Skip to main content

Home/ World Systems @ KSU/ Group items tagged international

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
kgarland

World Simulation Ideas - 95 views

I think it would be great to add more natural disasters, along with trying to bring out the slave trade, I think we could make the slave trade more part of the game. Also I think it would be great ...

worldsim

started by Mike Wesch on 18 May 07 37 follow-ups, last by kgarland on 29 May 07
katiescan

Global Warming International Center - Home - 0 views

www.globalwarming.net

change climate globalwarming international

shared by katiescan on 30 May 07 - Cached
  • katiescan on 30 May 07
     
    This is a website about international global warming.  There are a variety of articles, news headlines, press releases, etc. that all deal with global warming on an international level.  This site provides a different perspective on global warming.
Aaron Scott

Playpumps International and the PlayPump water system. Kids play. Water Pumps! :: PlayP... - 0 views

www.playpumps.org/...stem_Kids_play_Water_Pumps.htm

poverty water

shared by Aaron Scott on 15 May 07 - Cached
  • Aaron Scott on 15 May 07
     
    Here is the website to the organization that is putting in the merrygoround/waterpumps that I talked a little about today in class.
tomorronow

Act now - Amnesty International - 0 views

www.amnesty.org/actnow

shared by tomorronow on 29 May 07 - Cached
  • tomorronow on 29 May 07
     
    Amnesty is a trusted and proven leader in human rights advocacy, and a great watchdog in international affairs.  On this particular page, one can donate, learn more, find people who want to make change, and put ideas into action. 
rhanley

Child soldiers - Amnesty International - 0 views

web.amnesty.org/...childsoldiers-index-eng

children in war

shared by rhanley on 22 May 07 - Cached
  • Josh Sparkman on 28 May 07
     
    similar to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Int'l has statistics and plege forms for sending aid to the areas where children are recruited and used for military.
  • rhanley on 29 May 07
     
    Amnesty internationals fight for the end of children being used as soldiers (much like HRW)
Aaron Scott

Project Concern International: Health and poverty solutions for children in need - Proj... - 0 views

www.projectconcern.org/...PageServer

health poverty projectconcern

shared by Aaron Scott on 27 May 07 - Cached
  • Aaron Scott on 27 May 07
     
    This organization works to fight against poverty by providing health care and development to those communities and families that can't afford it. Interestingly, on its mission statement page, one of its operating principles listed is Accountability, which is what Easterly said was one of the things that seperated planners and searchers.
bmoran

The nuclear fallacy | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...nuclear_fallacy

globalwarming nuclear power

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • Nuclear power remains dangerous, polluting, expensive and non-renewable. More nuclear power means more nuclear weapons proliferation, more nuclear-armed states, more potential "dirty bombs" and more targets for terrorists. It also means less resources invested in real solutions to growing energy demands.
  • If we would replace all fossil fuels with nuclear power, the world would run out of uranium in less than four years.
  • Currently, nuclear is a marginal energy source, supplying only two percent of the world energy demand, and there is no realistic scenario in which this could be significantly increased.
  • bmoran on 28 May 07
     
    Although nuclear power seems to be an option, this article claims that, with our current technology and resources, it is a non-renewable option that will promote, rather than solve, problems concerning global warming, nuclear arms proliferation, etc.
bmoran

Greenfreeze and solar chill | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...solar_chill

globalwarming ozone power refrigeration solar

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • When the dramatic discovery of the ozone hole in 1986 forced the banning of chlorofluorocarbons  (CFCs), the refrigeration industry switched to hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HCFC¹s are also ozone depleting substances but less so than CFCs. Meanwhile, both HCFCs and HFCs are potent greenhouse gasses.
  • Greenfreeze uses hydrocarbons as the blowing agent for the insulation foam and for the refrigerant. Hydrocarbons are completely ozone friendly, and used in refrigeration have minimal global warming impact.Hydrocarbon technology is not dependent on patented foaming agents and refrigerants. The operating costs are lower, and the maintenance is easier than with HCFC or HFC technology.
bmoran

Hydroelectric | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...hydroelectric

globalwarming hydroelectric power

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • Wave powerThe World Energy Council estimates that wave power could produce two terawatts of energy each year. This is twice the world's current electricity production, and is equivalent to the energy produced by 2,000 large oil, gas, coal and nuclear power stations. The total renewable energy within the world's oceans, if it could all be harnessed, would satisfy the present world demand for energy more than 5,000 times over.
bmoran

Geothermal | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...geothermal

energy geothermal globalwarming

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • bmoran on 28 May 07
     
    The earth's core is very hot!  If we can tap into this renewable source of energy, we will be able to satisfy a large chunk of our energy needs while simultaneously cutting down emissions and pollution dramatically.
bmoran

Governments | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...governments

climate globalwarming governments industrialization nations

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • Industrialised nations are responsible for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions - both today and historically. In the past, economic progress was linked directly to carbon dioxide emissions (via the burning of oil, coal and gas to generate energy). Renewable energy sources change this, but only a small number of nations have begun to implement them in earnest.
  • Two billion people – one third of the world's population – have no access to electricity for basic needs such as lighting or cooking. Getting people the clean and reliable energy necessary for essential needs such as clean water, health care facilities, heating and lighting is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity today.
  • Industrialised nations have the capital, resources and expertise to jump-start their renewable energy industries. Obviously, countries with advanced space programs, established higher educational systems and abundant cash for investment are better positioned to implement these new energy technologies then countries still struggling with basic energy needs.
Amanda Stueve

Africa --COUNTDOWN TO 2015 / IPS Inter Press Service - 0 views

www.ipsnews.net/...opinion7.asp

africa healthcare parochialism

shared by Amanda Stueve on 27 May 07 - Cached
  • This process has to begin with an attitude change in the people.
  • The international system cannot determine for the people the needs, however obvious the needs may be.
  • MDGs are derived from the international system rather than the domestic environment. They are thus perceived to be foreign, however good the intentions may be.
  • ...2 more annotations...
  • Institutions in many African countries are derived from developed countries’ institutions. This makes the whole idea of independence derisory.
  • elimination of proxy wars that were constantly blamed for the underdevelopment of the third world, third world leaders would re-channel their resources in worthy directions, such as health care, education and poverty eradication.
  • Amanda Stueve on 27 May 07
     
    An opinion is put forth here that solutions for Africa must come from Africans so that they have legitimacy. Parochialism is a hindrance to solving political and healthcare issues in Africa (because people are not aware of their rights and privileges?).
bmoran

Solar - Sunlight to Energy | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...solar

globalwarming solar-energy

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • Solar Energy is already being harnessed in many part of the world and it has the potential to provide several times the current world energy consumption if properly exploited.
  • Globally, the sun provides 10000 times the energy humanity uses
bmoran

Wind | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...wind

globalwarming wind-power

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • With installed wind capacity growing at 30 percent over the past few years, it is an entirely realistic goal to for wind to provide 12 percent of the world's energy by 2020.  Along the way, this would create two million jobs, and save more than 10,700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Amanda Stueve

DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Leaving the Country to Earn a Living - 0 views

www.ipsnews.net/news.asp

africa healthcare migration

shared by Amanda Stueve on 31 May 07 - Cached
  • All of that changed because of the structural adjustments introduced by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ‘‘That forced people to migrate internally and across the border,'' Ines Raimundo, a lecturer of human geography at Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane University, told the gathering.
bmoran

Energy efficiency | Greenpeace International - 0 views

www.greenpeace.org/...energy_efficiency

efficiency energy globalwarming

shared by bmoran on 28 May 07 - Cached
  • bmoran on 28 May 07
     
    What can we do to make our homes better?  This article provides us with a few simple steps that can make our homes more efficient, which, amazingly enough, not only creates enormous benefits for us, but also helps to protect the environment.
1 - 20 of 47 Next › Last »
Showing 20▼ items per page