Imagine the consequences of 20 years of nuclear waste dumping in the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea that surround the Italian Peninsula and its islands.

It’s an unfolding crisis that has the international community alarmed, including the fishing interests in Japan.

We’re talking about the coasts of 22 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, and a pending ecological and public health disaster which is being allegedly swept under the rug by the Italian government.

I only learned about it recently in a Counterpunch post on the nightmare, passed along …

Tags: Africa , Asia , Calabria , cancer , Cetraro , Cunsky , disasters , drums , ecology , Ecomafia , europe , fishermen , Greenpeace , Ilaria Alpi , Italy , Japan , Mediterranean Sea , mercury , Middle East , nuclear waste , radioactive dumping , robot sub , tumors , Tyrrhenian Sea

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We’ve just asked you to contemplate giving up your fridge; now how about the t.p.?

We’re kidding, of course. And if I told you that Greenpeace wants you to recycle tissues and toilet paper, you”˜d probably say “˜that”˜s gross!’ But that’s only because you’ve taken the concept at face value. Greenpeace isn’t really asking you to re-use tissues and toilet paper. What they are asking is that when purchasing household paper products, why not choose ones that are recycled?

To make this easier for you to do, Greenpeace has …

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We got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas and it’s been in full use ever since. Tennis, golf, baseball ““ you name the game, we’ve played it. Of course, being energy conscious, I’ve been making sure that everyone unplugs it at the wall when not in use. I’ve also been patting myself on the back, because according to the U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council, the Nintendo Wii uses the least amount of energy of the three available game consoles. (The device uses an average of 16 watts …

Tags: efficiency , energy , gaming , Greenpeace , Nintendo , Playing Dirty , Wii

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