Stories about Environment from November, 2007
Kazakhstan: The Coming Oil Plateau
Steve LeVine opines that Italy's Eni, negotiating on behalf of many of the world's largest oil companies with Kazakhstan, will try to satisfy Kazakhstan and proceed with the development of Kashagan, which contains a minimum of 13 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Turkmenistan: When Money Talks, Other Issues Walk
Abdulgamid reacts to the recent official visit of the UK and U.S. Ministers of Energy to Turkmenistan, saying that both officials have come to Ashgabat to discuss issues that have little to do with democracy and human rights.
Puerto Rico: Environmental Activist Turns Himself In
Puerto Rican environmental activist "Tito Kayak" turned himself in to police on November 14 after a spectacular televised escape, following a week-long protest atop a 200-foot construction crane in San Juan. He was protesting a disputed luxury development that environmentalists warn will cause serious damage to public beaches. Some Puerto Rican bloggers aren't impressed, while others look at the underlying causes that led to the protest.
Iran:No to Circus
Several Iranian Green bloggers,including Mojgan Jamshidi,say[Fa] “no to circus” in Pardisan Natural Park in Tehran.They say that it is shameful to see suffering animals in a natural park.
Brazil: Recycling the idea of recycling
“If there is anything that should be recycled in Brazil, it is the concept that Brazilians have of recycling itself”. Starting by this idea, Nivaldo Simões shows in a detailed post [pt] how the model of recycling adopted by Brazil and by other developing countries – of not reducing the...
Bahrain: Gas Deal with Iran
Iran has signed a multi-billion gas deal with Bahrain. Bahraini blogger Mahmood Al Yousif has the details here.
Kuwait: Busy with Activities
It seems as if it's activity week in Kuwait. With cooler weather, Kuwait's bloggers are out of the doldrums and writing about their everyday activities. Kuwaiti blogger Abdullatof AlOmar has more.
Barbados: Evolving Architecture
Cheese-on-bread follows the evolution of Barbadian architecture.
Egypt: Why is Israel Scared?
“I can't find a reason why Israel is so scared that any Arab or Islamic country would own a nuclear program !! Seriously I do not find a good reason to all what the Israelis are doing whether from leading the world against Iran or attacking Egypt and KSA for...
Bahrain: Kitting Out An Islamic Car
This week in Bahrain we have a thoughtful post about the nature of God, a story of a sex education class, visitors’ varying experiences of both Bahrain and Spain, and a complaint about public toilets. There is also an intriguing examination of the specifications an Islamic car should have…
Russia, Ukraine: Kerch Strait Disaster Podcasts
Yegor Timofeyev of Greenpeace Russia is podcasting (RUS) from the scene of the ecological catastrophe in the Kerch Strait over at PODstantsiya, a podcasting project of the Moscow-based Foundation for Independent Radio Broadcasting.
Bangladesh: Hurricane Sidr and the aftermath
Sidr is a category 4 Hurricane (deadlier than Katrina) raged its severest onslaughts packing winds of 240 kph (150mph) on the southern coast of Bangladesh from about 5:30pm Thursday to early Friday. Now it has weakened into a tropical storm and is moving across the country to the northeastern part...
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada: Cost of Living
As the Grenadian Prime Minister calls for a regional summit to address the rising cost of living in the Caribbean, Abeni says: “Go ahead and have the summit but am betting we will be told that the global situation is responsible for price hikes…Remember, the politicians do not have the...
Russia: Review of MacKinnon's ‘The New Cold War’
Michael Averko reviews Mark MacKinnon's The New Cold War at Siberian Light.
Bahamas: Future Shock?
Bahama Pundit‘s Larry Smith refers to the work of Alvin Toffler and Dr. James Canton to underscore the importance of the Bahamas being prepared for the inevitable challenges of the future.
Japan: Giant Jellyfish
Edo from Pink tentacle blogs photos of giant jellyfish found nearby the coast of Japan sea.
South East Asia: Nocturnal Beauties
The nocturnal beauties of South East Asia.
Environment: Bloggers on Energy, and The Zero Africa Rally
Several bloggers deftly tackled energy issues, from nuclear energy, ideas of ‘plug and play power’, China's ‘Clean Ambitions’ and Green data centers. Be it South Africa, China or America, the energy question has got bloggers thinking of solutions. Ian Gilfillan asks “Why is anybody still considering nuclear?”. He looks at...
Environment: Biowatch in SA ordered to pay monsanto's legal fees
Dax feels embarrassed by the country South Africa, following a court ruling involving Biowatch, Monsanto and the Dept. of Agriculture. “…We need organisations like Biowatch to take issues to court when necessary. We don’t want them to be afraid to do that in case they end up having to pay...
Environment: ‘Africa will burn’
Traysee writes about the effects of climate change on Africa. On South Africa, she says:”South Africa, being the powerhouse of Africa, has done little to address its own global warming problems. This has, therefore, set a poor example for the rest of the African continent.”
Brazil: A river in its last years
“I took this picture of Madeira River a few hours ago, when the airplane flew over Porto Velho city (RO). This landscape will have disappeared in a few years, to make room for a huge dam that will feed two hydroelectric plants.” Altino Machado also reports [pt] on the FestCine...
