2012

Powering Sustainable Energy for All

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BAN KI-MOON
Powering Sustainable Energy for All
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As a child growing up during the Korean War, I studied by candlelight. Electric conveniences such as refrigerators and fans were largely unknown. Yet within my lifetime, that reality changed utterly. Easy access to energy opened abundant new possibilities for my family and my nation.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/opinion/powering-sustainable-energy-for-all.html?_r=2

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Environment world review of the year: '2011 rewrote the record books'

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John Vidal
Members of the Japanese government investigate the accident at Fukushima nuclear
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The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather – and the world's second worst nuclear disaster

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/22/environment-2011-year-review

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