ViewsWeek Views from around the world
Agriculture runoff is choking Lake Erie. Are lawmakers finally ready to tell farmers to knock it off?
October, 2014
September, 2014
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29 September
India Gives Green Light to Build Country’s Largest Dam
Largest dam in Indian history will be built on a tributary of the Brahmaputra river but, with no public consultation or study of downstream impacts.
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28 September
The Hitchbot’s Guide to Traveling Across a Continent
How a robot travelled 6,000 kilometers across Canada relying on the kindness of strangers.
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18 September
US Military and Climate Security Budgets Compared
A new report connects U.S. military engagement and the threat of climate change, which now is being considered a threat to national security.
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16 September
Build It and Bikes Will Come
Madison, Wisconsin gently guides its residents away from cars and onto bike lanes and buses.
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15 September
Ecuador: Amazon’s Green Turns Dark Back
One of the most interesting features of Ecuador is that it was the first country in the world to codify the Rights of Nature. Ecuador recognized the inalienable rights of ecosystems to exist and flourish in 2008, but the road that led the country to this recognition was not without obstacles.
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11 September
No Lessons Learnt in Flood-hit Pakistan
Once again, the havoc caused by the recent rains have exposed the lack of proper disaster management in Pakistan. It has not built any water reservoirs since the Tarbela and Mangla dams were built in the 1960s and 70s. Meanwhile, India has built hundreds of dams, reservoirs and barrages to provide water to its desert areas over the past four decades. As a result, India has the capacity to store enough water for 100-120 days, while Pakistan can only store 25-days worth of water.
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4 September
Nepal’s Mystical Dolpa in the Mist
Dolpa is one of the last two among Nepal’s 75 districts that doesn’t yet have a road connection and seeks to protect its pristine remoteness. Along with its rugged tree-less terrain, Dolpa’s jewel is Phoksundo Lake, a lapis lazuli-colored body of water, it is Nepal’s deepest and second-largest lake.
August, 2014
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18 August
What’s the Toxic Level of Mercury in Your Diet?
A new study raises more alarm about mercury contamination in the ocean. What does that mean for your fish consumption?
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17 August
Landfill Gas Can be Transformed into Hydrogen Fuel
A new technique can turn smelly methane gas that pollutes the air into clean energy.
