When I posted about a study forecasting that electric cars may not be cost competitive until 2030, fellow TreeHugger Mike reminded me that prediction is always a dangerous game. Yet when experts tell us that the future will look like this, or like th…

Solar Sister showcased just some of the efforts taking place around the world. Here, the Women Barefoot Solar Engineers of Mauritania install solar panels in their villages. They received training in Rajasthan, India.
Image: Barefoot Photographers of …

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According to USAID, 750,000 people in Somalia are at risk of dying over the next four months if assistance is not increased. The agency launched a new initiative today, FWD, to address the ongoing drought and famine in the Horn of …

… the final act has been delayedContributor: “YYC”Assault on Gaddafi bastion ends in chaotic retreatSince taking the capital Tripoli last month, motley forces of the ruling National Transitional Council have met stiff resistance in Bani Walid and Gad…

Dear Readers; Yes, I know this is a site about Canadian blogs and blogging, but after seeing this article I just had to show it to you! In Morocco, the native Tamri goats are so enticed by the berries of Argan trees that they have become adept at climbing the branches to reach their food. [...]

The writings of early travelers in Africa hold more than just descriptions of adventure and unspoiled wilderness. For conservationists they offer a view that can’t be seen any other way. This collection of historical images offer rare views of Africa’s past.

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It’s not exactly breaking news, but this topic is worth a recap. The Kimberley Process was established to prevent diamond sales from funding conflict—”blood diamonds”—but in reality, not a whole lot has changed. Chan…

photo: Oxfam East Africa/CC BY

Some background on one factor contributing to the severity of the famine in the Horn of Africa, from the Center for International Forestry Research: Deforestation

CIFOR’s Frances Seymour say, “Forests and trees frequen…

Try, for a minute, to imagine this scenario: You live next to a massive oil pipeline. Rather against your will, but you do. You know it’s an oil pipeline, though you usually don’t think about it too often. It’s just there. One day, a cacophonous crow…

Despite years-old warnings against the increasing trend of land grabs by rich countries in poorer countries, the practice continues with little notice. Oxfam says that “in many cases, the land sold is actually being used by poor families: for homes, …

Contributor: “YYC”Algeria is “on the agenda”with a transitional council already in place; Israelis are inside LibyaMahdi – Algerian TNC formed – Israelis were present in Libya”Look at when Mahdi lost his internet connection….he was at his office in M…

Our addiction to corporatism is eroding our ability to survive!Contributor: “Yo Momma”This “Supressed News” item recently came to me from a friend who commented: The first item on the page is about the cholera epidemic in Haiti, and questions why ther…

Christians experiencing growing legal nightmare under “shari’a” in Islamic republics
Posted on September 4, 2011 by creeping
via Christians experiencing growing legal nightmare under “shari’a” in Islamic republics – Pray for the Persecuted Church.
Christians in Islamic republics are experiencing a growing legal nightmare. Muslim shari’a law prohibits Christians testifying against Muslims in court.
As a result, in [...]

Mahdi Nazemroaya is back home in Canada.Contributor: “YYC” Thanks to a family member for the link; here is his first interview from Canada:VIDEO (38 min.) – Libya is part of the post 911 perpetual warMahdi Darius NazemroayaListen to this guy; it’s a wi…

Harper: Canadian forces give Libya new hope
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Gadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam insists no regime loyalists would surrender to the rebels. Meanwhile, Libya is now struggling with a return to normal life. Water, sanitation services…

Contributor: “Lucilla”Mahdi Nazemroaya in Malta After LibyaHe is on his way to Switzerland and then home to Canada.  He describes the terrible state of Libya after the NATO bombings, and also his harrowing exit on an overloaded tugboat.Previous po…

In Kenya, where there’s poor soil, there may soon be a fish farm.

“The ponds form part of a Kenyan government initiative to push aquaculture – a successful concept in Asia – so it can provide an alternative to small farmers who are scrabbling to ek…

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Every year, over a thousand hikers make the grueling trek up to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, for a chance to gaze over its stunning vistas — but at least one such traveller has apparently decided to s…

Father slit throats of three daughters in ‘honour killing’ after they were raped by Gaddafi’s troops
The girls, aged 15, 17 and 18 were allegedly assaulted by soldiers in the town of Tomina, near the war-shattered city of Misrata.

Luckily their peaceful loving father saved them from a fate worse than death. Luckily when it [...]

Contributor: “YYC”I’ve created a new tag: “BALONEY”. Somehow “hoax”, “doublespeak” and “mind control” don’t seem to adequately cover the constant diet of, well, baloney we are daily being fed that sounds as if somebody just cut and pasted a bunch of n…