Responding to a blog I posted earlier about governmental preparations for peak oil, one self-labeled “alarmist” commented with a plug for his own resource, a networking web site called Bright Neighbor. I thought the site was worth checking out. According to the peak oil experts, we need better personal and collective plans for fossil fuel [...]
Will 2009 Be the Year of the Environment for Pakistan?
January 5, 2009 By 7 Comments
Amid rising tensions with neighboring India and dealing with a resurgent Taliban along the Afghani border, Pakistan’s government is also launching a different kind of campaign – a green one. Pakistan’s Environment Minister Hameedullah Jan Afridi has finalized a calendar of events for the upcoming year; officially deeming 2009 Pakistan’s “National Year of the Environment.” [...]
Take Action: The Road to Nowhere
January 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Friends of the Earth’s “New Roads = New Pollution” campaign is calling for President-elect Obama to focus his infrastructure plan on clean endeavors instead of new road construction [Creative Commons photo by Tobias Pro User] Pollution from motor vehicles is responsible for 72% of nitrogen oxides and 52% of reactive hydrocarbons (principal components of smog). [...]
48c Public Art Ecology: A First of Its Kind Festival in India
January 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
An awesome Public EcoArt Project with the Metro Station in the vicinity 48° Celsius is the highest temperature that the city of Delhi, India has witnessed in its recorded history. 48° Celsius is also a reference to the exigencies of global warming - which can be felt in Delhi’s continuously escalating summer temperatures each year. Delhi, by any score, qualifies [...]
Water Contamination in Tennessee from Coal Ash Spill
January 3, 2009 By 5 Comments
The Tennessee Valley Authority and the EPA reported that levels of pollutants such as lead and arsenic were below safe levels for drinking water in areas affected by the Kingston coal ash spill. An environmental group’s tests had dramatically different results. [Creative Commons photo by Andrew Ciscel] Appalachian Voices teamed up with scientists at Appalachian [...]
