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The Most Polluted Places on Planet Earth

The international non-profit environmental action group, the Blacksmith Institute, last week released its rankings of the world’s most polluted places. Out of over 300 sites nominated by NGOs and local communities, 35 were identified by an advisory board of international environment and health experts as meriting special emphasis. Of these, ten locations were singled out for tragic infamy, ranked together as the Top 10 worst polluted places on the planet:

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24 October 2006 | 03.34pm (CEST) | posted by Joe | 8 comments |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Children & Youth Issues | Health & Nutrition | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Energy & Natural Resources | Environment | Future

Nobel Peace Prize and Microfinance

15 October 2006 | 01.13pm (CEST) | posted by Marie | 2 comments |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility

Global Hunger Index/World Food Day

15 October 2006 | 11.58am (CEST) | posted by Marie | 1 comment » |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Children & Youth Issues | Health & Nutrition

WORLD WAR NO: Apocalypse Impending?

14 October 2006 | 10.22pm (CEST) | posted by Joe | 3 comments |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Peace & Security | Democracy & Freedom | Economic Development & Globalization | Justice & Civil Rights | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Energy & Natural Resources

One Laptop per Child: Is Criticism Welcome?

14 October 2006 | 10.35am (CEST) | posted by Marie | 2 comments |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Children & Youth Issues | Education | Science & Technology

Third Annual Ethical Fashion Show in Paris

12 October 2006 | 05.24pm (CEST) | posted by Hili | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Environment

EU REACH Legislation on Hazardous Chemicals

12 October 2006 | 12.53pm (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Science & Technology | Environment

Upgrading International Development, Part II

06 October 2006 | 02.40pm (CEST) | posted by Marie | 1 comment » |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Democracy & Freedom | Economic Development & Globalization | Human Rights | Education | Ethnicity & Culture | Media & Information | Science & Technology | features

Power Players in Net Neutrality

06 October 2006 | 02.35pm (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Democracy & Freedom | Economic Development & Globalization | Media & Information | Science & Technology

Chinese Car Boom

06 October 2006 | 01.30pm (CEST) | posted by Hili | 4 comments |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Energy & Natural Resources | Environment | Future

Upgrading International Development

05 October 2006 | 11.08am (CEST) | posted by Marie | 3 comments |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Media & Information | Science & Technology | features

Fighting Corruption: Bribe Payers Index 2006

05 October 2006 | 09.14am (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Media & Information | features

Sour Apples

04 October 2006 | 12.33pm (CEST) | posted by Hili | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Media & Information | Energy & Natural Resources | Environment

Susu Collectors: Microfinance in Ghanaian Culture

29 September 2006 | 08.13am (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Education | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Ethnicity & Culture

Regulating What We Eat

28 September 2006 | 09.14am (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Children & Youth Issues | Education | Health & Nutrition | Quality of Life & Prosperity

Development and Microfinance: Some Sources

27 September 2006 | 10.03am (CEST) | posted by Valdis | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Quality of Life & Prosperity

Olympic Development and Social Costs

26 September 2006 | 09.08am (CEST) | posted by Marie | 1 comment » |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Children & Youth Issues | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Demography & Migration

Foreign Policy Index: Commitment to Development

26 September 2006 | 08.10am (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Democracy & Freedom | Economic Development & Globalization | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Media & Information

NGO ACTION: Human Rights Watch calls on Swiss voters to reject asylum restrictions

24 September 2006 | 09.00am (CEST) | posted by Marie | 1 comment » |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Democracy & Freedom | Economic Development & Globalization | Human Rights | Demography & Migration

“Business Rebel” Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to combat global warming

23 September 2006 | 01.04am (CEST) | posted by Daniel | 1 comment » |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Science & Technology | Energy & Natural Resources | Environment

Reach Out and Finance Someone

22 September 2006 | 02.01pm (CEST) | posted by Valdis | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Media & Information | Science & Technology | features

“Are brands more powerful than governments?”

22 September 2006 | 01.16pm (CEST) | posted by Hili | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Health & Nutrition | Media & Information | Environment

“Is there an ecological limit to economic growth?”

21 September 2006 | 11.15pm (CEST) | posted by Hili | comment |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Environment

Beer, Chips and… Internet TV

21 September 2006 | 06.19pm (CEST) | posted by Daniel | 2 comments |
TAGS Economic Development & Globalization | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Science & Technology | Other | Future

Migrant Crisis Continues in Spain

21 September 2006 | 06.00pm (CEST) | posted by Marie | comment |
TAGS Politics & Governance | Peace & Security | Economic Development & Globalization | Human Rights | Ethical Values & Responsibility | Quality of Life & Prosperity | Demography & Migration

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