Stories about Environment from January, 2007
East Timor: Egg Shortage
Dili-Gence talks about the shortage of eggs in East Timor. “I asked two locals and both said that there had been a huge buy-up for Christmas feasting. One (with a wicked smile on her face) blamed the Portuguese for baking too many cakes.”
Japan: environmental Furoshiki
Paul Nicholls in Japundit blogs about Furoshiki, a traditional wrapping cloth, which has easily been adapted in modern Japanese society. The ministry of environment recently promoted Furoshiki as an ancient wisdom of environmentalism.
Iran:Gas shortage in Iran
According to Dorane Emrouz, 11 provinces in Iran are facing gas shortage. The blogger says the Iranian government has no program and no plan to slove this problem.The blogger says we will have a very cold winter [Fa].
Jamaica: Two landfills
Ria Bacon reports that two landfills in Jamaica have been making the news lately, one for having been the dumping site for the bodies of a pair of murder victims, the other for enveloping parts of Kingston in a miasma of débris-scented smoke.
Mali: clean energy
The African Uptimist writes about universal access to clean energy in Mali.
Czech Rebublic: Skiing Season
My Czech Republic Blog reports on the very belated beginning of the skiing season.
Russia, Serbia: Kosovo and Other Issues
Neretva River writes about Russia and the issue of Kosovo's independence.
South Asia: 2006 in review
Let us take a look at how the South Asian bloggers reflected on the year 2006: Bangladesh: Drishtipat reports that a total of 3,239 people were killed in Bangladesh, with law enforcement authorities killing 300 of them, from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2006, an average of 9.69 persons per...
Nepal: International Elephant Race
Wagle Street Journal on the International Elephant Race in Nepal. “The public concern about the illegal poaching of Rhinos in Chitwan National Part overshadowed the international elephant race. People were carrying placards, like these students, demanding life for Rhinos.”
The Balkans, Russia: Energy Ties
Neretva River reports on the treatment of Russian energy companies in the Balkans.
