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Noteworthy posts about technology related to the World Resources Simulation Center

Conservation Group Sues To Stop California Solar Plant

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Author: Nichola Groom

A U.S. conversation group has sued the federal government over its approval of a major solar power plant in the California desert, the latest in a string of challenges to the nation's renewable energy goals from the environmental community.

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Sustainable Society Foundation - Maps

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Sustainable Society FoundationThe interactive maps offer anyone the opportunity to see how her or his country is performing with respect to sustainability. One can make comparisons with other countries, see how the various regions are doing, and so much more. Look for yourself and experience the possibilities of playing with the data.
Go to the maps you wish to see by clicking below:

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Places & Spaces

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Mapping Science is meant to inspire cross-disciplinary discussion on how to best track and communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale. It has two components: the physical part supports the close inspection of high quality reproductions of maps for display at conferences and education centers; the online counterpart provides links to a selected series of maps and their makers along with detailed explanations of how these maps work.

http://scimaps.org/maps/browse/

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Five Stages On The Sustainability Journey

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U.N. Urges Global Switch To Low-Energy Light Bulbs

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Country: MEXICO
Author: Alister Doyle

The United Nations on Wednesday urged a global phase-out of old-style light bulbs and a switch to low-energy lighting that it said would save billions of dollars and combat climate change.

About 40 countries already have programs to switch from incandescent light bulbs, the U.N. Environment Program, or UNEP, said in a report issued on the sidelines of U.N. climate talks in Cancun.

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Secretary Chu: China's Clean Energy Successes Represent a New "Sputnik Moment" for America

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At National Press Club, Energy Secretary Says Innovation is Key to America's Economic Competitiveness

Washington, D.C.

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Human Development Report Shows Great Gains, And Some Slides

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By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

UNITED NATIONS — The world has made significant progress in income, education and health over the past 40 years, but the gains have been uneven and in some places war and the ravages of AIDS shortened life spans, according to a

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What is the Geospatial Community Doing to Put Clean Water in More Places Around the World?

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Written by Jeff Thurston

Water is valuable, but clean water that people can drink has greater value. Some regions have an abundance of clean water, and others have do not – a geographic factor. In other places pressure on natural ecosystems that generate water are placing great stress on ecosystems, often overwhelming them. The production of clean water is a result of the protection and stewardship of natural ecosystems, but also the result of efficient and effective management.  And, on that basis geospatial technologies have a large role to play.

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GIS: Are Utilities Lost In The Data?

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Phil Carson | The world is awash in information and lacking in intelligence, according to me (and, reportedly, others).

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