Archive for the 'Environment' Category
The GM Genocide
November 4th, 2008Via: Daily Mail: Shankara, like millions of other Indian farmers, had been promised previously unheard of harvests and income if he switched from farming with traditional seeds to planting GM seeds instead. Beguiled by the promise of future riches, he borrowed money in order to buy the GM seeds. But when the harvests failed, he […]
Bill Mollison, 1981: Permaculture Design Course Transcript
September 29th, 2008Interesting, useful, free: Permaculture Design Course Transcript. Research Credit: TF
Lotus Concept Car Body Made Out of Hemp
September 13th, 2008Don’t get me wrong, this is the most absurd clean, green hype piece that you’re likely to read today. It’ll be a big hit with the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf crowd in Santa Monica… However, I found it very fascinating that the body of the vehicle is made out of hemp. We all know […]
And Now: The Clean, Green Ziggurat with Room for One Million People
September 6th, 2008Via: Ecogeek: When it comes to sustainability, there may be lessons to be learned from ancient Mesopotamania. An environmental design company called Timelinks (based in the surprisingly environmentally innovative Dubai) has come up with an idea for a city complex that rivals the pyramids. The ancient ziggurats were towers of receding stories with a temple […]
Berkeley Scientists: World In ‘Mass Extinction Spasm’
August 13th, 2008Via: NBC11: Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign of a biodiversity disaster larger than just the deaths of frogs and salamanders, University of California, Berkeley scientists said Tuesday. Researchers said substantial die-offs of amphibians and other plant and animal species add up to a new mass extinction facing the planet, […]
China’s Expansion Into Africa
July 20th, 2008I wasn’t aware of the extent of China’s interest in Africa. I thought it was much more piecemeal. Their grand strategy makes perfect sense, given the dire problems China is facing. There are some howlers in this article, though, such as, “Despite Britain’s commendable colonial legacy of a network of roads, railways and schools, the […]
Contaminated U.S. Site Faces ‘Catastrophic’ Nuclear Leak
July 16th, 2008Via: New Scientist: ONE of “the most contaminated places on Earth” will only get dirtier if the US government doesn’t get its act together – clean-up plans are already 19 years behind schedule and not due for completion until 2050. More than 210 million litres of radioactive and chemical waste are stored in 177 underground […]
Smog in Beijing Five Times Over Safety Limit as Olympics Nears
July 7th, 2008Via: Times: Pollution around the Olympic stadium in Beijing could be five times worse than levels deemed safe by the World Health Organisation. Chinese officials admit they can no longer guarantee that the air quality will match international standards as pollution tests by The Sunday Times revealed the full extent of the challenge facing British […]
Olympic Nightmare: A Red Tide in the Yellow Sea
July 1st, 2008Serfs up! Via: IHT: With less than six weeks before it plays host to the Olympic sailing regatta, the city of Qingdao has mobilized thousands of people and an armada of small boats to clean up an algae bloom that is choking large stretches of the coastline and threatening to impede the Olympic competition. Local […]
UK: Gardens Ruined by Toxic Fertiliser
June 30th, 2008Via: Guardian: Gardeners have been warned not to eat home-grown vegetables contaminated by a powerful new herbicide that is destroying gardens and allotments across the UK. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has been inundated with calls from concerned gardeners who have seen potatoes, beans, peas, carrots and salad vegetables wither or become grossly deformed. The […]
