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The Stream, October 10: South Sudan’s Looming Food Crisis

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South Sudan is facing a climate crisis that threatens to deteriorate…
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EIA Report: Global Energy Use To Grow 50 Percent by 2035 — Half of Increase from Fossil Fuels in China and India

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published its annual report on global energy projections. Though renewable energy sources and nuclear power, along with unconventional fossil fuels, will phase out coal production over the next two decades, it will not be at the pace necessary to offset greenhouse gas emissions

The Stream, September 27: Water (In)Efficiency Around the World

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There is enough fresh water in the world to meet the soaring…
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2011 is Record-setting Year for Climate Change: Ice Melts in Arctic, High Temps in U.S.

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A new study has revealed that ice volume in the Arctic Sea reached an all-time low in 2010. Meanwhile, in the United States, more high-temperature records have been set this summer than in any other year previously, as well as many regions that have broken rainfall and drought records.

The Stream, September 15: Business and the Environment

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U.S. coal companies have donated $1.5 million to House Speaker…

The Stream, September 13: Renewable Energy in Africa

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After financing about $9.3 billion of hydropower in Africa, China…

The Stream, September 5: Floods in India

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Floods caused by monsoon rains have affected millions of people…

The Stream, September 1: Chinese NGOs Urge Apple to Clean Its Supply Chain

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An investigation by a group of Chinese green NGOs reveals that…
Om Prakash

Photo Slideshow and Q&A: Om Prakash Singh Documents the Perception and Harsh Realities of Water and Sanitation in Delhi, India

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Delhi reportedly has a high percentage of coverage for sanitation and water supply. But one photographer has 74,000 images spanning the last 10 years that challenge the perception of progress

The Stream, August 3: Of Food and Conflict

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The Shabab Islamist insurgent group in Somalia is blocking starving…

The Stream, July 27: What’s to Blame for Somalia’s Famine?

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Even though drought, poor infrastructure and poverty are all…

United Nations Stalemates on Climate Change and Security

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Climate change became a hot-button issue at a recent U.N. Security…