Environment
Environmental and energy research websites
| April 27, 2011
Compendium of websites with more information on environment, energy, climate and sustainability issues
Energy
Impacts of biofuel targets on land use and food supply
| April 6, 2011
2010 paper by the World Bank on the potential societal consequences of increased biofuels production to meet current national targets.
Climate Change
Climate change and economic growth: Evidence from the last half century
| January 18, 2011
2008 paper by researchers from Harvard, MIT and Northwestern University on the potential effect of climate change on nations' economic growth.
Sustainability
Evaluating the relative environmental impact of countries
| November 29, 2010
2010 study by Harvard, Princeton, the University of Adelaide, and the National University of Singapore on the environmental impact of a large set of countries.
Ecology
Sustainable water management in the U.S. Southwest
| October 29, 2010
2010 study by Nature Conservancy Center for Science and Public Policy on depletion across 18 Arizona watersheds and possible mitigation strategies.
Climate Change
Global phytoplankton decline over the past century
| September 10, 2010
2010 study published in Nature magazine on the change in the level of oceanic phytoplankton activity over the last 100 years.
Climate Change
Potential of water power in the fight against global warming
| January 11, 2010
2008 University of Missouri study exploring the potential for hydropower in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.