Category Archives: opinions

Local Cultures Add to the Sustainability of the City

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

In recent World Cities Summit 2010 held between 28 June and 1 July, when participants from various part of the world simultaneously voted urban green spaces as the most important element for a liveable city.Also,Local culture such as gardening and … Continue reading →

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Tree Elders & Drought

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Thanks to National Public Radio (USA): How Is A 1,600-Year-Old Tree Weathering California’s Drought? CHRISTOPHER JOYCE It’s been a brutal forest fire season in California. But there’s actually a greater threat to California’s trees — the state’s record-setting drought. The … Continue reading →

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Americans Lived on a Land Bridge for Thousands of year

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

It was believed that the Americas were populated by humans crossing from Siberia to Alaska across a land bridge was first proposed as far back as 1590, and has been generally accepted since the 1930s. But  evidence  from DNA studies shows … Continue reading →

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Social Cost of Climate Change

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change (41 page pdf, Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan, Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University School of Law, Dec. 2015) Today we review a survey of 365 leading economists from around the … Continue reading →

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