A Thousand Year-Old Solution To Our Climate Change Woes
Region: Peru
We have tried biofuels, we have traded carbon credits, we now successfully mass produce very cheap solar panels and we have used air to fuel our vehicles (fuel cells) but nothing seems to be working our way; we still haven... more
Views: 1626Score 1 for Darwin, 0 for Wal-Mart
Region: United States
by Tula Connell A few items have been piling up in my inbox that need to be shared. Workers who pick tomatoeshave been seeking a penny a pound increase in wages to help address their egregiously lo... more
Views: 1702Aligning Citizen and Traditional Journalism
Region: Thailand
The advent of web 2.0 has result in the emergence of a cacophony of voices expressing themselves all over the web, giving rise to the the concept of "citizen journalism". In lay terms, citizen journalism refers to a form ... more
Views: 2345Tibetans Storm Chinese Embassy in India
Region: India
Tibetans on Wednesday attempted to storm the Chinese embassy here and clashed with security personnel. Waving Tibetan flags and wearing Free Tibet headbands, about 60 protestors, including women, emerged near the e... more
Views: 1706Want to know what makes a person happy? Vikas Malkani presents 7 steps for a joyful life
Region: India
The Little Manual of Happiness Author: Vikas Malkani Publisher: Unicorn Books URL: http://www.pustakmahal.com/book/book/bid,,9352A/index.html Want to know what makes a person happy? Vikas Malkani presen... more
Views: 1968Anti-Press Freedom Scandal in Nepal
Region: NepalInformation sources affiliated to Nepal’s Election Commission have indicated that a latent royal election commission within the official election commission was able to stop an evening news and views program from bei... more
Views: 1858Reconsider Media Mindset:Prachanda
Region: NepalChairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) – Maoist – has emphasized on the need to reconsider media mindset to suit to the people’s aspirations of vast changes in the country. He was addressing the i... more
Views: 1277China: Hu Jia to be Sentenced Today
Region: China
by John Kennedy Update: On Thursday morning, Hu Jia was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. Hu Jia goes back on ‘trial' in a few hours where it is expected he will be handed down a sentence of up to five years in pri... more
Views: 1503Uzbekistan: Blogging Fosters Freedom of Speech
Region: Uzbekistan
by Tolkun Recently, the U.S. State Department has ranked Uzbekistan among “top ten” of the most authoritarian countries in the world. During almost two decades of his reign, president I. Karimov and his clan h... more
Views: 1440China: Vlogger Helped Child Labor Back to School
Region: China
by Meng Zhang Xu Alun, a middle-aged vlogger hammering away at a point that “truth is power”, published a series of self-made shocking videos in Ku6.com, a popular video sharing website in China. Through a 3-e... more
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