The Future of the Hmong People Photos: Craig Mackintosh [digg-reddit-me]It took a few moments for my eyes to adapt to the light. There was a single, clear incandescent bulb hanging just millimetres above my head - hanging from somewhere high in the blackness of the ceiling, from a cable ...

Click for larger view Courtesy: Throbgoblins I don't blame old Cantankerous Frank here (at right) for getting all excited. Everyone likes to hope - and there's nothing like a perceived new beginning ...

by Marcin Gerwin, Sopot, Poland. Marcin graduated with a Ph.D. in political studies, from the University of Gdansk, Poland, with his thesis: “The idea and practice of sustainable development in the context of global challenges”. Cob House ...

Alanna Moore is the author of 'Backyard Poultry - Naturally' - where you can read more about Vikki and poultry care, including a permaculture approach to keeping them. You don't often hear about the positives of dog ownership, in a permaculture sense. My Jack Russell terrier Vikki is a permaculture farm ...

Downtown Hanoi - on a Bad Day Photos: Craig Mackintosh I wasn't supposed to be writing about this. Actually, I'm not even supposed to be here. This visit to Hanoi was meant to be just an overnight stopover - passing through from the far north, ...

by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A. Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Over the last few years the nuclear industry has used concerns about climate change to argue ...

¿Cuántos de ustedes recuerdan tener que compartir el agua del baño con sus hermanos? Un "baby boomers" algunos nostálgicos pueden conseguir aquí, pero los más jóvenes se ríen, gritan o "eewww!". Para nosotros, en el norte, siempre han pasado los días de Juanito va en los últimos, los días de recolección de madera ...

Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins Living Planet reports the resource crunch, yet again, whilst elephants fear for the worst.

Was it the distracting view here in Vietnam, or the mud - or simply carelessness? I've parked motorcyces (normally a bit larger than this one...) in some unusual places before, and never had this happen to me. What am I on about? Well, while taking this photo.... ... I heard a ...

The BBC has aired a 1-hour documentary entitled 'Five Ways to Save the World'. It features five specialised viewpoints on how we might cool the world through human management of the ecosystem. It would be interesting to get your thoughts on this topic. [googlevideo]286000425078890061[/googlevideo] Duration: 59minutes The Five Ways: ...