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Jul 18, 2022

Reviving fonio production can improve food security

Reviving fonio production can improve food security

On the flat lands east of Tamale, farmers tend to a field of what looks like tall grass. Stretching in every direction, the views are obstructed only by the occasional tree. It’s on this land that Abdulai Dasana, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO), Amaati Group, hopes to change the future of food production in Ghana.

May 3, 2022

The Rise of AI and its implications for Freedom of Expression: Friend, Foe, or Tool?

 The Rise of AI and its implications for Freedom of Expression: Friend, Foe, or Tool?

Against this backdrop, on day two of UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) conference in Uruguay, a panel of experts debated the benefits and dangers of AI and its impact on freedom of expression

May 2, 2022

Access Now: Protecting Journalists from Digital Threats

Access Now: Protecting Journalists from Digital Threats

Digital threats against journalists are on the rise around the world. Access Now, an organization dedicated to defending the digital rights of journalists wants to help.

Feb 20, 2022

E-Waste: A Toxic Issue

E-Waste: A Toxic Issue

E-waste is a global issue that is growing each year. Over the past thirty-years electronic goods have become ubiquitous. Consumers are buying and discarding items at an ever increasing rate.

Feb 20, 2022

Blown Away: No Leaf Left Behind

Blown Away: No Leaf Left Behind

The scourge of every neighborhood: One man's mission to rid the world of gas powered leaf blowers.

Feb 7, 2022

Rebirth - From Fire a Forest Blooms

Rebirth - From Fire a Forest Blooms

The lightning that strikes at the old tree creates the fire that makes room for the new tree. The cycle is continuous and our attempt to stop it is futile.

Jan 26, 2022

Skiing the Burn

Skiing the Burn

In 2008 flames from the Gnarl Ridge fire raced up the northeast side of Mt Hood. Tearing their way through the Tilly Jane historic area they headed ever higher toward Cloud Cap Inn. A building that has rested at the foot of the Eliot Glacier for over 130 years. Flames from the fire lapped at the building’s walls before losing energy and retreating. The building survived, but the surrounding forest was not so lucky.

Jan 1, 2022

The Lost Ski Hills of Oregon

The Lost Ski Hills of Oregon

According to Travel Oregon, there are currently 12 ski hills in Oregon. Steve Stenkamp has tracked over 35 hills that have operated in the state. Oregon’s ski hills have thinned over the past 100 years, and with the earth’s temperature steadily warming the number will continue to drop over the next two decades.

Nov 20, 2021

Comics Journalism: Art and the News

Comics Journalism: Art and the News

The Art of the News: Comics Journalism exhibit is currently showing at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

© 2022 by Karl Furlong

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