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Category Archives: Global
Alma Media Corporation sacked gay editor-in-chief
The CEO of Alma Media Corporation Mr. Kai Telanne fired the newly-appointed editor-in-chief of the Lapin Kansa newspaper Ms. Johanna Korhonen on October 1st 2008. Lapin Kansa is the largest newspaper in Lapland, Northern Finland. The reason of the sacking seems to be that Alma Media found out that Johanna Korhonen is living […]
Mottainai – How to save nature for future generations
In Finland we have every spring a happening called “Nuukuusviikko”, something about Thrifty Week in english. NGO organisations encourage people to live their daily lives using less energy and natural resources.
The Green Changemakers have found a Japanese term for Thrifty Week. It is Mottainai! 🙂 It is an old Japanese word with love and compassion […]
Esko Männikkö wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
Good news from periphery! Photographer Esko Männikkö from Northern Finland wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2008. The other three finalists were John Davies, Jacob Holdt and Fazal Sheikh. Congratulations to all!
Daily Telegraph article with photos.
Seeking sustainable relief – check dry toilet
The lack of proper sanitation kills every day about 5000 children. 2,6 billion people have never used proper toilet. In many parts of the world people suffer water shortage, and the climate change will even worsen the water crisis. So it will not make much sense to build water closets in the dry parts of […]
Seasonable Season’s Greetings from Finland!
Half of our country has no snow, which is an abnormal situation here.
The climate is changing. Maybe we have to change our ways too.
I wish You a peaceful and refreshing Holiday Season!