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Person/planet awareness means understanding the distributed network we call home, and
being an appropriate part of the whole. Eco-awareness and intelligent travel add up to a
new view of our world.
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Conserving Tibetan Art and Architecture
A collection of the project director Pamela Logan's photos and news about a work in
progress in Baiya, on the Tibetan Plateau, while she and her team restore monasteries. The
enlightening reports are the next best thing to being there: Accounting Practices of
Tibetans, A Day in the Life of a Project Manager, and Conservation Complete; as well as
one about the Palpung Mural Rescue in Gonpa.
Watch
your Waste with help from WasteWatch
Learn the basics for being a conscious consumer to REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE
throughout the year in Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall. Take simple steps to create and
environmentally friendly home and workspace.
Life
Beneath the Surface
Deep in the Earth's crust, undreamt-of life forms are scratching a living from
little more than barren rock, discovers Stephanie Pain. And if life can survive there, why
not inside another planet?
The
Spirit of Tibet
Alison Wright, a San Francisco travel writer and photographer, has been documenting
the Far East for years. Her most recent work is a book called "The Spirit of
Tibet," with an introduction by the Dalai Lama, chronicling the lives of Tibetan
refugees in Nepal. Her website includes a generous number of stunning photos.
Contrails: Poison
From The Sky
For years, hundreds of sick people have looked
to the sky as the cause of their illness. Could the strange criss-cross spray patterns of
mystery jets over populated areas be a secret plot to poison the masses or to control
global weather patterns? Get the scoop on the looming condensation trails looming over
your head, by William
Thomas.
WaterWise--The New Science of Bio-Wastewater Recycling
Using simple technologies and natural
processes, scientists recycle wastewater through reclaimed wetlands or enclosed tanks in
solar aquatic greenhouses. This process re-circulates and recreates the pure essence of
this most-essential element in our lives. Reported by William Thomas.
Genetic Seed Sterilization
Agricultural Biotech Firms hail this
technology their "Holy Grail" as they move forward with new patents for
"suicide seeds" that threaten farmers and food security for the world. A Rural
Advancement Foundation International report by Pat Moony.
Current
& Weekly Earthquake Activity
A review of the past 20 years of earth
shakin' and destruction from Iran to Chile, Nepal, London to Los Angeles. Mother Earth is
crackin' up, where will she hit next? Check this report by CNN News.
3rd
World Countries Unprepared For Y2K
No one knows how bad the Y2K problem will be
or how much it is going to cost. Maritime shipping, air transportation, oil supplies and
other sectors of world trade are threatened as developing countries are dependent on fewer
and older computing systems. Reported by Harry
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Check in on levels of toxicity in your area of the globe.
The Economist
Not just the economy, but a source for travel information, political news, the ecology,
books and multimedia, science, spirituality, personalities, and more.
Escape Magazine
The online version of this popular print magazine now features journeys to Tonga, Baja,
Uganda, and India's Kumbh Mela festival.
The CIA
Official stats, maps, weather, roads, railways, holidays, economy and international border
disputes of every country in the world, in alphabetical order. The CIA has a purpose,
after all!
Earth Island Institute
Education and activisim resource for the preservation and restoration of the Earth.
EnviroLink
Uniting hundreds of grassroots organizations and volunteers worldwide.
Lonely Planet Travel
Up-to-date, down-to-earth travel information and knowledge.
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