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This excellent geography blog will link you in to wonderful geospatial tidbits. This particular post links you to an interactive Google Earth Clock (a still shot is displayed), in addition to a Google Earth Typewriter. Geospatial technologies can provide entertainment with an artistic flair.
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New data shows Shell dramatically under-estimated the damage of a 2008 spill that devastated the lives of tens of thousands of people in Niger Delta. Shell has yet to compensate victims.
The volume of oil spilt at Bodo was more than 60 times the volume Shell has repeatedly claimed leaked. This is but one example of a international corporation exploiting the natural resources of a developing country. Via John Peterson Delete the scoop?
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It is a pattern seen in various parts of the world — children being sickened from exposure to lead from gold mining and processing.
One of the core concepts in geo-literacy is the ability to make connections between seemingly unrelated issues. Resource production for a global market is a topic is far-reaching implications and interconnections. Delete the scoop?
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