Articles about human blunders

Legalize Dumping Onto the Great Barrier Reef

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Tony Simeone

“H G Wells observed a century ago that history is a race between education and disaster. Yet all the signs are that, in terms of earth’s environment, no amount of education and information will deter seven billion Homo Sapiens from … Continue reading →

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Chile: Protecting the Futaleufú Watershed in Northern Patagonia

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Tony Simeone

This happens to be my second, recent post on saving/preserving an important ecosystem. Moving from Ghana, I now go to the most southern region of Chile in South America. A friend forwarded me the details of this campaign to: Protecting the … Continue reading →

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Ghana / Saving a Rainforest: Atiwa Forest Reserve

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Tony Simeone

While living in West Africa, serving in the Peace Corps enabled visits to several of the neighboring countries to Burkina Faso and provided insight into many varied environments – from the extreme dryness and heat of the world’s largest desert … Continue reading →

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