Large-scale space industrialization is not a viable solution to the population, energy, and resource problems of earth. The expense and technological difficulties involved in the development and maintenance of space manufacturing facilities, space colonies, and large-scale satellites for solar power are discussed. (AM)

Curriculum materials prepared by the Hudson Institute are designed to counteract pessimism and convince students they can influence the future. (Author)

Traces the development of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and describes its operation, including purpose, organization, and programs. (DC)

Describes the tremendous management and maintenance pressure the energy shortage causes and offers some recommendations. (Author/MLF)

Discusses how agricultural productivity in drought stricken southern Africa is diminished by economically and ecologically unsustainable agricultural practices. A vignette provides alternative farming techniques appropriate for dry regions with an emphasis on respect for the land. (MCO)

Describes a set of experiments that enable students to see the effects of soil erosion and some of the measures that can be taken to prevent it. Illustrates ways in which soil and biodiversity can be restored in areas that have suffered severe land degradation. (CCM)

Environmental harms involve a "double diversion"--two forms of privilege that deserve greater attention. The first involves disproportionality, or the privileged diversion of rights/resources: Contrary to common assumptions, much environmental damage is not economically "necessary"--instead, it represents privileged access to the environment. It…

Details approaches which may be used to present energy related topics to secondary school students. (CP)

The first in a series of reports consolidates data about energy sources and extrapolates that information to the problems and expenses that New York has and will experience in heating public schools. A presentation of national energy consumption is followed by an examination of the availability of potential alternatives to petroleum and natural…

This paper, one of a series published by the Worldwatch Institute to identify and focus attention on global problems, is adapted from the author's book, "Rays of Hope: The Transition to a Post-Petroleum World." The author examines the current energy problems of the world, and determines that the energy patterns of the past are not the prologue to…

This report of the National Church Panel is designed to assist churches and other institutions and individuals in recognizing the current and future issues of national energy policy, as it relates to government and corporations. The report is based on public hearings on strip mining and the energy crisis held at Clinch Valley College, Wise,…

This paper details the unfavorable predicament of the United States as a consequence of using much of its own non-renewable material and energy resources. As a consequence, the United States will soon be subject to the political and economic conditions imposed upon it by other nations. The United States must begin to implement adjustments to the…

Each issue of this monthly newsletter focuses on some aspect of environmental affairs. This issue concerns preparations for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment including: the state of the global environment, different views from developed and underdeveloped nations, the conference agenda, and U.S. preparations for the…

Presents a long-term energy policy, to ensure a stable world civilization in the next century, that requires the developed nations to lower their energy consumption to the present world average. (GA)