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"Investment in renewable energy last year amounted to a record 211 billion dollars, a rise of 32 percent over 2009 and 540 percent over 2004, a UN-backed report said on Thursday. China, investing 48.9 billion dollars, up 28 percent, accounted for more than a fifth of the total, marking a year in which developing countries for the first time outstripped rich economies in renewables investment, it said."

"Renewable energy showed itself to be a stalwart player on the troubled world economic scene in 2010, supplying an increasing proportion of global power consumption despite facing the headwinds of financial crisis, sagging incentives and low natural gas prices, Worldwatch Institute said."

"The REN21 Renewables 2011 Global Status Report released today shows that the renewable energy sector continues to perform well despite continuing economic recession, incentive cuts, and low natural-gas prices."

This is the environmental documentary of the year (2010) a must see... and major wake-up call for the world. Josh Fox is my new hero!.......... "It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property... See full summary » "

Watched it the other night. Very depressing...and it's here in Australia too... http://theconversation.edu.au/switching-to-coal-seam-gas-could-drastically-reduce-emissions-so-whats-the-fraccing-problem-16 http://theconversation.edu.au/what-the-frack-is-going-on-with-coal-seam-gas-1507 g

Last year the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) put out an interesting long-term report, Vision 2050, in which it looked at various sectors of society and the economy. Interestingly, they describe the next ten years, till 2020, as the Turbulent Teens and indicate that only after that period will we arrive in Transformation Time, which will last till 2050. During that period we will be able to actually implement and manage many of the ideas, suggestions, technologies and new business models that are needed to create a sustainable economy, society and environment.