Archive for May 7th, 2012

By 2030, the world economy will have 3 billion more middle-class consumers, says a report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Co., (Resource Revolution: Meeting the world’s energy, materials, food, and water needs, November 2011). Those 3 billion people will expect to have energy available to them; they’ll need to heat and cool their homes, run their appliances and home electronics, drive their vehicles and consume food and products that require energy to produce. Read the rest of this entry »

Scientists are looking at fossils spanning back millions of years to uncover ancient global warming clues. Recent reports show that by studying entombed leaves and other specimens, paleontologists are able to better understand past climate changes and how global warming could affect life on Earth. Read the rest of this entry »