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In an interview with Circle of Blue, freelance journalist and author Rose George explores the politics of sanitation. She discusses sanitation’s crucial but linguistically fickle role in social dialogue. George elaborates on the history of sanitation both above and below the equator, as well as touching on recent successes and failures. Her new book — […]
What we should do about the dirty world of a dirty word by C.T. Pope Circle of Blue Rose George has squatted, sat, and defecated on just about every continent on the planet. She has gone in the slums of Dar es Salaam. She has used some of the most advanced Japanese toilets. She has […]
MIAMI — After months of speculation and planning on the part of Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist, a scaled back deal was finally reached Monday to help restore Florida’s Everglades. The agreement between U.S. Sugar and the State of Florida would keep the company’s basic operations intact for at least a decade. The proposal, reduced from […]
Not only does war cost human lives, but it also degrades human habitats — causing, among other crises, severe water pollution and infrastructure damage. A recent RAND corporation study explores the costs of conflict on the environment and the benefits of implementing clean-up strategies. The report examines connections between the presence of U.S. troops in […]
Chicago’s master plumber strives for innovative and effective water treatment solutions by Aaron Jaffe Circle of Blue CHICAGO — One-hundred-nine miles of tunnel 300-feet underground, 26 pumping stations, seven treatment facilities,1.4 billion gallons of wastewater a day: it’s all under the oversight of one man. Plumbing the sewers for some 5.3 million people, Terrence O’Brien […]
Willie Smits’ plan to save the orangutans of Borneo by planting a new forest has had an unintended side effect: rain. Smits, a forestry scientist turned great ape conservationist, began his project to protect the orangutans nearly 20 years ago, when he rescued an abandoned infant in the street markets of Balikpapan. “She was so […]
Coast Guard officials have acted quickly to close down 29 miles of the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
By Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica On May 29 New York state’s top environmental officials assured state lawmakers that plans to drill for natural gas near the watershed that supplies New York City’s drinking water posed little danger. A survey of other states had found “not one instance of drinking water contamination” from the water-intensive, horizontal drilling […]
In the battle between sacred places and commerce, the sacred rarely stands a chance.
Starbucks Middle East has introduced Columbia Narino El Tambo gourmet coffee across the region. Growers in El Tambo,near the upper slopes of Colombia’s Volcan Galeras, use environmentally friendly agricultural practices that help maintain clean ground water. Read more here. source: Drinks Business Review Online
LONDON – Mines operated by the world’s biggest platinum producer Anglo Platinum have displaced thousands of South Africans, who have lost access to farmland and clean water, pressure group ActionAid said on Tuesday in a report. ActionAid said it has asked the South African Human Rights Commission to investigate the issues, including independent tests showing […]
We take for granted the privilege of safe drinking water right from the tap, a privilege that millions around the world don’t share. In fact, lack of clean drinking water is the second largest worldwide killer of children under five with more than 5,000 children dying each day from water-borne diseases. And lack of sanitation, […]
