Sunita Narain: facing, not running from Delhi’s pollution
Air pollution in Delhi is bad, really bad. Based on measurements of ambient air pollution taken between 2008 and 2013, the World Health Organization reports that Delhi’s air contains...
Saying Goodbye to Nuclear Energy (and Bombs)
If we flew round the world from Hiroshima to Fukushima, we would pass over thousands of sites contaminated by radioactive material. Some are places we’ve all heard about, power...
Responding to Climate Change with Urban Farming
Cities around the world are growing, and their growth presents a problem for global climate change. On one hand, cities require huge amounts of gasoline and other carbon-based fuels...
Scaling Up Solar Powered Desalination to Meet High Demand
As more and more cities are experiencing water shortages due to drought or because of their location in desert regions, governments are turning to desalination to meet the demand...