Coral, mangroves good for economy
From this interesting article at the BBC website: Coral reefs and mangroves are worth protecting for economic reasons, contributing as much as $1m per sq km to tropical economies.
Archive for January, 2006
The world according to Google
The Money Programme from BBC does its own search on this extraordinary money-making machine.Check out this video looking at Google here.
Scientists follow the money to predict epidemics
A popular U.S. Web site that tracks the geographical circulation of money could offer new insights into predicting the spread of infectious diseases like bird flu.
Money, like diseases, is carried by people around the world, so what better way to plot the spread of a potential influenza pandemic than to track the circulation of [...]
Bush the Incompetent
Harold Meyerson writes here at the Washington Post website: "Incompetence is not one of the seven deadly sins, and it’s hardly the worst attribute that can be ascribed to George W. Bush. But it is this president’s defining attribute. Historians, looking back at the hash that his administration has made of his war in Iraq, [...]
Greenhouse gases blamed for making 2005 hottest year to date
Scotsman.com writes here: Last year was the warmest the world has experienced since records began more than a century ago, the United States space agency, NASA, revealed last night. Researchers have calculated that 2005 saw the highest annual average surface temperature worldwide since the late 1800s.
Environment Study a “Wake Up” Call to US
Spiegel Online reports here: A nation-by-nation study of environmental standards puts the United States, the world’s biggest polluter in 28th place, behind most of Western Europe. The authors of the study by two US universities say they hope the American public and government will take note of their findings.
BlackBerry blackout could be costly
A shutdown of the wireless email system would have a profound financial impact on businesses. See this report from CNN Money for more details.
Photos of Bush With Abramoff Are Withheld
The Washington Post writes here: "Several White House officials have been briefed about pictures of President Bush and Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff taken since 2001 but will not release them on grounds that they are not relevant to the ongoing money-for-favors investigation, aides said yesterday."
Belafonte Says Bush Misleads
Found this article here at the Washington Post website: "Entertainer Harry Belafonte, one of the Bush administration’s harshest critics, compared the Homeland Security Department to the Nazi Gestapo on Saturday and attacked the president as a liar."