19 January 2010 ~ Comments

Natural Resource Mismanagement Connected to Loss of Life in Haiti

by Christi Elflein
Haiti is a country that has suffered for decades with widespread poverty, political corruption, environmental destruction, and natural disasters.  Last week’s earthquake was devastating and made worse by the situation it was already in.  The Haitians desperate situation has lead to 97% deforestation in the country, which has led to a lack of [...]

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08 January 2010 ~ Comments

can you see the sea?

by Liz Neves

Brooklyn 1766
From where I live, I can hear cruise ships sound warnings in the night. I can see sea gulls pausing in church towers. Sometimes, I think I can even smell the sea, or at least feel its misty kiss.
But from where I live, in my apartment or on terra firma (the sidewalk [...]

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12 October 2009 ~ Comments

Dividing water and other calamities between arbitrary boundaries

by Tommy Manuel
I woke up on the morning of October 5th, poured a cup of coffee, and opened the paper.  Unusual for me, but I had just arrived in my home state of South Carolina the previous evening from New York.  As I enjoyed that tactile experience of holding the printed news in my hand, [...]

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