Do these real stories on disastrous effects of manmade environmental degradation activities move you? Do you wish to contribute your mite? If you do, it’s time you get to understand various environmental perspectives in totality. You can influence your social circle with your knowledge about environment, water pollution, air pollution, ground pollution, global warming, harmful […]
China: EV71 Outbreak in China Sparks Criticisms
by George Sun While not bird flu related, the recent outbreak of HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease) in China gives us an opportunity to see how the Chinese government responds to an epidemic. During the weekend china issued a countrywide alert to control the disease as it is also spreading in many other parts of china. Still, […]
Pentagon blocks Pak request for military aid
The Pentagon has rejected or deferred millions of dollars in military aid requests from Pakistan amid criticism that the Islamabad government has squandered US funding and allowed Al-Qaeda to rebuild a haven in its western tribal regions, reports the Los Angeles Times. In February, the Defence Department turned down or delayed more than $81 million […]
Bulgaria: Statehood in Crisis
by Yavor Mihaylov In early April, the crisis that had broken out as a result of the exposed corruption in the circles of the interior ministry, exacerbated even further. The public was outraged by the fact that the interior minister Rumen Petkov had meetings with the Galevi brothers, who are allegedly among the biggest mafia bosses […]
‘Garbage Olympics’ Hit Philippines
April 30, 2008. A very significant day for the “Zero Basura Olympics”, the so-called Garbology Marathon, the 30 days to conquer garbage. Because this joint project of the Office of the President Solid Waste Management Commission, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and EarthDay Network Philippines healed the dying river of Barangay Fenza, Marilao, Bulacan, […]
More Potentially Deadly Moves by Bush’s FAA
by Mike Hall The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)—under fire for failing to meet inspection deadlines for the nation’s passenger air fleet—is now putting off inspections of equally vital ground-based equipment such as radar and instrument landing systems. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) says that in March, the FAA relaxed certification and maintenance […]
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