Tricks and Toxic Waste in Ivory Coast

Is this for real? I cannot find any other sources than Wiki leaks. UPDATE: Its real. Also covered (and solicited by Trafigura's lawyers) on UK's Guardian, BBC NewsNight, Huffington Post,and Greenpeace. According to Business Respect, Trafigura has offered 1,000 British Pounds ($1624 USD) as compensation to each of the 30,000 people affected. SOURCE: WIKILEAKS This file contains a deleted BBC news article on the toxic-waste dumping of commodities giant Trafigura. According to a Septe...

Sahara Solar Belt – Good for Africa?

Inhabitat » $555 Billion Sahara Solar Energy Belt Takes Giant Step Forward. So what do you think? This $555 Billion dollar investment into northern Africa will feed power hungry Europe and most importantly offer desalinization plants and fresh-water, allow for agriculture along the belt, and also create local jobs in Africa. But of course there are dangers. Moving sands, of course being my first concern. Secondly, the project runs through the entire northern coast of Africa, along t...