Tanzania: Lake Disappears Together with Livelihoods
Lake Kalemawe, one of the man-made Lakes in Kilimanjaro region is disappearing due to environmental destructions by the villagers living along the lake shore.
Archive for October 23rd, 2008
Ben & Jerry’s chills ice cream – and the planet
No one wants melting ice cream. Nor do we want melting polar ice caps. The trouble is, keeping our ice cream cold warms the planet because powerful greenhouse gases are used in most refrigerators and freezers in the U.S.
Sarah Palin: Pointing a loaded gun at the environment?
Sarah Palin iss the gun totin’, Republican evangelist with the vice presidency in her sights. If she succeeds it could be bad news for the environment. Jimmy Lee Shreeve reports.
Pete’s blog – first day on the Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior coming through London’s Tower Bridge. ? Will Rose / Greenpeace
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Pete is a volunteer deck hand on the Rainbow Warrior.
I’m only on the Rainbow Warrior! With some awe and trepidation, I joined the ship yesterday afternoon. It’s now Tuesday night and, fighting to [...]
Sustainabilitylive! 2009 opens call for papers
It is one of the biggest events on the environmental calendar – and now Sustainabilitylive! is giving you the chance to be a part of next year’s event.
Follow the Esperanza in Google Earth
As the Rainbow Warrior sweeps into town, here on the other side of the planet the Esperanza is sailing through the warm waters of the old Spice Islands. We left Manokwari on Monday and are currently en route to Jakarta, slipping past bewitchingly exotic names such as the Ceram Sea, Buru Island, the Halmahera Sea, [...]
People, politics and passion: 24 hours on the Warrior
Nick, in a survival suit. ? Will Rose / Greenpeace
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I’m not sure where to start. In the past 24 hours, I’ve watched senior advisers to the shadow cabinet take a ride in one of our inflatable boats (wearing Greenpeace-branded dry suits); mopped, swept and wiped [...]
Pete’s blog – first day on the Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior coming through London’s Tower Bridge. ? Will Rose / Greenpeace
See all Rainbow Warrior tour updates or get them by email.
Pete is a volunteer deck hand on the Rainbow Warrior.
I’m only on the Rainbow Warrior! With some awe and trepidation, I joined the ship yesterday afternoon. It’s now Tuesday night and, fighting to [...]
Power from Trees
Currently a team of MIT researchers are using platinum electrodes and ficus plants to discover the truth of feeble electric currents from trees. They have come up with an answer. They state that the pH difference between the soil and the living tree is the cause of creating electric currents. Now scientists are debating [...]
Ben Caldecott: Another green dream?
Ben Caldecott: Britain is setting ambitious targets on emission reductions but the government is failing to deliver