Entries Tagged as 'Waste'

Are There Really ‘Continents’ of Floating Garbage?

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Since stories have started surfacing more recently, many have wondered, if the rumors are true. Are there really ‘continents’, or massive floating garbage patches residing in the pacific ocean? Apparently, the rumors are true, and these unsightly patches are reportedly killing marine life and releasing poisons that enter the human food chain, as well. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/12/are-there-reall.html

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Tags: Pollution · Waste

Antwerp to Ghana – The E-Waste Cycle

May 25th, 2009 · No Comments

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The Rainforest Chernobyl

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments

In a rainforest area roughly three times the size of Manhattan, Texaco carved out 350 oil wells, and upon leaving the country in 1992, left behind some 1,000 open toxic waste pits. Many of these pits leak into the water table or overflow in heavy rains, polluting rivers and streams that 30,000 people depend on [...]

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Tags: Resource Extraction · Waste

What Does Sewage Outflow Look Like?

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

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Toxic Waste

April 6th, 2009 · No Comments

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Traffic Jam Pictures and Avoidance Advice

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Traffic jams really capture the essence of humanity’s absurd systems of living. Rather than cooperate to build infrastructure that may have a large up front cost but long term benefits, many cities continue to pursue the “have 10,000 engines running at once going 1 km/h model” of transportation planning. It’s such a simple problem to [...]

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Tags: Pollution · Waste

Where Does E-Waste Go?

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: Waste