33 retired US generals and admirals have written a strong appeal for a climate change bill. Climate change is threatening America’s security. The Pentagon and security leaders of both parties consider climate disruption to be a “threat multiplier” – it exacerbates existing problems by decreasing stability, increasing conflict, and incubating the socioeconomic conditions that foster…
Month: April 2010
Blood Diamonds at TH!NK3
Conflict diamonds have now inspired (at least) two articles by my fellow TH!NK3’er Brazilian Luan Galani. Kimberley Process at stake Blood diamonds continue to be mined and sold from Marange (Zimbabwe) – which contains the largest known concentration of diamonds in the world – and find their way into jewellery stores worldwide. Kimberley Process is…
Water Wars at TH!NK3
Today there are two water war articles at TH!NK 3 Developing World: WATER IS ANOTHER MATTER by Hanna Clarys and Are you ready for Water Wars? by Hemant Jain. The latter is an illustration and a couple of links. Hanna’s article is about the situation in Palestine. A few excerpts: Palestinians have three main water…
Mekamui Message: No More Mining, No More Bloodshed (TH!NK3)
Bougainville Copper Limited’s Panguna mine closed in 1989 after an armed struggle against the company and the government of Papua New Guinea. BCL is controlled by mining giant Rio Tinto. Clive was a fighter for the Bougainville Revolutionary Army. Locals claim that up to 20,000 people died during the secessionist struggle, many from health related…
Press clips: Water, pollution, oil, diamonds…
Spending my time brewing up rants for development.thinkaboutit.eu Ecowar news stories get a little less attention. But here are a bunch from my news alerts that I couldn’t just delete. Some of the usual suspects. First diamonds: Dealers try to thwart conflict diamond trade in Zimbabwe, but loopholes persist The World Diamond Council (WDC) has…
Air Force Jet Takes Off with Sustainable Fuel Source
Inhabitat.com has an article with images of this story. It is just one of several green Pentagon projects. “A huge milestone was recently reached at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida when an A-10C Thunderbolt jet took to the air running its engine on plant based fuel. The Air Force is the largest consumer of…