July 2012
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Power, profit, and the threat to a central Cairo... →
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Photo by Sherif Hafez
The first of two articles (at least) documenting and explaining the violence, intimidation and immiseration which plagues a vulnerable community in Cairo, sited right behind the luxurious Nile City Development. The article links the community’s plight to the special interests of the Sawiris family, the wealthiest in Egypt, and other developers.
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WatchRoyal College of Art graduate Hal Watts has come up with a bicycle-powered electronic waste recycler that could save lives in developing countries.
In Ghana for example, young people risk their health and pollute the air by burning electronic waste imported from Europe to reclaim the valuable copper inside.
In response to this problem, Watts has come up with a bicycle-powered waste separator...
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Rio 20: Bolivia revives camellones to boost food... →
Rio+20: Bolivia revives camellones to boost food production – video
As Rio+20 discusses ways to ensure a hunger-free future, Bolivian farmers have revived an ancient technique to grow enough food. Camellones are raised beds surrounded by water channels that gather heavy rainfall for irrigation, flood prevention and fish farming. The Oxfam project, funded by Latin America Children’s Trust,...
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The water of Rio is better than many other cities...
RIO DE JANEIRO, 21 JUN – The water in Rio de Janeiro is drinkable and is better than many countries of the “first world”. To demonstrate Victer Wagner, President of Cedae, the municipal water company, was filmed while he and his 80 year old mother drink a glass of tap water.
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“Criteria are ‘criteria for something’s being so’, not in the sense that they...”
– Stanley Cavell, The Claim of Reason: Wittgenstein, Skepticism, Morality, and Tragedy
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