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Speaking of Iceland … one of the coolest things about the country is how well they’ve used geothermal energy: In Iceland, there are five major
Red A recently had a post which seems to imply that Taiwan’s own hosing bubble is about to burst, with housing prices way above their actual value.
I woke up to see this holocaust outside our house. It seems that one of our neighbors who is a member of the home-owners association was complaining
The typhoon currently cutting across the northern tip of Taiwan didn’t hit us too hard in Hualien, but we did get something I’d never experienced
Three interesting quotes about democracy in China. Each pointing in a different direction: The first from a Rick Perlstein review of Mann’s The
The Tainan City Government yesterday issued a medical report showing that residents living near a closed factory in southern Taiwan have extremely
Fellow Savage Mind, Alex Golub, was interviewed extensively for this excellent article in the Ottawa Citizen about conflict between a Canadian
In 2004 I wrote that rural poverty, rather than a rejection of communalist policies, was largely responsible for throwing the BJP out of power in
I was checking the weather forecast as we pack for India. I was a little surprised at what I saw for the three cities we will be visiting:
I know everyone’s budget is drained, but please give something to help Pakistan. This post at Cliopatria recommends some charities you might not
Hurricanes happen in the Atlantic and typhoons happen in the Pacific, it just that simple. {hurricanes, rita, typhoon}
It looks like Rita will spare Houston, but what has happened to all the Katrina refugees who were resettled in Houston? I can’t imagine the trauma
I find it difficult to write about New Orleans. I’ve only visited the city twice, but really loved it. I especially loved the wonderful hospitality
A sixth of the world’s population lives on less than a dollar a day. Most of these 1.2 billion people are women, and they spend a significant amount
Alcoa, with help from Bechtel, is building a giant dam in Iceland which will destroy some of the last protected wilderness in Europe. The whole
Two protests, two Chinas, each explaining the other. And yet, I have to admit being somewhat overwhelmed and baffled by the whole thing. So please
Two protests, two Chinas, each explaining the other. And yet, I have to admit being somewhat overwhelmed and baffled by the whole thing. So please
Listening to an NPR show on new legislation to regulate mercury, I heard this: Mad as a hatter. Years ago mercury was used to stiffen fur in hat
Just about a year before the Tsunami struck, I wrote a post on Aceh, decrying human rights abuses in the region. A recent article in the Straits
When I read this back in February, my first thought was “Oh s–t! We are all going to die.” My second thought was, “That would make a great movie!”
Chris Mooney (who still doesn’t have an RSS feed) has an interesting post about how Republicans have undermined important public policy initiatives
So it turns out that the biggest act of (terrorist?) sabotage this century was committed by the CIA: “In order to disrupt the Soviet gas supply,
is bad for you: Mercury is one of those unambiguous poisons. It’s a known nerve toxin and a cause of birth defects. Minnesota and 40 other
Some people continue to deny that human activity affects climate change (global warming), despite evidence to the contrary. But an ingenious new
Just when you think that things couldn’t get worse in Central Asia and the Middle East, the NY Times reports: Experts warn that Central Asia is
Access to water is a fundamental human right. The Israelis are depriving the Palestinians of that right. In spring 2003, CESR, in collaboration
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