Small political Changes Large Human Impact
When Delta the airline carrier cut 7,000 to 9,000 in 2007 It was the beginning of a very difficult period that lasts until today for a lot of workers out of Atlanta. It affected , approximately 17% of the company’s employees.
Many in upper management saw a 25% pay cut but it was those in the lower jobs that felt the hit the worse. Over the years many airlines cancelled leases on aircrafts...
Even Bamboo needs conservation
Unlike wood Bamboo is also a food consumption item. Many of the poor in Asia and in Africa use it as a vegetable supplement. The shoots need time to grow but its at that stage that they are prime for consumption. Many countries recently have had to put bans for months at a time in order to allow Bamboo to flourish. Humans are not the only threat to Bamboo growth. Many animals including...
Why Bamboo?
Deforestation is a result of Man’s ability to outpace natures ability to regrow trees what we cut down. Across the world we rely on wood for a multiplicity of things including sustaining fires for cooking, warming, building materials and furniture. Bamboo the largest of the grasses of the world is often as sturdy as many kinds of wood and importantly for deforestation concerns is...
