| Economic cost of weather may total $485 billion in US Jun 22nd 2011, 15:53 Routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual economic impact of as much as 3.4 percent of the nation's GDP. New research finds that every sector of the economy is sensitive to changes in the weather. |  | The energy debate: Coal vs. nuclear Jun 13th 2011, 18:22 A new study of consumers' attitudes toward coal and nuclear energy sources finds that factors other than global warming and the potential for nuclear power plant accidents figure into consumers' preferences. These factors include ecological degradation for coal and waste management, fuel transport and uranium mining for nuclear. | | Dramatically raising low metal recycling rates part of path to green economy May 26th 2011, 13:17 Less than one-third of 60 important metals have an end-of-life recycling rate above 50 percent and more than half are under 1 percent, according to a new report. There is little or virtually no recycling of metals like Indium used in semiconductors, energy efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs), advanced medical imaging and solar power photovoltaics. | |
