Terraces at Machu Picchu

Angel Falls in Venezuela

Angel Falls in Venezuela

Windmill at sunset in Australia

Despite Australia's resistance to limiting carbon dioxide emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, Australian industry and entrepreneurs are working on novel ways to reduce dependence on traditional fossil fuels. Australia's opposition to the Kyoto Protocol is not surprising -- 85 percent of the country's electricity generation comes from coal and the Australian is highly dependent on energy use. The country targets limiting carbon dioxide emissions to an 8 percent increase in 1990 levels by 2012, whereas other industrialized countries including European Union nations, Russia and Japan (but not the United States) have agreed to cut emissions by 5.2 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Despite its hesitance to reduce emissions, Australia is particularly vulnerable to climate change.

Colorado River / Grand Canyon: Havasu Canyon

Havasu Canyon

Interesting insect in Peru

Interesting insect in Peru.

Sunrise near Dallas, Texas

Sunrise near Dallas, Texas

Meandering rainforest river with two oxbow lakes