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...industry. But the momentum toward clean renewables is undeniable. Globally, solar- and wind-energy output is growing more than 30% annually--far faster than conventional fuels--and their cost is plummeting. "We are on the cusp of an energy revolution," says Christopher Flavin, president of the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington nonprofit. "It will be as profound as the one that ushered in the age of oil a century...
From TIME's WorldWatch: In a bizarre political drama, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he was quitting all his posts in the United Malays National Organization and the ruling National Front coalition. An hour later, officials said he had changed his mind after protests from other senior politicians. Opponents labeled Mahathir's announcement, made live on national TV from the annual UMNO conference, a "desperate attempt to fish sympathy and votes...
...People in the richest countries consume a disproportionate share of the world's resources, and as poorer nations push to catch up, pressure on the planet will keep growing. "An ecologist looks at the population size relative to the carrying capacity of Earth," says Lester Brown, president of the Worldwatch Institute. "Looking at it that way, things are much worse than we expected them to be 20 years...
Sources: BMI, USA Today, Variety, Adult Video News, Miller Freeman Inc., Worldwatch Institute
...Ayres is editorial director of the Worldwatch Institute and author of God's Last Offer: Negotiating for a Sustainable Future