Global Rush to Energy Crops Threatens to Bring Food Shortages and Increase Poverty, Says UN

The push for more energy crops to create biofuels comes at an increasing risk
John Vidal
May 25, 2007

Tainted Chinese Imports Common

China is in a big rush to feed the world, flooding the market with unfit food
Rick Weiss
May 24, 2007

Solar Flashlight Lets Africa’s Sun Deliver the Luxury of Light to the Poorest Villages

Access to light during nighttime hours opens new opportunities for impoverished Africans of all ages
Will Connors
May 21, 2007

Betting on Biofuels

Despite biofuel’s many uncertainties, the management consulting firm advises companies to act now
William K. Caesar
June 7, 2007

G-8 Vows Greenhouse Gas Curbs; US Escapes Targets

The G8 industrial nations agree to a new deadline for acting on climate change – in 2009
James G. Neuger
June 7, 2007
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