This is the time of year when I like to picture wise folk (might be men, might be 3) roaming around the global countryside looking to bestow gifts on children of all ages.  The three gifts I imagine they are bringing are not easily wrappable but, in the end, turn out to be tangible in [...]

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Technology + E-Waste + Recycling + Indigenous People = Art + Commerce It began when the “Creative Minds Team,” made up students from Penn State Berks, with their professor Dr. Sadan Kulturel-Konak, traveled to Kenya earlier this year to visit the Children and Youth Empowerment Center in Nyeri, Kenya.  Their goal: to teach youth a [...]

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The shipment of e-waste from developed to developing countries, was prohibited in 1989 by the Basel Convention, but has not been ratified by Afghanistan, Haiti or the United States (the largest global producer of e-waste.) This rapidly expanding uncontrolled waste stream has major effects on developing states such as China and Nigeria.  Christine Cutting DISRES [...]

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Graduates To Wear Gowns Made of Recycled Plastic Care2 Causes – Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux In an innovative new sustainability measure, the 4500 graduates of Florida International University will receive their diplomas while wearing caps and gowns made entirely of recycled plastic. E-Waste: What Percent of Your Laptop can be Recycled? Business Pundit New laptops have a [...]

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As Americans pause for the Thanksgiving holiday, we invite all you everyday ecologists around the world to give thanks. Here are just a few good news items to celebrate: Wildlife Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Government of the Russian Federation and The World Bank are hosting the International Forum for Tiger Conservation in St. [...]

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