Caryn’s blog Vox 2007-08-21T14:09:56Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d4142c028e685e/ From National Geographic News, 8/21/07 tag:vox.com,2007-08-21:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00e3989fcb070001 2007-08-21T14:09:56Z 2007-08-21T14:09:56Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Arctic Ice at All-Time Low John Roach for National Geographic News August 20, 2007 There is less sea ice in the Arctic than ever before recorded, thanks in part to a warm, sunny summer, a climate scientist said today. And the melting season isn'...

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]]> Brazil and biofuel tag:vox.com,2007-08-21:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00e3989fa6b50001 2007-08-21T02:49:24Z 2007-08-21T02:49:24Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Preschool2

Biofuel is a good thing, right? Biofuel is liquid or gas transportation fuel derived from biomass. Biomass is material derived from recently living organisms such as plants, animals and their by-products. For example, manure, garden waste and cr...

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]]> Sustainable Development Musings: Niger tag:vox.com,2007-08-21:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00e3989fa5420001 2007-08-21T02:17:50Z 2007-08-21T02:17:50Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

_MG_3830Medium

In doing research for a few articles I wrote recently on sustainable and responsible travel, I decided to take a look back at the countries I have visited lately and write about what their greatest sustainability challenge is. Today, Niger. Niger...

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]]> From Today's Washington Post tag:vox.com,2007-06-01:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00d4143b3f0d6a47 2007-06-01T19:48:47Z 2007-06-03T00:44:40Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom NOTE: The following post was truncated by vox and most of the content is missing. The structure of this post was to set up the counter arguments before presenting the arguments in favor, so the current text is misrepresenting what was actually sai...

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]]> Hello from São Paulo, Brasil tag:vox.com,2007-05-22:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00d09e6ddfdbbe2b 2007-05-22T22:11:33Z 2007-05-22T22:11:33Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Favela

I'm in São Paulo, Brasil for a (far too) short stay. I'm here for meetings with an organization called INMED Partnerships for Children. I'm here alone, which is unusual for these trips. I usually have another team member with me. Knowing I would ...

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]]> Teething, Walking and...Shooting? tag:vox.com,2007-05-15:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00cd972a16334cd5 2007-05-15T15:10:14Z 2007-05-15T15:10:14Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Well, I overstate the case. The tot doesn't actually have possession of his gun...yet. The great state of Illinois (my home state) has issued a Firearms Owner Identification Card...to a 10-month old. Howard Ludwig, the baby's father, is a columni...

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]]> Did you hear the one about... tag:vox.com,2007-05-11:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00d09e6ac2d8be2b 2007-05-11T00:15:04Z 2007-05-11T00:23:57Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

TheChungs

I mentioned this last week, but I had to delete it as the coding was messing up and I had no time to redo the post. It's been one of those weeks. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ So...

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]]> Melamine is good for you! Or at least, not bad for you. Same thing, in China. tag:vox.com,2007-05-01:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00d4142db5d0685e 2007-05-01T01:27:14Z 2007-05-01T01:27:14Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Filler in animal feed is open secret in China By David Barboza and Alexei Barrionuevo Published: April 29, 2007 ZHANGQIU, China: As American food safety regulators head to China to investigate how a chemical made from coal found its way i...

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]]> I almost forgot... tag:vox.com,2007-04-30:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00d09e67eb0abe2b 2007-04-30T16:41:51Z 2007-04-30T16:41:51Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Director of United States Agency for International Development Resigns WASHINGTON - Randall Tobias, head of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned Friday after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced ca...

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]]> Speaking of vigilante... tag:vox.com,2007-04-30:asset-6a00d4142c028e685e00cd972608ea4cd5 2007-04-30T15:44:47Z 2007-04-30T15:46:12Z Crayon Scribblings http://carynsweeney.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom NIGER: Teacher strikes and student protests "jeopardising" education NIAMEY, 18 April 2007 (IRIN) - NIAMEY, 18 April 2007 (IRIN) - More strikes among primary and secondary school teachers have been met with violent protests in Niamey by their d...

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