Editor’s Note: Using very rough numbers, during 2003, human civilization consumed roughly 400 quadrillion BTU’s of energy (affectionately known as “quads” among economists and the like) and they consumed roughly 3,500 cubic kilometers of water. If you define the nations of the “Global North” as all nations where the average GNP per capita [...]
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China’s Canals & Coal to Provide Water & Energy for Over a Billion People in an Industrializing Nation
by EcoWorld Editorial Staff on March 7, 2004
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Vandana Shiva – In Her Own Words
by EcoWorld Editorial Staff on March 6, 2004Interviewed by Paolo Scopacasa March 6, 2004
Vandana Shiva
curriculum vitaeEditor’s Note: Vandana Shiva, a scientist and activist from India, has become an outspoken critic of privatization, globalization, and genetically-modified crops. Shiva is strident and at times inflamatory but her fundamental arguments are powerful and resonate with millions. It is at our peril when [...]
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Brown Tree Snake, Cane Toad, & other Weedy Species Invade Foreign Environments
by EcoWorld Editorial Staff onSecret Invasions of Non-Native Species
The Brown Tree Snake
Conquerer of Guam
photo: USGSEditor’s Note: Weedy species share the following characteristics (1) they reproduce quickly, (2) disperse widely, (3) tolerate a broad range of habitats, (4) resist eradication. Where these species become established, they kill off native species, monopolizing the ecosystem. They thrive in human dominated terrains. Wherever [...]
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Bring Back D.D.T.
by EcoWorld Editorial Staff on March 4, 2004Overspraying Made Pesticide Look Worse Than It Deserved
Editor’s Note: Author Edward Wheeler doesn’t beat around the bush. Are mosquitoes carrying Malaria, or West Nile Virus? Then kill them all with D.D.T. Is the globe warming? Because if it is, environmentalists, then Malaria and West Nile Virus won’t be just stories on [...]
