RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT
Regarding sustainable living, and particularly examining Ecuador and the Amazon
CONTROVERSIAL ECUADOR OIL DEAL LETS CHINA STAKE AN $80-MILLION CLAIM TO...
January 29, 2016
They tried talks. They tried letters. They tried protests. But nothing could stop the deal. Ecuador’s government sold oil exploration rights in a remote corner of the Amazon rainforest to a consortium of Chinese state-owned oil companies this week, despite dogged resistance from indigenous groups in the South American country who fear they could lose everything. ...
WHY IS THE AMAZON RAINFOREST IMPORTANT?
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The Amazon rainforest has long been recognized as a repository of ecological services not only for local tribes and communities, but also for the rest of the world. It is also the only rainforest that we have left in terms of size and diversity. ...
WHY BOTHER?
April 20, 2008
Why bother? That really is the big question facing us as individuals hoping to do something about climate change, and it’s not an easy one to answer. I don’t know about you, but for me the most upsetting moment in “An Inconvenient Truth” came long after Al Gore scared the hell out of me, constructing an utterly convincing case that the very survival of life on earth as we know it is threatened by climate change. ...
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
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Nature Conservancy's blog addressing the environmental issues of today's world. Lots of good reads and lots of information to learn on this site.
DRILLING TOWARDS DISASTER: ECUADOR'S AGGRESSIVE AMAZONIAN OIL PUSH
April 6, 2016
Last week, the Ecuadorian government announced that it had begun constructing the first of a planned 276 wells, ten drilling platforms, and multiple related pipelines and production facilities in the ITT (Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini) oil field, known as Block 43, which overlaps Yasuní National Park in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest. ...
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT - BBC NEWS
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Get the latest BBC Science and Environment News: breaking news, analysis and debate on science and nature in the UK and around the world.
Although there are only 6 given resources on this page, I strongly encourage anyone interested in learning more about the environment and our impact to continue research whether it's online, at the library, or hands-on!