Stories about Environment from August, 2007
Cambodia: Illegal Logging
Details are sketchy points to news stories talking about illegal logging in Cambodia and the efforts to threaten journalists into keeping quiet about the logging.
Guyana: Rainmaker
Guyana-Gyal wants to be a rainmaker…
Cayman Islands: Hurricane Wisdom
Blogging from the Cayman Islands, Mad Bull has been through his fair share of hurricanes and shares this piece of advice: “…if your house is in good condition, stay inside,...
Belize: Safe After Dean
“It was like nothing I have ever experienced. I always thought that a hurricane would be loud, but it was almost deafening at times.” Belize-y Livin’ recounts her experience of...
Why a few African nations still support Mugabe
Koudou of Agoravox gives a brief review of the history of Zimbabwe that may explain why some African nations still support the Mugabe regime (fr).
China: Struggle Against Land Expropriation
Minjian has posted a very detailed report on the struggle against land expropriation in Zhejiang Lungchuen district in 2004 (zh). The report has very detailed description of the interest involved...
Nigeria: Mountains of garbage
Nigeria Health Watch: “Things have never been this bad. Our epileptic industrialisation is leaving problems we cannot cope with. If I told my son that as early as 1970s a...
Nigeria: Chevron to face trial over murder in the Niger Delta
Black Looks reporting about the trial of the oil giant, Chevron: “After waiting 8 years, Chevron oil company is finally being brought to trial in the US over the murder...
Israel: Apartment Change
From Israel, blogger Yaeli updates us on the problems she is encountering changing apartments and how she has to fit that into a busy schedule, which includes rescuing cats.
Jordan: First Jordanian Blogger to be Fined for Smoking
Jad claims he is the first Jordanian blogger to be fined .. for smoking!
Iran:Iranian nature
Mohammad Darvish, a leading environmental blogger,shows us great photos of country's nature in his photoblog.
Caribbean: Hurricane Dean & Tourism
MACO Caribbean Living blogs about the impact of Hurricane Dean on Caribbean tourism.
Will Sudan Always be Africa's Largest Country?
As the Sudanese blogosphere continues to grow, we’re increasingly witnessing more activity and hearing more diverse voices coming from it. Allow me to take you into its recent conversations.
Trinidad & Tobago: Tourism Park
Haveworld posts photos from some of Trinidad and Tobago's popular tourist attractions.
Belize: Dean Causes Evacuation
Belize-y Livin’ reports that residents of Belize City are evacuating in anticipation of Hurricane Dean, while Belizean says that the country “is beginning to feel the first effects of Category...
Hong Kong: Right to Sunshine
Ben ng criticized the design of Screen-style buildings in Hong Kong from the view point of right to Sunshine. In recent years, Taiwan and China have passed law to protect...
Dominica: Dean Aftermath
Living Dominica, seeds of a madness flower and Steve's Dominica all blog about the aftermath of Hurricane Dean in the nature isle.
Barbados, Jamaica, Cayman Islands: Dean Update
Even as the storm heads towards the Cayman Islands, My Barbados Blog has a comprehensive updates on Hurricane Dean and its impact on Jamaica, while Notes from the Margin estimates...
Barbados, Jamaica: The Politics of Dean
Barbados Underground thinks that Jamaica's political landscape could be affected in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean: “It will call for collaboration between the PNP anf JLP at a time when...
Aruba: After Dean
Despite her love of waves, Arubagirl says: “I think I join everybody living in the Caribbean when I hope that the hurricane season will PLEASE be over soon.”
Uzbekistan: Against Tajik plans
Uzbekistan stands out to loose most if Tajikistan was to go ahead with the construction of new hydro-power plants. The two rivers in question, Syr Darya and Amu Darya, provide...
