Letters to the Editor
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Note to Lateagain
Hello -- No, I'm not blaming Obama for Mike Madden's opinions. Just stating the realities on the ground that actually matter.
My main beef with this entire process been the hypocrisy inherent in the Democratic party. Notwithstanding the idiocy of Florida and Michigan party leaders, if those votes weren't being counted in the general election, MoveOn and all the mindless Obamatrons would be marching in the streets. Eight years later, votes still aren't being counted. Why should we be drinking the Obama Kool-Aid just because MoveOn says so? It's wrong for democracy, and it's wrong for this country. I stand on principle. Also, Obama has no respect for any of the aforementioned groups. Did I mention rural "gun-reliant" voters?
[maniacal laughter at the futility of it all]
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Electro Robot
This is your boss. Get back to work.
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Alecki, Fender and Adewusa
Thanks for being the lonely voices in this sea of Obamania. How can a presidential candidate of our beliveed country be part of a Church for 20 years whose cleric spewed hatred of the United States and Israel and honored Louis Farrakhan, the most notorious anti-semite of all times? How can the wife of a presidential candidate whose Princeton thesis proclaimed her profound dislike for this country and advocated segregation? How can a presidential cndidate of the United States consort with a known american terrorist, Ayers who declared that they should have bombed more the United States? I do hope the Jews think rationally when voting for Obama.
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So the short answer, according to Salon is
Yes, but we hate them and just you wait for when the revolution comes and we line those traitors up against the wall.
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Arab Americans - "good" for Obama?
Will the Arab-American vote be good for Obama? Would people freak out if Arab-Americans voted on the basis of whether or not Obama was "good" for Iran, or Syria? You bet they would. Israel of course is different.
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Here's an excerpt from the eeeevul Mossad plot, MEMRI
Mauritanian Environmental Program Receives UNDP Funding
Mauritania and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a memorandum of understanding under which $5.43 million will be earmarked to a local environmental management program, Agence Mauritanienne d'Information reported.
The program will facilitate access to drinking water and health. It would be implemented in areas that are witnessing a decline in natural resources due to mismanagement.
Source: Magharebia , Germany, May 5, 2008
Bahrain Collects Air-Conditioning Condensates at Airport for Reuse
Walid Zibari, professor of hydrology and water resources at the Arab Gulf University, has said that the water problem is more significant in the Gulf area than elsewhere because it is located in a dry region, and that this will require a different approach to water use by the population of the Gulf states. In Bahrain, companies pay $1 for a cubic meter of water, in contrast to the $0.06-$0.50 paid for residential consumption.
A Bahraini engineer has designed a system that collects condensates from air conditioning systems at Bahrain International Airport for reuse elsewhere. The air conditioning system at the airport produces between six to 29 cubic meters of water (three liters per second), depending on humidity, temperature and the pattern of use. The reuse of the condensates reduces the need for desalinated water.
Source: Al-Hayat , April 25, 2008
Morocco Launches "Green Plan" for Agriculture and Food Production
Morocco has launched its "Green Plan" for the development of its agricultural and food production, at a cost of 100 billion dirham ($13.8 billion) in partnership with the public sector and with domestic and foreign investment, to be enacted over a period of 10 years.
The "Green Plan" projects investment in the order of $1.4 billion annually for the construction of 1,500 agricultural projects to improve rural production of olive oil, vegetables, fruits and grains, and to benefit from the free trade agreements with the US and the European Union.
Source: Al-Hayat , April 24, 2008
The Tigris flows from Turkey to Iraq and Iran (through some of the tributaries), while the Euphrates flows from Turkey through Syria to Iraq.
Source: email.asce.org Iraq: Low Water Inflows in Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Due to Rainfall Scarcity
Water inflows in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and their tributaries plummeted this year as a result of the severe scarcity of rainfall across Iraq, the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) said. Rainfalls were very low compared with previous years, hitting 30% of the overall rate of rainfall in Iraq, the ministry added.
"Water inflows depend on the amount of rain and snow falling on the basin feeding the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and their tributaries, as well as on the number of dams and reservoirs built upstream on rivers shared with neighboring countries," the statement said.
It is essential that the Ministry of Environment monitor the rivers' sources of pollution (contamination) by chemical and biological pollutants, and prevents the contamination from happening, the MWR statement noted, adding that the Ministry of Electricity had to instruct its departments in the provinces to continue power supply to irrigation and drainage stations.
Source: Aswat Al-Iraq , Iraq, April 23, 2008...
Source: www.yasour.com Maghreb Countries Discuss Marine Pollution
A forum of national authorities' representatives from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco responsible for combating marine pollution in the Mediterranean Sea met in Tunisia to discuss the issue, the Tunisian Agency for Environmental Protection said. The experts on anti-marine pollution will assess the activities and achievements of the last decade and will outline an action-plan for the 2008-2009 year.
Source: Magharebia , Germany, April 21, 2008
Environment Protection Strategies Take Center Stage at 2008 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
The 2008 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), to be held in Dubai in May, will include intensive discussions on environmental buildings' standards, say AHIC organizers. The topic discussion came following the initiative of Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum. It aims to position Dubai as the first city in the Middle East to adopt a "Green Building Strategy" and develop a performance rating system that reflects the region's specific climate and constructive environment.
Energy consumption accounts for nearly 6% of the running costs of one hotel, and recent research revealed that five-star city hotels in Dubai consume 225% more energy than their counterparts in Europe.
Among the topics for discussion at the conference is how companies and regions perceived to be "green" and environment-friendly could capitalize on a market advantage as awareness on environmental issues develops worldwide.
Source: Maaloumat Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Al-Tijariya , UAE, April 17, 2008
Dubai to Construct World's First "Green Energy"- Producing Plant Using Glass
Dubai is planning to construct the world's first "green energy"-producing plant using glass. The director of the UAE for Glasses firm said that energy prices have become a great source of concern to his firm due to their continuing rise in the world's oil market, which prompted his company to think of self-producing energy to be sold to others.
The energy production cost using glass is estimated to be less than half the cost of energy from traditional sources. It provides green energy that goes along with the world's development, focuses on lowering heat emissions, and supports "green buildings" that save on energy and water consumption.
Source: Al-Hayat , London, March 24, 2008
Oasis in the Libyan Desert
Climate Change Will Expose Near East to Water Shortage by 2050
A study on "Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture" in the Near East, that includes 32 countries, suggests that by 2050, most of the region "will suffer from a decrease in water availability at an average rate of 40 mm/year, and that the decrease will be twice as high in the Anatolian Plateau." However, water availability could increase by up to 40 mm/year in southern Egypt, most of Sudan, Somalia, and southern Algeria in Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, and in the south of southern-western Asia.
Source: al-Hayat , London, March 5, 2008.