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Raising Sea Levels: No Magic Required – Just Human Intervention
It seems that there has been increasingly more news about polar ice and the contribution that this melting ice will have on rising sea levels. There are many vivid, photographs and videos that show the acceleration of massive chucks of … Continue reading
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Tagged Global, groundwater, irrigation, oceans, sustainability
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The Surui, GPS Technology, REDD and Preserving Amazonian Rainforest
Thanks to Ken H for forwarding this article. Maybe this is an example of an evolving “organic” way to preserve Amazonian rainforest. Imagine. Google is providing GPS capability to Amerindians deep in the rainforests of Surinam, Brazil and Columbia. How … Continue reading
Dams: You Decide Whether They are Good or Bad
Dams have been and continue to be very important resources to a country’s development. Before the availability of alternative energy sources, power generated by the flow of water had been nature’s best option. Electricity drives today’s world – a world … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, energy, Global, human blunders, rivers, sustainability
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