From the Edward Elgar email ( Amazon link to the book ): Valuing Environment And Natural Resources     Kenneth G. May 2012 1,440 pp Hardback Series: Elgar Mini Series Description Over-exploitation of environment and natural resources is becoming increasingly widespread in the modern world. So, where is the demand? MORE >>

People across the region were also vocally unhappy with the rising price of basic foods and falling wages – in Egypt, loaves of bread were waved in protests to highlight this struggle. Between 1990 and 2005, Syria experienced six significant droughts most of which lasted one season. An estimated 1.5 Hat tip to The Arabist. MORE >>

Some people consider Cliff Swallows ( Petrochelidon pyrrhonota ) pests! gJma0Szy8R8 References: 1 University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program, June 2005. In addition to their homing tendency, breeding swallows are attracted to old nests. Herein lies the problem. and W. MORE >>

'Research is clear: People care deeply about clean water, but often don’t know where it comes from. And, super storm Sandy, which may or may not be a harbinger of more frequent, extreme storms, resulted in the devastation of a sewage treatment plant that serves over half a million people on Long Island. World Resources Institute. MORE >>

Today, Soles4Souls (S4S), which has long been recognized for their charitable work to provide shoes to people in need throughout the world, has announced that they have entered into an alliance with Permara to provide antimicrobial socks with the shoes the organization donates around the globe. MORE >>