Review: The Atlas of Water, Second Edition–Mapping the World’s Most Critical Resource

Single Best Book on Content, Visuals, and Price August 26, 2010 Maggie Black and Jannet King This is one of twelve books on Water that I have read or am reading, expecting to get through all of them in the near term. In comparison to the other works, this is the single best book when …

Review: State of the World 2010–Transforming Cultures–From Consumerism to Sustainability

Top of the Fives, A Bold Departure Elegantly Executed August 25, 2010 Erik Assadourian et al I’ve become someone jaundiced about the State of the World series, while always respecting the persistence of Lester Brown (Peter Drucker called people like us “mono-maniacs” essential as change agents), but this one knocked me off my seat just …

Bangladesh Farmers + ICT, Increasing Awareness to Increase Income, Model for Other Countries

eKrishok Farmers wise up online by Nahid Akhter (Aug 20, 2010) (clipped from full article) Bangladeshi farmers have to go through numerous hardships. Natural calamities cannot be avoided. However, if the farmer knew when to expect one and thereby take appropriate preventive measures, maybe some of his crops could be saved. Besides natural calamities, he …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Colombian Constitution vs. US

Colombia: The Constitutional Court yesterday declared an agreement granting US military access to Colombian bases unconstitutional on procedural grounds. La Patilla reported the vote was 6-3 against the agreement, and Semana reported the court would soon give a press conference to explain the details. The constitutional court ruled the 2009 accord should be redrafted as …

Dept of Homeland Sec Dogs for “Bed Bugs?”

Bed Bug Infestation Is Scaring Millions Of Americans By  Anneli Rufus Outbreaks of bed bugs, soaring in the most unexpected places — like CNN’s headquarters — stoke some of our deepest fears.   Virtually eradicated nationwide sixty years ago thanks to superpowered pesticides such as DDT, bedbugs are back — largely because those chemicals are now …

Earth Intelligence Network Twitter Feed Links (that were not listed here)

Below are interesting links/stories from our Twitter feed that were not posted to Phi Beta Iota due to time constraints, etc: ISP Owner Who Fought FBI Spying Freed From Gag Order America discards 40% of the food it makes (2% composted) while a billion go hungry Afghan War Interactive Timeline Scientists developing cancer breath test …

Huge Gaps in Gov’s Knowledge About Chemicals in Everyday Products (need for true cost public intelligence)

U.S. regulators lack data on health risks of most chemicals By Lyndsey Layton Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 2, 2010 This summer, when Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks, the company blamed elevated levels of a chemical in the packaging. Dozens of consumers reported a …