What started as a one-city campaign in Sydney, has gone truly global. In 4 years, the Earth Hour movement has spreaded to 135 countries with more than 5200 cities and towns joining in. During Earth Hour, you are encouraged to switch electric lights for an hour. This is to raise awareness on the need for environment protection. This year, Earth Hour will be on 21 March 8.30 pm...

This is a look back on the year 2011. 2011 was a year of changes with many defining events, sad goodbyes and where Mother Nature once again showed her wrath. Many of these events such as the Arab Spring and the Japan Nuclear Crisis are still being played out. Here are the defining events of 2011...

In recent years, the question whether declining population is an enemy for humanity or not, has emerged as a major issue of concern for many countries, especially in the western world.
However, in this article it is argued that population decline is not necessarily a bad thing and this statement is supported by theoretical and real-life arguments, explained more specifically on a GDP per capita basis.