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Italy Installing More Solar Power in Two Months Than California Does in a Year

photo: teesha dunn via flickr We already knew that Italy was the world’s second-largest solar power market in 2009 (the United States was fourth, by the way), but according to a new piece in Wind-works Italy is installing more solar power in two months than California does in a year. By the end of this year they are expected to have one and… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Italy Installing More Solar Power in Two Months Than California Does in a Year

Balancing the Weights of Poverty and Population

Image credit: SlapBcn /Flickr The 21st century began on an inspiring note: The United Nations set a goal of reducing the share of the world’s population living in extreme poverty by half by 2015. By early 2007 the world looked to be on track to meet this goal, but as the economic crisis unfolds and the outlook darkens, the world will have to intensify its poverty reduction effort…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Balancing the Weights of Poverty and Population