Archive for the 'Backgrounds'

Peak Water

The US Geological Survey has released a report highlighting the alarming rate of groundwater depletion in the United States. The report says that...
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Temperatures May Rise a Little More Slowly Then Previously Estimated

Climate scientists agree that temperatures are currently rising faster than they have been for 11,000 years and thet the Earth is continuing to warm...
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New Model Predicts Lower Future Population

The United Nations estimate of future world population is 9.3 million by 2050, rising to 10.1 billion by 2100. However, the U.N. figures are given...
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Wealth Inequality in the U.S. & Australia

The video clip below graphically describes the shocking disparity in wealth between the richest and poorest groups of Americans. The video...
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Energy Efficiency of Grid Storage Technologies

Researchers at Stanford University's Global Climate and Energy Project have published the results of a study of the energy efficiency of...
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