Stories about Environment from July, 2006
Armenia: Water
Zarchka says that water is going to waste in Armenia and that people there fail to understand that water is money.
Tajikistan: Hot!
Vadim of neweurasia reports on the stifling heat in Dushanbe and discusses some of the ways to deal with the heat.
China: yellow earth plateau
Raymond zhou translates a post from China Daily on the environment and livelihood in Yellow Earth Plateau – one of the poorest area in China, Gansu Province.
Global Food Blog Report #24
#1: From Thailand, B'Tonian in Siam : Thai Food & the Market I’ve heard so many people say they love Thai food, but few can name more than a handful of Thai dishes. In actuality, there are thousands of Thai dishes and most Thais eat hundreds of different dishes yearly....
Kenya: Rural-urban divide
Bankelele takes a look at the current Kenyan government–much complained about by urbanites over issues of press freedom and corruption–from the point of view of the country's farmers, and finds a slightly different story.
Cambodia: Electricity and Progress
Joseph au Cambodge wonders if the price of electricity in Cambodia is holding back industrialisation.
Reunion: Potential Volcanic Eruption
According to (Fr) Dijoux.re, Reunion's “volcano has been grumbling lately and local government has decided to put in place a plan of vigilence. An eruption is possible in the days and weeks to come. The last activity dates from December 2005.”
Palestine: Gaza: Numbers In The Dark
21,000 children will lose the chance to enroll in kindergarten and summer camps. Some 80,000 children will suffer psychological problems from fear of darkness and nightmares. 200,000 households lost the source of electricity. Food stuff storage for the basic commodities (wheat, rice, etc) will not last for more than two...
Solar i-Pod charger
Afromusing promises to test out a new gadget: a solar powered i-Pod and mobile phone recharger.
Trinidad & Tobago: Greenlight network
The Greenlight Network announces its next “simple, symbolic, creative event”, which takes place on the first Saturday in August and involves asking random people in the street to commit to caring for the environment by wearing a green band around their wrists.
Bangladesh: Energy Crisis
Drishtipat Group Blog on a response to the energy crisis in Bangladesh, that may have the answer. “Iqbal Quadir mostly known among the connoisseurs on global economy as the founder of Grameen Phone establishment has teamed up with the renowned inventor Dean Kamen to venture in to producing a high...
China: pollution of the long river
ESWN blogs a series of striking photos from BBS wenxue city on the pollution of the long river, also known as Chang Jiang and Yangtse River.
Bermuda: Zero-carbon housing
The latest entry in the Limey's Open Mike series raises the issue of “zero-carbon housing” and its appropriateness for Bermuda.
Taiwan: conservation of Hansen disease hospital
Yang in Esouth blog reflects upon a rally to conserve a Hansen disease hospital from being demolished and replaced by a giant metro train factory. The issue has unveiled a hidden history of the city, the disease and the people. She is touched by the demonstration as the participants came...
China: Tibet Railroad
China inaugurated the Tibet railroad on July 1. Mainland blogger like Bingfengteahouse believes that it is a truely blessing for Tibetian. However, The China Confidential comments that “Tibetans are rapidly becoming an underclass in their own country as a result of the government-sponsored Chinese influx and persecution of Tibetans“. A...
Russia: Vladimir Putin Mini-Roundup
Alex(ei) of The Russian Dilettante's Weblog writes about what Vladimir Putin is doing to Russia and what could be done to Vladimir Putin. Vilhelm Konnander reports on “Putin's power purge” that wasn't. Sean Guillory writes about “Putin A” and “Putin B” and other theories of Russia's development. Yuri Mamchur of...
Global Food Blog Report #23
#1: From Berlin, Delicious Days cooks up a storm and celebrates for the winning of her team Germany last Friday night: Berlin, Berlin, wir fahren nach Berlin! OR Finger Food for the Big Party… The many people who believed that the World Cup may have a positive effect on our...
