Stories about Environment from February, 2008
Hong Kong: Ng Tung Chai Waterfall
Jack Szeto posts some great photos of Ng Tung Chai Waterfall(zh) in Hong Kong.
Trinidad & Tobago: Saving “Gingerbread House”
“There are so many things to be anxious or angry about in this country these days–crime, corruption, smelters, steel mills, dolphin-slaughter, traffic–that the fate of an old house may seem trivial,” writes Trinidadian blogger Nicholas Laughlin. “But,” he explains, “12 Queen's Park West, the Boissiere House, is not just an...
Bahamas: Power Plant Problems?
“For all our concerns for our environment, no one seems to be perturbed about the potentially serious consequences of the proposed power plant by the Bahamas Electricity Corporation“: Dave Ralph at Bahama Pundit explains.
Dominica: Going Green
“Stores must spend a small fortune on black plastic shopping bags (Dominica imported US$1.3 million of plastic products last year)” writes Steve's Dominica, but says: “All is not lost.”
Turkmenistan: Petrol Prices, Market Economy and Corruption
Maciula writes about the introduction of market prices for petrol in Kazakhstan and analyses possible reasons and cosequences of this decision.
Trinidad & Tobago: “Twittering” the Earthquake
Caribbean Free Radio feels the earth move under her feet in Trinidad – and immediately posts to Twitter.
Experiencing global warming in Iceland
Vida na Islândia [pt] is experimenting what global warming is like in Iceland. “Last week I saw on the weather forecast on television that on last Friday night the temperature would rise from -7 degrees to +5. I was worried that such a sudden change of temperature would make the...
Bahrain: What Environment?
Bahraini blogger emoodz discusses his country's stance on the environment.
Uganda: Green Kampala?
Kampala.ver asks, Green Kampala?: “Leonie Rhode is a German Landscape Architect and Environmental Planner whose Masters Thesis is a study about Kampala’s green areas (or whatever is left of it). She spent quite some time over here researching the matter and was smart enough to keep her video camera running…”
Dominica: Refinery Plans On Hold
Steve's Dominica is pleased to report that plans for establishing an oil refinery on the “Nature Island” are on hold.
Trinidad & Tobago: Save the Dolphins
Both Discover T&T Blog and Keith in Trinidad draw attention to the recent phenomenon of dolphins being illegally caught and sold as “fish” in order to “satisfy a sanctimonious need to consume seafood for Lent.”
Bahrain: For sale?
In this post we look at some of things that Bahraini bloggers have been saying during the last month. We start with a complaint about the privatisation of utilities in Bahrain, followed by an opinion about changes at the Ministry of Information, and another about the role bloggers can play...
Hindi: Water, dowry, the stock market and others
Global Warming is something thats affecting us all. But even in this regard there are different camps. Some believe that its a very important concern and something should be done about it while some believe that its not as big or critical concern as is made out of it and...
Singapore: Otter Spotted
Otterman blogs about an otter that was spotted in one of the nature parks in Singapore.
Dominica: Oil Refinery
Chris at Dominica Weekly writes: “I strongly believe that most Dominicans don’t realize the dangers of an oil refinery and how it can destroy the livelihood of many Dominicans. It’s so unfortunate…”
Ukraine, Russia: Yet Another Gas War
Foreign Notes, Orange Ukraine and Ukrainiana (here and here) – on yet another Russian-Ukrainian conflict over gas.
Slovenia: Poetry, Green Views, Cuisine and More
Slovenia is a country with a very healthy blogosphere, which includes blogs from expats. Here's a roundup of what some of them have been talking about in the last few days, in English and Spanish.
Dubai: Act of Kindness
Seabee from Dubai writes about an act of kindness he has come across – “At Umm Suqeim beach an injured or sick gull had been carefully placed in the shade, some corn placed beside it and a plastic bag of water above it.”
Dubai: Cold Again
“After the record rains, the gales, the earth tremors, we now have temperatures way below normal,” reports Seabee, from Dubai.
Tanzania's Cabinet dissolved after corruption scandal
Events in Tanzania’s political scene are taking place so rapidly as Prime Minister and other ministers resign and the President dissolves the cabinet. From day one, Swahili bloggers have been posting commentary and updates of events as they take place at the parliament in the Tanzania's capital, Dodoma.
Ukraine, Russia: “Gas Wars II: A New Hope”
Leopolis reports on “a little bit of [Gazprom vs Ukraine] déjà vu.”
