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Environment · February, 2008
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Stories about Environment from February, 2008

29 February 2008

Fiji: Heart-Shaped Island

Written by May Hnin Phyu · Quick Reads · Oceania

Barbados: Joe's River

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

28 February 2008

27 February 2008

Ecuador: Heavy Rains to Continue

Written by Eduardo Avila · Quick Reads · Latin America

Taiwan: No City for Old Aborigines

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Taiwan (ROC)

The first Presidential debate powered by citizen media platform Peopo was held on Feb 24. Two candidates running for President answers 20 questions raised by citizens who use Youtube-like video...

Taiwan: Land Right

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Barbados: Protecting the Reefs

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

26 February 2008

Ukraine, Russia: A Gas War, Again

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Yemen: Gaza, My Grandmother and Candles

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Yemeni blogger Maysaa Shuja has written a profoundly thoughtful post about candles, electricity, and the possible introduction of nuclear energy to her native country - a country which cannot supply...

South Africa: Garlic, showers and prostitutes

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

25 February 2008

Czech Republic: Still Some More on the Election

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Ukraine, Russia: “An Octopus of Cash and Gas Flows”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Burkina Faso: teachable moments, missing bathrooms and road rage

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa

Pity the school teachers of the Peace Corps. While their compatriots toiling in health clinics or with micro-credit programs pretty much work loose hours and come and go from social...

Barbados: Carbon Footprint

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Turkmenistan: Either Gas or Human Rights

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Kazakhstan: The State Will Continue to Rise

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

Tajikistan: Energy Crisis Is Not Enough to Lose Patience

Written by Vadim Sadonshoev · Central Asia & Caucasus

The continuing energy crisis is, probably, the worst problem that Tajikistan ever faced since the end of civil war. Neweurasia reports that most of the population is barely surviving this...