In response to requests for the pie charts from our paper Restoring the Forests (Foreign Affairs, 2000), we post here two scanned pdfs showing the past and prospective changes in global land cover. We regret we did not obtain the original electronic graphic files, which are no longer accessible. Thanks to Lesley Coben for assistance.

Historical Land Cover

Projected Land Cover

The Continental SuperGrid concept for distribution of hydrogen and
electricity that we have aided and abetted is gaining attention.
An AP story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2003-04-10-super-grid_x.htm

A Science Daily news item:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030320073732.htm

The final report for the National Energy Supergrid workshop:

http://www.energy.ece.uiuc.edu/SuperGridReportFinal.pdf