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The Future of Consumption: Sustainability
According to research entitled ‘Consumer Futures 2020’ the future of consumption is going to be radically different from what we see today. This research presents four scenarios exploring possible patterns of consumption in 2020, all of which indicate that consumerism will become more sustainable. Based on these two parameters, Prosperous vs. Less prosperous – by [...]
Report: Unsustainable Water Requirements for U.S. Energy Policy
A new report reveals that traditional electricity generation technologies require huge demands on increasingly scarce water resources, while solar and wind power plants require relatively little water. The report, “The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels,” analyzes the indirect and externalized costs of six fuels used to generate electricity: [...]