ATHGOBlogUp and Clean- July 30, 2008 By Marius KellerEnvironmental degradation and low levels of development are often part of a vicious circle that perpetuates both problems. Soil erosion, for instance, reduces the productive capacity of many poor farmers. Their increasingly precarious situation forces them to apply unsustainable techniques that further increase soil erosion. Similarly, poorer countries are generally considered to be more vulnerable to climate change than richer ones. They have limited resources but a legitimate..http://www.athgo.org/pt/blog/default.aspx?id=5&t=Up-and-Clean The Art of Blogging- July 29, 2008 A blog is much like a personal webpage, except that it is easier to set up and maintain and so much more active and more frequently updated. Some blogs have a readership equaling that of small newspapers and magazines. But what makes your blog shine and set it apart from all those millions of other blogs on the web Here is some advice from Mark Glaser, a columnist for Online Journalism Review.A unique and personal voiceThe best bloggers talk in their own voice, celebrate their unique identity...http://www.athgo.org/pt/blog/default.aspx?id=4&t=The-Art-of-Blogging 50 New Manhattan Projects- July 23, 2008 By Vladimir Keilis-Borok and Michael D. Intriligator Imagine another major earthquake of the magnitude of the 1994 Northridge quake in Southern California, but this time centered in downtown Los Angeles or San Francisco or Tokyo. Or imagine a series of major terrorist attacks on New York or London, but this time using nuclear or biological weapons. Or imagine a repeat of the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 that killed more people than both world wars combined. Or imagine an international...http://www.athgo.org/pt/blog/default.aspx?id=3&t=50-New-Manhattan-Projects |