WORLD WATCH.

The article reports on what is happening around the world in the mission to save the Earth. In Ireland, shoppers must pay an extra 15 cents for each plastic shopping bag they take home. Commuters and tourists in Paris, France, have 20,000 cheap, rentable bikes at their disposal. More than a fourth of the electricity in the Philippines is from clean, renewable geothermal energy, which comes from heat beneath Earth's surface.