Tag Archive | "resources"
Africa Running Out of Natural Resources
According to the conservation organization WWF, African countries are slowly but surely draining the continent of its natural resources. The statement is part of a report issued by the organization on Africa's ecological footprint - it takes into account a country's land and sea surface that is used in meeting the peoples' consumption needs. The report entitled "Africa-Ecological Footprint and Human Well-being" was released along with a U.S.-based research body, the Global Footprint Network.
Continue reading...China Earthquake: News Gets Grimmer by the Hour
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Image via bbc One has to wonder what exactly Asia has done to anger the violent Old Testament God recently, as the damage from Cyclone Nargis and now the 7.8 magnitude earthquake striking China have left the continent stretched to the breaking point.
Continue reading...It’s “Manure Day” in Georgia
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Has Environmental Graffiti reached the point yet that it can get a “Georgia” category to rival the “Florida” tag at Fark? We’ve had a border war, robocop, sugar gliders, and now it’s “Manure Day.”
Continue reading...Where Have all the Reindeer Gone?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
There is a true story about reindeer introduced to a remote northern island in the Canadian Arctic. Image by Jurgen Howaldt I cannot remember the source or all the details, but here is the gist and how it applies to us today, anthropomorphized. There were no wolves and there [...]
Continue reading...Health Department Blows $400,000 on Bottled Water
Monday, February 18, 2008
As the environmental problems associated with bottled water gain more attention, the industry has begun to suffer a backlash. Photo by Alex Anlicker Pundits are attempting to make drinking bottled water the new smoking, with the British environmental minister even calling bottled water “daft” and bordering on “morally unacceptable.”
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Monday, June 9, 2008
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