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Our degrading planet 3

The planet Earth is rapidly degrading, and according to a 2,500 page report from the United Nations approximately 60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth – such as fresh water, capture fisheries, air and water regulation, and the regulation of regional climate, natural hazards and pests – are being degraded or ...

Save Canada’s ancient Boreal Forest 2

One of Greenpeace’s current major campaigns is to stop the destruction of Canada’s Boreal forest. Many tissue products like toilet paper, facial tissue, paper towels and napkins are produced from Boreal trees. Although this campaign is happening in Canada, I think it’s a global issue that should receive attention from not just inside Canada, but ...

Wilderness Camping with Internet Access

I wonder what the world is going to be like in 5-10 years. With the exponential rate of technological expansion, how will our lives change? In the news today, the United States FCC announced that they hope to allow air travelers to surf the web by 2006. (Link) Being in a technology career, I can ...