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Global water consumption increased six fold in the last century - more than twice the rate of population growth - and will continue growing rapidly in coming decades. Yet readily available freshwater is a finite resource. Despite the fact that 75% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, only 2.5 % of it is fresh water, and three-quarters of that is locked up in glaciers and permanent snow cover. Only 0.3 percent of the water is surface water, found in rivers and lakes. What's more, water and populations are unevenly distributed ... READ FULL STORY
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Himalayan Education Foundation
The remote villages in the vast region of the Indian Himalayas are no longer able to maintain a sustainable living like they have for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years because of the changing face of the economy brought by ...
2009-05-23 10:58
daijapop
On September 11th, I lived 5 blocks from the World Trade Center and on that day American Airlines Flight 11 flew directly over my building. Hearing an insane, screeching noise, I rushed to the window and watched in disbelief as the first plane flew into the North Tower. I had a front row seat to the horrors that unfolded and saw things that are forever embedded in my soul. Immediately following the attack, I had the privilege of working at Ground Zero for 6 weeks. I can unequivocally confirm that the pictures and footage seen on ...
Himalayan Education Foundation
The remote villages in the vast region of the Indian Himalayas are no longer able to maintain a sustainable living like they have for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years because of the changing face of the economy brought by the new roads, deforestation and other factors. The people of the community are equipped with transitioning to this new rural economy and are in danger of poverty and losing the younger generations who , in desparation, are starting to move out to cities in the the plains where life is even harder for them. Grade ...
2009-05-23 10:58
Social Interactivism
- By:admin07/03/2009 - 11:31posted by Jillian York on Jun 26, 2009 Bookmark/Search this post with: Delicious Digg Facebook Twitter
- By:admin07/03/2009 - 11:28Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 by Marietta Le Those who were in Hungary during the past few weeks could get quite confused because citizens showed a number of different ways of using rallies as a tool of ...
- By:admin05/03/2009 - 15:15By Lova RakotomalalaBookmark/Search this post with: Delicious Digg Facebook Twitter
- By:admin05/03/2009 - 11:05By Bob Chen At the end of the blog entry, the professor and lawyer Xu Zhiyong wrote down the line. I broke into tears. I called a taxi, went back home and kneed down on the floor, tears in my eyes ...
- By:admin04/29/2009 - 09:58By Daniel Chandranayagam In early 2009, Malaysia had the dubious privilege of being investigated by the US senate for the trafficking of humans. News reports stated that the migrants involved ...
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