By Janine Mendes-Franco The news [1] of leatherback turtle hatchlings being crushed by bulldozers on a beach in Trinidad this past weekend has garnered international [2] media [3] attention [4] as well as concern [5] in the blogosphere [6]. The incident happened when the Ministry of Works [7] was attempting to re-route the […]
Send NATO and their Navies to the Shrinks
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction. – Albert Einstein Send NATO and their Navies to the Shrinks By Venatrix Fulmen (ecop-marine) Naval atrocities are on the increase while Somali pirates […]
Brazil: Bloggers United Against WordPress Ban
by Paula Góes The Brazilian blogosphere has not quite yet recovered from its last fright and there is already another threat on the way: a blanket ban on blogs hosted on WordPress.com after a judicial court passed an order to close down a specific blog. Gabriela Zabo [pt] explains why: O motivo é uma decisão judicial expedida em março, que […]