Regreening Africa by Mark Hertsgaard
The sun is setting on another scorching hot day in the western African nation of Burkina Faso. But here on the farm of Yacouba Sawadogo, …
01 Aug
Insects could be the key to meeting food needs of growing global population
Insects could be the key to meeting food needs of growing global population
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation is taking seriously the farming of creepy-crawlies as nutritious food. Saving the planet one plateful at a time does not …
26 Jul
Buried Under a Package
Buried Under a Package
Indonesia has one of the most visited beach sites in the world. An archipelago of over 10,000 islands, it perhaps has the longest coastline in …
22 Jul
Swarm Intelligence in Bioluminescent Micro-Organisms Populations
Swarm Intelligence in Bioluminescent Micro-Organisms Populations
There are a great number of bioluminescent micro-organisms that emit light for different purposes in nature. They form populations that show varied light emission features …
21 Jul
Garbage Recycling In Dharavi
Garbage Recycling In Dharavi
In India unemployed people earn a living by recycling trash saving the cities from becoming a toxic waste dump. Â In Dharavi, unemployed workers, mainly children …
14 Jul
No Excuses Slum Upgrading
No Excuses Slum Upgrading
In fast-urbanizing planet, Sao Paulo develops model toolkit to improve housing for poor, dispossessed. Seventh largest among the world’s metropolises and the linchpin of Brazil’s booming …
08 Jul
How China and India could save the planet – or destroy it
How China and India could save the planet – or destroy it
If everyone lived like the average Chinese or Indian, you wouldn’t be reading about global warming. On a per capita basis, China and India emit …
06 Jul
Re-birth of a second breath
Re-birth of a second breath
The creation of a discourse on sustainability and the awareness of the environment, directs the general public to the idea of recycling, the use of …
05 Jul
Sustainability and Social Responsability
Sustainability and Social Responsability
How to ensure quality of life, safety, housing, minimal living conditions while caring about environmental devastation? There is no simple answer to that question, just …
05 Jul
Green Humor
Green Humor
Humor and enthusiasm for the environment seemed detached. Maybe the lingering remnants of our Puritan heritage require that we separate doing well from having fun. …