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Sunday, 23 December 2007 |
In Your Opinion...
New Poll: What's the best way to handle carbon emissions?
World Water Day
Water is crucial for human survival and the alleviation of poverty and hunger.
Saturday, March 22 is World Water Day: a global observance and day of action to draw attention to the plight of the more than 1 billion people world-wide that lack access to clean, safe drinking water. Established in 1993, World Water Day was designated in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly, and with each passing year the observance grows larger and stronger with events and activities around the world.
Get involved!
Check out the graphic on worldwide per capita paper consumption in The New York Times |
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How new U.S. biofuel legislation will subsidize oil consumption
New U.S. energy legislation mandates the use of renewable fuel but calls for continuing current biofuel subsidies that will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. The subsidies -- tax credits -- by themselves encourage ethanol production as a replacement for oil-based gasoline consumption. Instead, the tax credits will play a major role in unintentionally subsidizing gasoline consumption. This contradicts the new energy bill's stated objectives of reducing dependency on oil, improving the environment and enhancing rural prosperity.
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