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Mausica Developer Backfills Acres With Garbage.

Mausica Developer Backfills Acres With Garbage.

A few days ago, friend of mine called to see if I would come and take a look at some work currently underway somewhere in Mausica. She just mentioned something about a land developer and some backfilling he was engaged in that she and her colleagues weren’t sure was legal due to the amount of garbage being used. Rt. Pic – The area seen to the left of the house is all reclaimed using garbage and … Read entire article »

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*Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?*

*Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?*

              In late March 2012, I was introduced to Mr. Macdonald Stainsby. I had been looking forward to meeting Mr. Stainsby after having been informed of his intent to visit Trinidad by Miss. Monique Walker of Green TNT. <http://www.greentnt.org/> Mr. Stainsby is from Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, but for the past 5 years or so, he has been living in Alberta, home of the third largest oil reserve in the world, behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. You may … Read entire article »

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Quarry Industry Out Of Control In Trinidad & Tobago!

Quarry Industry Out Of Control In Trinidad & Tobago!

Quarrying In T&T – Part 2 The Asa Wright Fiasco Last week, a quarry in the foothills of the Arima valley in Trinidad called the Scott quarry, started an expansion project within their quarry. This expansion resulted in the quarry activities becoming visible, as well as audible from the Asa Wright Nature Centre. For those of you who don’t know the Asa Wright … Read entire article »

Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) Staff Blog on Hydraulic Fracturing

Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) Staff Blog on Hydraulic Fracturing

Some time ago I wrote an article titled Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking). People around the world are becoming more and more aware of the effects of some of the processes used by the oil companies to extract their oil or gas. I came across a blog (See Title) in which some fairly up to date information and public responses are detailed. I thought … Read entire article »

Entire nation of Kiribati to be relocated over rising sea level threat!!!

Entire nation of Kiribati to be relocated over rising sea level threat!!!

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/kiribati/9127576/Entire-nation-of-Kiribati-to-be-relocated-over-rising-sea-level-threat.html … Read entire article »

Coming Soon? – Algae Powered Street Lights…

Coming Soon? – Algae Powered Street Lights…

Good idea in theory, but I wonder whether it’s ‘bright’ enough… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuWDex5mh5Y&feature=player_embedded … Read entire article »

Mausica Developer Backfills Acres With Garbage.

Mausica Developer Backfills Acres With Garbage.

A few days ago, friend of mine called to see if I would come and take a look at some work currently underway somewhere in Mausica. She just mentioned something about a land developer and some backfilling he was engaged in that she and her colleagues weren’t sure was legal due to the amount of garbage being used. Rt. Pic – … Read entire article »

Our Ocean Garbage Dumps!

Our Ocean Garbage Dumps!

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not alone. We now have our very own in the Atlantic. Via AP: Researchers are warning of a new blight on the ocean: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over thousands of square miles (kilometers) in a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. The floating garbage — hard to spot from the surface and spun together by a … Read entire article »