· February, 2007

Stories about Environment from February, 2007

Egypt: PETA Vs KFC

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) staged a rally against Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in Cairo, wrote Issandr El Amrani in The Arabist.

19 February 2007

Tajikistan: Water Pollution

At neweurasia, Gulru writes about water pollution in Tajikistan, saying that there Tajik citizens can be part of the solution.

16 February 2007

Albania: “Lights Out”

Our Man in Tirana writes about Albania's energy problems and invites everyone to support “the good people of Albania”: “When I was out walking a few nights ago, I decided...

15 February 2007

Africa: building with mud

African Architecture has an interesting post about using mud as flooring material, “Mud is a very eco-friendly and affordable material even though some might think it is floor finish associated...

15 February 2007

Kenya: solar concentrator

Afromusing blogs about solar concentrator (Sun Flower), “This is one product I am looking forward to testing it in Kenya once it becomes available, mainly because it is cost effective,...

15 February 2007

China: greenify

Peijin Chen from Shanghaiist shows how local governments “greenify” the landscape.

15 February 2007

War on Israeli Flowers

Adloyada reports on a war on Israeli flowers in the UK. ‘Yes, that's the word from the spokesperson from Britain's Boycott Israeli Goods Campaign, justifying his group's publicity stunt for...

14 February 2007

Iraq – Draft Oil Law Published

The new oil law planned by the Iraqi government is controversial to say the least. The fact that it is being discussed in secret is doubly so. New blog Al-Ghad...

14 February 2007

Nigeria: the heartbeat of Africa

Oluniyi Ajao blogs about his experience in Nigeria, “I’ve been in Nigeria since Sunday, so I am well-informed about what I am writing about right now. I just saw an...

14 February 2007