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Roşia Montană – the symbol of a new social and political Romanian conscience
Written by Andreea Vasile
Romanian opponents of the grandiose mining scheme at Roşia Montană were delighted when a photo of American actor Woody Harrelson supporting their cause circulated for days on the Internet. Harelson is just one of the many people opposed to the project. But pressure on the Government is not yet enough […]
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Growth vs. Sustainability: not the most exciting match in Italy
Written by Angelo Boccato
If growth is a dead word in Italian political debate, as discussed in my previous article on Austerity for Growth?, it seems that political and social awareness In Italy is also very low when it comes to sustainability issues. The Green Party disappeared together with the Rainbow Left in […]
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Syria: So . . . What about the Kurds?
Written by Tom Tyler
In spite of the clear polarization of the Syrian Civil War, with Iranian- and Russian-backed Shiite authorities on one side and Western-backed Sunni rebels on the other, one group does not quite fit into this mess. Just who, precisely, are Syria’s Kurds, what are their aims, and what is to […]
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Port-au-Prince: a City of Oil and Water
Written by Monica Jeannormil
Port-au-Prince, the capital and largest city of Haiti, the Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic is a densely packed urban metropolis comprising mostly of people of African descent. PaP, as it is often referred to, is an oil and water mixture of people with […]
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OccupyCocó: a battle for urban sustainable development
Written by João Miguel Lima
A mobility project has been sparking controversy in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, since early July, 2013. Why? Because a scheme to construct two overpasses requires the cutting down 94 trees in Cocó Park, the city’s largest green lung. The city government promised to compensate this sad loss by […]
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The Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Solar Plant Gets the (Green) Light
Written by Stephanie
Australia receives the highest amount of solar radiation per square metre of any continent in the world. In fact, the solar radiation falling on less than 1% of the mainland’s surface area could provide for the entire country’s annual energy needs.
