Stories about Environment from September, 2007
Sri Lanka: Drinking water
Towards A Utopia on the results of the drinking water tests in the village of Sooriyapokuna.
Deforestation in Ghana & What China can learn from France?
In these times of globalisation and world trade, the challenge of how to protect the environment while ensuring increased economic growth appears to be a problem facing many countries. In this article we offer glimpses of this, first in Ghana through the post ‘Sweet ‘n Sour’, and in China in...
Dominica, Grenada: Hurricane History
Living Dominica finds out about the hurricane history of the island and adds to a Grenadian blogger's advice on how to be prepared.
Bahamas: A Lot of Garbage
Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com thinks that the island's residential garbage collection “is ripe for privatisation.”
Taiwan: Pacific Humpback Dolphin Workshop
Michael Turton wrote an elaborative report on the “Second International Workshop on the Conservation and Research Needs of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, Sousa chinensis, in the waters of western Taiwan”. The workshop had some detailed discussion about politics in environmental impact assessment.
Cambodia: The Decline of Angkor
The South East Asian Archaeology Blog writes about a new research on the civilization that built the Angkor temples. The research agrees with half a century old theory of a French archeologist who claimed that the civilization decline was because of over exploitation of its natural resources.
Japan: It's in the Milk
A group of scientists announced yesterday that Japanese women's breast milk has been found to contain a toxin similar to the pollutant PCB, with possible sources including a contaminated fish supply, fumes from garbage incinerators, and factory wastewater. Bloggers outline the issues surrounding the findings, reacting with shock and fear for the future.
Peru: Water Levels for Amazon River Dropping
The water level of the Amazon River has been dropping to near record lows. Andean Currents writes that many are blaming deforestation and the logging industry.
Paraguay: Asuncion Shantytown
Charles Lane visits one of Asuncion's shantytowns and finds most of the population makes a living from the landfill. He also posts pictures on his blog The Soybean Wars.
Bahrain: Electricity Cuts
Bahraini blogger eMoodz is having his daily exercise routine interrupted by unannounced electricity cuts.
Libya: Jellyfish Warning
Khadija Teri, from Libya, warns against a type of jellyfish, which can be found around beaches and gives us remedies on how to cure their painful stings.
Trinidad & Tobago: Public Art
“As cities in the first world move to celebrate their works of art we hide ours behind facades and glass”: Blogging from Trinidad and Tobago, Thebookmann makes a case for preserving public art.
Belize: State of Emergency Lifted
Belizean reports that the government has lifted the state of emergency that had been declared in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Felix.
Anguilla: The Impact of Blogging
Corruption-free Anguilla rates the usefulness of his blog by measuring how it has (and has not) influenced change.
Dubai: Smoking Ban Won't Work
A smoking ban will soon be implemented in Dubai – but Seabee doesn't think it will work.
Yemen: Fires and Flares
Omar Barsawad from Yemen writes about two types of fires – the one in Greece and flaring.
Trinidad & Tobago: Wedding Tradition
Thebookmann examines a Trinidad and Tobago tradition: “As long as people get married in Port-of-Spain and environs, there is the mandatory stop at the Botanical Gardens.”
Dominica: Rebuilding After Dean
Living Dominica is inspired to see the island rebuilding after Hurricane Dean.
Japan and China: Smog
JP from Japundit discusses the problem of smog in Japan in relation to China: Though China is suspected as the source of the smog, there is no accurate measurement of what percent of Japanese air pollution comes from the continent and how much is home-generated.
Romania: Rompetrol Takeover
Transatlantic Politics posts an interview on “the recent takeover of the Romanian oil company Rompetrol by the Kazakh state company KazMunayGaz.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Geographically Swapped?
This Beach Called Life is surprised that the islands of Trinidad and Tobago have been geographically repositioned, courtesy “the high-paid map designer at an international news agency.”
