It has never been easy to get figures for actual rainforest area - and our estimates based on what we could find had settled as follows:  There were about 8.0 million square miles of tropical rainforest in the world 150 years ago, and we’re now down to around 3.0 million square miles.

Absolutely devastated former forest,
hopefully [...]

When green technology delivers decentralized solutions to water and energy - from hi-tech and low maintenance, ultra-effective septic systems to affordable rooftop photovoltaics and electrical storage systems, there are a lot of public works contractors who will be looking for something to do.

A green mega-project:
High rise agriculture for food & biofuel.
(Photo: www.verticalfarm.com)

Fortunately, we have the [...]