is undeniably in crisis. But not because its president, Paul Wolfowitz, got his girlfriend a raise.
Time
China's Boom Is Bust for Global Environment, Study Warns
China's spectacular economic boom may be inflicting a terrible toll on the global environment, a new study warns.
National Geographic
China Moves to Shrink Its Carbon Footprint
Within a year, China is expected to outpace the US in carbon dioxide emissions.
The Christian Science Monitor
Surviving Darfur: Photographer on Life in the Camps
Titled "Surviving Darfur," the exhibition documents the unfolding African humanitarian crisis in Sudan and neighboring Chad.
National Geographic News
Lending a Hand
Pioneered by last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, microfinance is the making of tiny loans to credit-poor entrepreneurs.
Time
Green Business
Beyond The Green Corporation
Imagine a world in which eco-friendly and socially responsible practices actually help a company's bottom line. It's closer than you think
Business Week
ASU Aims to be Global Hub of Environmental Solutions
Arizona State University has launched the nation's first school in sustainability studies, with the hope of becoming a global capital of environmental solutions. The question is whether the world is ready for the school's graduates.
The Arizona Republic, 11/14/2006
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Mr. Clean
In the first segment of our latest small-business series, we meet a passionate San Diego dry cleaner who placed a costly bet on green technology and won.
Newsweek
Reluctant Activist
In the second installment of our small-business series about a pioneering dry cleaner in San Diego, we follow its proprietor as he joins the national debate over whether to ban the toxic cleaning solvent, perc.
Newsweek
Clean Appeal
Though green is hot, marketing can still be a challenge for eco-friendly companies. In the third installment of our small-business series, we find out how a San Diego dry cleaner sells green on its own merits.
Newsweek
Exposing the Organic-Farming Myth
Pastoral ideals are getting trampled as organic food goes mass market.
Business Week
Ready or Not, Here Come the Carbon Traders
Is carbon trading a way to shift funds from taxpayers and consumers to renewable-energy entrepreneurs and big business?
Time
It's Getting Easier Being Green
Interest in integrating business with the needs of the environment is prompting a harder look at achieving a sustainable economy
Business Week
Quiz: What do you know about green business?
How much do you know about the business of being green? Take our Going Green Quiz
MSNBC
VIDEO: Small Biz: Selling an Eco-friendly Service
A California dry cleaner on how he markets greener but more expensive cleaning in San Diego.
Newsweek
VIDEO: Small Biz: Mr. Green Clean
Business entrepreneur Gordon Shaw discusses why and how his dry cleaning business went green.
Newsweek
VIDEO: State of the Earth: Turning Point (6 minutes)
Green is going mainstream. A shift in public opinion has made climate change a political issue, and businesses see that going green means money.
National Geographic
Green Design and Engineering
Want a Green House? Prepare to be Confused
Several groups battle over standards, certification as market expands
MSNBC
Detroit Goes Green
Can the company that builds the Hummer go green?
Time
Q&A with Linda Fisher: DuPont saves $3 billion by going green
DuPont has saved $3 billion and has increased business 30 percent. Guiding DuPont's green agenda is a former deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Linda Fisher.
U.S. News & World Report
ASU Seeks to Tame Cities’ Hot Nights
A group of scientists at Arizona State University is researching new materials and new technologies that could take the urban heat island and limit its most negative effects such as increased pollution and heat-related deaths. The goal: to make life in the sweltering desert more sustainable and more comfortable.
The Arizona Republic, 10/01/2006
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It Takes Tech to Tango
Way past Ikea lies a Swedish housing complex that is ecologically sound and wired for all sorts of remote-control fiddling with heat, power and security.
Popular Science
Greening the World
For graduate students, it's getting ever easier to be green, thanks to an interdisciplinary newcomer called sustainability science by some and sustainable development by others.
U.S. News & World Report
Skeptics and Counterpoints
The Doomslayer
The environment is going to hell, and human life is doomed to only get worse, right? Wrong. Conventional wisdom, meet Julian Simon, the Doomslayer.
Wired
Ecoterrorism' Case Stirs Debate in US
Environmental radicals, who pleaded guilty to arson, may face harsher sentences under anti-terror laws.
The Christian Science Monitor
Across the Atlantic, Slowing Breezes
A closer look shows that Denmark is a far cry from a clean-energy paradise.
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When Organic Isn't Really Organic
Genetically modified crops are making their way into the organic food supply, but one farmer has a solution
Time
The New Age of Oil
How much oil does the earth really hold? Make no mistake: there's plenty of it. This is a new oil age, not the end of oil as we know it.
Newsweek
What the U.N. Won't Tell You
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations group charged with assessing the state of the world's climate, unveiled the summary of its latest report. it would be a mistake to assume all these experts endorse the bottom line assessment.
Newsweek
Personal Choices
Going Green
With windmills, low-energy homes, new forms of recycling and fuel-efficient cars, Americans are taking conservation into their own hands.
Newsweek
The Year without Toilet Paper
To reduce their impact on the environment, two New Yorkers give up what most take for granted
New York Times, 03/22/2007
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The Green
With The Green, Sundance Channel becomes the first television network in the United States to establish a significant, regularly-scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment.
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