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Featured article [ A NEW ECOLOGICAL CONSCIENCE ]

 

Times are tough.  As post-millenial tension sets in, and the world seems to be edging closer and closer to its own eventual demise, it becomes apparent that big changes need to happen and be considered.  All one has to do is to look around them at the state of this fragile earth to see what a tragic position it has found itself in- basically at the hands of what has been described as the ‘next great plague’- human beings.

 

   

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ECO NEWS                         <read, inform, know>

  

 [ NEW 'GREEN' PLANE IS THREAT TO OZONE LAYER ]


 Earth's ozone layer, which is only just beginning to recover from the ravages of recent decades, faces a devastating new danger from a new generation of "environmentally friendly" aircraft, The Independent reveals.

 

 

 

[ GOING NATURAL ]

 

Cuba has developed one of the most efficient organic agriculture systems in the world, and organic farmers from other countries are visiting the island to learn the methods.

 

 

[ STATE OF THE PLANET'S FOREST COVER REVEALED BY SATELLITE ]


United Nations attempts to save the planet's most important forests has precipitated the first accurate assessment of the global forest cover.

 

 

[ TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY OFFERS HOPE TO THE POOREST ]


Using the traditional treadle water pump can boost the income of farmers in the developing world substantially, a new report suggests.

 

 

[ SCIENTISTS SEARCH FOR A WAY TO AVERT WORLD WATER CRISIS ]


Severe shortage could affect one-third of global population - 2.7 billion people - by 2025, according to predictions

 

 

 

[ RESEARCH SHOWS ORGANICALLY GROWN FOOD IS SAFER AND HEALTHIER, INSISTS SOIL ASSOCIATION ]

The organic food lobby launched a scathing attack on the Food Standards Agency on Monday for claiming that there is no scientific evidence to justify claims that organic produce is safer and healthier than conventional food.

 

 

 

[ SCIENTISTS PRODUCE THE FIRST AUDIT OF HOW MAN'S ACTIVITIES LED TO THE RAPE OF THE SEA ]

A cataclysmic extinction of marine life began as soon as early man learnt how to fish with primitive hooks made from animal bone.

 

 

 

Coming Up:

[ AMAZON ECO TOUR 2001 ]

 

Manaus, Brazil. In the heart of the rainforest, a conference and exhibition on the sustainable development of the Amazon region through ecotourism projects. governmental institutions on federal, state and municipal levels,  NGO's, technical and financial cooperation agencies. Also participating, private Brazilian and international organizations working in the tourism, ecotourism, environment, entertainment and leisure areas, exhibiting their products and services. Besides Brazil, the other seven member countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty will be present - Peru, Bolivia, Equator, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname. Over 20,000 visitors are expected.

Visit the EcoTour website for further info

 

  

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ARTICLES                           <chat, learn, hype>

  

 

[ ALTERNATIVE HOUSING ]

 

The standard way to set up housekeeping in the West amounts to this: The American dream is to own a house. If you can’t afford a house you can start with a condominium. Until you can afford either one of those it is expected that you rent either an apartment or a house. Once you can afford the down payment for a house, you are supposed to find a real estate agent to help you find one and then you get a bank to finance it.

 

 

[ WHAT DOES THE RECYCLING SYMBOL REALLY MEAN? ]

 

People think the symbol means only recycling because Recycling is the only one of the three R’s that industry can make any money at. They have reduced the meaning and have drawn attention away from the other parts of this triangle. Why? They can’t make as much money if you are reducing consumption and re-using their products and packaging. They can make money with recycling.

[ HIGH EFFICIENCY HOUSES ]

 

Paper and old car tires are among the materials being used these days in experimental home construction. Since the 70’s there has been an increasing amount of creativity going into alternative building materials with an eye toward energy efficiency and recycling

 

 

   

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ENVIRO FACTS                           <listen up>

  

 

It takes about 130 automobiles in a kilometer of bumper-to-bumper traffic to transport an average of 170 people. It takes four transit buses, taking up 60 metres of road space, to carry the same number of people.

 

 

   

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