EWM Express

Since news of Soco's intention to drill in the Virunga National Park in the Congo broke on the 1st of August, the big hitters have stepped up to the mark in the form of a WWF campaign to prevent oil exploration going ahead. Some may argue that the revenue earned from oil exploitation will help develop local communities.  Given the political situation in the country, local communities are likely to be treated as poorly as those in the Niger Delta by the large oil companies. As centrepiece of the campaign, WWF have published a report which shows the value of the reserve ($350 million/year) based on eco-tourism and other sustainable developments without the need to extract oil. Please support this campaign by signing the WWF Draw the Line petition here.   At least 94,348 people have signed it already, will you be 100,000? http://www.wwf.org.uk/how_you_can_help/virunga/

We can't stop it. We can't buy it. We can't make more of it, no matter how many rare and precious resources we use. We are all equal in that we all have only twenty four hours of it in a day. And there lies the problem. Work has been taking me away from home more often over the past few months so when I am at home I want to spend more of my time with family and friends.  Something has to give. It is the EcoWarriorMe blog that has suffered most and, unfortunately, it looks like I will have limited time and opportunity to research and write posts for the next few months. This does not mean that I have given up on the environment. I will continue to campaign and raise awareness of issues and most importantly try to live a greener, more sustainable life.  EcoWarriorMe Express contains a mixture of shorter posts and filtered feeds from other sites relevant to energy, climate change and conservation.  As always, all comments are welcome.