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While Greece burns ...
Fires in Greece encouraged by global warming, developers |
Kit Stolz |
31 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Two years ago, when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, conservatives and right-wingers were quick to deny any possible link to global warming. "As if any reputable expert believes this is in any way connected," huffed Andrew Sullivan on his well-known site. To his credit, Sullivan admitted just two days later that he may have blogged too soon, and said that experts such as Kerry Emmanuel had in fact linked global warming and more powerful hurricanes. In th ... |
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| Topics: Greece, international politics, politics (all these topics) |
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'An unspeakable tragedy'
In Greece, 170 fires burning, 37 dead, and government shaken |
Kit Stolz |
26 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Over 170 fires are now burning in Greece. Mostly they are wildfires in the hills, but yesterday a fire broke out in Athens itself that required ten engines to quell. Thirty-seven have been killed, including several firefighters. The prime minister has called the disaster "an unspeakable tragedy." Temps reached 42 degrees Celsius, or about 108 degrees Fahrenheit, in Athens, according to the Associated Press. The fires have been burning for weeks, an ... |
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| Topics: Greece, severe weather (all these topics) |
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Environmental riots
And demonstrations |
Kit Stolz |
24 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| One of punk's great anthems was one of the Clash's first great songs: White riotI wanna riotWhite riotRiot of my own. This was a sincere wish on the late Joe Strummer's part, and to some extent, his wish came true. The punk movement was a riot in music. His audiences were uncontrollable and he liked that, mostly. He saw a few riots and wanted more, to get people stirred up, showing their desires, demanding change. Could the ferment in present-day environmenta ... |
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| Topics: China, Dominican Republic, environmental movement, grassroots activism, Greece, Ivory Coast (all these topics) |
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Greece Lightening
On vacations |
Umbra Fisk |
22 Feb 2006 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, My wife and I want to celebrate our 25th anniversary by taking a significant trip. We are thinking of a 10-day European vacation, possibly the Greek islands. I am conflicted by my dedication to celebrating this milestone and my dedication to living eco-friendly. What advice would you have for those wanting to travel while limiting their impact on the environment? Realistically, if I hope to enjoy another 25 years of marriage, I ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, Greece, travel (all these topics) |
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Let the Games Be Green
Enviros Accuse 2004 Athens Olympic Organizers of Green Failings |
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06 Aug 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Let the Games Be Green Enviros Accuse 2004 Athens Olympic Organizers of Green Failings Organizers of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens are already getting poor scores from environmentalists, who say the Greeks have missed numerous opportunities to make the games more eco-friendly. Greece won its bid to host the games in part by pledging to protect vulnerable natural and cultural areas an ... |
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| Topics: Greece, green living, placemaking, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics) |
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Greece Spot
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07 Oct 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Greece Spot Air and water quality in Athens, Greece -- home of the upcoming 2004 Summer Olympics -- is considerably worse today than it was in 1896, the last time the city hosted the games. In an effort headlined by Jean-Michael Cousteau (son of the famed oceanographer Jacques), environmentalists are trying to clean up the city by planting trees, persuading manufacturing companies to reduce emissions, and instituting ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Greece, water pollution (all these topics) |
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