By Johanna Caresse Eusebio, the Philippines Economic growth over ecological health In lower-income countries such as the Philippines, economic development has always been entangled with the idea of numerous blue infrastructures surrounding the cities. Over the past years as a BS Forestry student, I have grasped the idea of the importance of environmental health as […]
Green urban spaces for more than just aesthetics — #WorldForestVoices
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, a people relied upon a tool called: The Thomas GuideMaps. This dates back to a time in history when research meant we were actually required to turn pages, read and figure things out. Voice activation and recognition were elements found only in Star Trek.
Fast forward to this twenty-first century and the brilliant conventional tool known as GPS is as common as real electric powered vehicles. GPS, a familiar acronym that we casually drop in mid-sentence when identifying (or attempting to find) a location or more frequently a destination … it’s how we will get there. It’s the traveling companion that we never leave home without.
When I did a quick Google search for the accurate definition, this is what I found: TheGlobal Positioning System(GPS) is a U.S.-owned utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and…
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Guest essay by David Archibald The gentle, much-appreciated warming of the second half of the 20th century could not have had carbon dioxide as its cause. Carbon dioxide’s logarithmic heating effect is weak at 100 ppm, tuckered out well and truly at 200 ppm and beyond 300 ppm – well never mind. We are now […]
Climate change: It Was The Sun All Along – So Say The Bulgarians — Watts Up With That?
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