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Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008)
The U.S. Government is going to host the WIREC at the Washington Convention Center on March 4-6, 2008 to advance the Administration’s priority of responding to the challenges of sustainable economic growth and climate change through renewable energy. It also serves as a global platform for ministers and senior level leaders from the private sector, sub-national governments and civil society to advance the integration of renewable energy in their countries.
Please see the conference website: http://www.wirec2008.gov
Climate Change and Clean Energy
This special page from State Department´s USINFO portal brings interesting informations on the topic of global warming and possible approaches to countering it.
Please see the page here.
"Pen Against Poison": Feature on Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson was a quiet woman who stirred extraordinary controversy that persists decades after her death.
Her 1962 book Silent Spring brought worldwide attention to the harm to human health and the environment wrought by mishandling of a powerful pesticide, fomenting the environmental movement.
In the 100th anniversary year of Carson's birth, this publication examines how occasionally in history a book with a powerful idea can bring about peaceful but dramatic change in a democratic society.
Please read the material here.
Protecting the Environment: 30 Years of U.S. Progress (2005)
This electronic journal by the State Department illustrates the achievments in environment protection in the U.S. during past decades.
"The United States has made remarkable progress over the past 30 years in reducing pollution and protecting the environment within its borders. Statistics help tell the story. During this time, the U.S. economy grew by 187 percent, population grew by 39 percent, and energy consumption increased by 47 percent, yet air pollution decreased by 48 percent. In 2002, 94 percent of Americans were served by community water systems that met all health-based standards, up from 79 percent of the population in 1993."
Please read the whole journal here.
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