The world’s population is growing at a startling rate. These figures show the number of people in each country on the globe• Get the dataHow many people live in each country in the world – and how is the world’s population growing? The best source on earth for the answer is the United Nations population [...]
Enthusiastic response has seen call centre staff battling with a backlog, and applicants waiting to receive their vouchersThousands of householders who have applied for the government’s boiler scrappage scheme are facing long delays for the vouchers needed to give their installers the go ahead.The scheme, which was launched about three weeks ago, is designed to [...]
Nairn harbourThere was more than enough to satisfy my mind and my eyes as I looked out from the harbour wall. The sea was calm with an almost oily appearance and it seemed to reflect, in some unknown way, the snow-capped distant hills. There was some movement as the making tide played with white foam–topped [...]
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian officials addressing a rare public forum have revealed the full impact of a drought that ravaged the 2008 wheat crop and displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the east of the country.
Environmentguardian.co.uk’s interaction manager rounds up this week’s liveliest debatesThis week the cashless man returned to share his progress on video and was swiftly met with a mixture of admiration, derision and scepticism. In the comments people were still deliberating over whether his lifestyle is only realistic for angry young men or a noble example to [...]
SHELTON, Conn., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — As the world narrows its focus on environmental concerns, interest in eco-friendly cars is broadening, according to a new international study by Survey Sampling International (SSI). SSI conducted an online study …
CHICAGO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Adventure tourism is growing as fast as a zip liner on the fly. According to a 2008 survey conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America, nearly one half of U.S. adults, or 98 million people, have taken an adv…
The Copenhagen climate change conference achieved too little, but a modest global carbon tax would make amendsSome people have good reason to be shocked that banks have pulled out of the carbon market, not least recent economics graduates whose dissertations on carbon finance now qualify them only for unemployment. And JP Morgan, which paid a [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About two thirds of people believe their government and business leaders are not taking the right steps or at the right pace to prevent global climate change, according to a joint Reuters/Ipsos international poll.
As temperatures dropped, we turned up the thermostats. But, asks Lisa Bachelor, at what price? And how do we pay?The freezing weather has given householders an additional worry beyond driving on slippery roads and walking on ice. After turning up the heat at home, the moment of truth – the cost? A survey last week [...]