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The Nile: There Won’t Be Enough for Everybody Is the post-revolution change in Egyptian leadership bringing about a shift in foreign policy towards the nations of the Nile Basin? The Nile River [...]
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In light of the Great Land Rush, that the Lead Article alludes to, smaller stories are often overshadowed. The narrative often includes players such as multinational corporations, governments, local [...]
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The notion that economic growth is inherently beneficial for society is deeply entrenched dogma in the United States. The primary (indeed, almost sole) metrics of our nation's health and success [...]
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Once upon a time, there was a young painter named Mona Shomali. Her brown eyes glowed like candied almonds and her smile came together like a vanquished orange slice. She laughed [...]
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Forty-two years after the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the environmental challenges we face have not changed. Earth Day was founded with the intention of increasing [...]
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So much time is spent negotiating treaties for climate change, land use, and other terrestrial based initiatives that it is easy to forget that 70% of the world's surface is [...]
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“I was stranded on the IJP road and then later at the I-8 for hours on end with the roads [...]
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Welcome to Meine Kleine Farm (My little farm), where you actually get to meet the meat you’re going to eat. Seriously, say hello to the cute piggy face on your [...]
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To me there is nothing more refreshing and soul-uplifting than to take a break from the stresses of daily life by going for a walk [...]
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As Earth Day comes and goes every year, so too [...]
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On April 22, 2012, the 43rd Earth Day was celebrated. On the same day, Vladimir Lenin celebrated (posthumously, of course) his 142nd birthday, meaning he was born exactly 100 [...]
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In reading through the Earth Day article, I decided to google various 'eco related pages' and I came across a quiz available on Earth Day 2012 [...]
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The ancient México-Tenochtitlan was created on the lake of Texcoco. There, the Aztecs –our grateful ancestors– worshiped Tlaloc, the god of rain, a creator of life. Hundreds of years later [...]
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The problem of water scarcity puts an undeniable blight on the lives of millions of people, including in Jordan which has [...]
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Australia is a dry country, yet it boasts 59,736 kilometres of coastline (for a state/territory breakdown of coastal lengths, see the Australian Government’s Geoscience Education web page). [...]
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Water resources is the focus of this month's discussions here at Future Challenges. Steven Watson says that the world has sufficient water for the entire population, but it needs [...]
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“Cities are our most magnificent creations, but are essentially physical, built expressions of the society which creates them and, like all societies, they require constant maintenance to operate. [...]
