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Korean Scientist Discover that Han River is Polluted

» by GI Korea June 28th, 2007 at 7:39 pm » Comments (2)

It took a while, but Korean scientists have discovered that the Han River is polluted: Non-point pollution refers to environmental deterioration of pollutants from urban residence, roads, ...more »

The Answer to Al Gore

» by GI Korea June 5th, 2007 at 11:53 am » Comments (4)

I kind of like the Make A Liberal Friend Your Enemy Package.  What a great idea.  Any thoughts? HT: Tim Blair more »

Yellow Dust Linked to Weather Change

» by GI Korea May 17th, 2007 at 6:20 am » Comments (6)

From Reuters: Jeff Stith of the National Center for Atmospheric Research communicated with reporters via Web chat from a research jet flying 40,000 feet above the ocean as part of a ...more »

Sake the Answer to Global Warming?

» by GI Korea May 13th, 2007 at 7:44 am » Comments (1)

From Reuters: Japanese motorists may one day pump their cars full of sake, the fermented rice wine that is Japan's national drink, if a pilot project to ...more »

South Korea Linked to Illegal Whale Hunting

» by GI Korea May 12th, 2007 at 8:41 pm » Comments (6)

So says the environmentalists: South Korean fishermen caught 80 percent more whales than they officially reported, a finding that is fuelling suspicions that -- far from accidentally ...more »

High Mecury Level in Hannam Village Water

» by GI Korea May 7th, 2007 at 5:02 pm » Comments (4)

Just another reason why you should only drink bottled water in Korea: Tempers flared as about 100 Hannam Village housing residents unloaded frustrations with mercury-tainted drinking water ...more »

The Dogma of Global Warming

» by GI Korea April 2nd, 2007 at 6:38 am » Comments (6)

In a prior posting, I posted about how the changing Pacific Ocean weather patterns were caused allegedly by pollution from Asia along with Asia's participation in the Kyoto Protocol. ...more »

Korea A Tropical Paradise

» by GI Korea March 26th, 2007 at 8:44 pm » Comments (0)

Maybe global warming isn't so bad after all: The nation is expected to become a subtropical zone in about 70 years owing to the effects of global ...more »

High Uranium Levels Found in Korean Cities

» by GI Korea March 7th, 2007 at 4:59 am » Comments (3)

Another reason why I would never drink Korean water: Uranium levels 54.6 times the U.S. standard were found in water supplies in a village near Icheon, about ...more »

Asian Pollution and the Kyoto Protocol

» by GI Korea March 6th, 2007 at 5:29 pm » Comments (6)

Today news came out that pollution in Asia is changing Pacific Ocean weather patterns: Pollution from Asia is helping generate stronger storms over the North Pacific, according ...more »

Korean Government Consider “Development” in National Parks

» by GI Korea March 5th, 2007 at 7:47 am » Comments (2)

Can someone please tell me where is Green Korea on this?: A bill that would allow seven national parks to be developed without concern for the environment ...more »

Environmentalists Lose Court Case in Hawaii

» by GI Korea December 30th, 2006 at 1:13 pm » Comments (0)

Environmentalists have lost their court case against the US Army: A Stryker Brigade, the Army's most modern fighting unit, had been ordered to halt training after a ...more »
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