Google for Doodle - New Zealand Edition

Google is awesome! If you're in New Zealand and you go on Google, you just might catch a very rare Google logo.  This one was designed by Google's own Dennis Huang as usual, but by a little girl by the name of Amelia Abbott from Nelson.


The search engine giant held a competition to see what New Zealand youth find particularly Kiwi.  All of the entries were voted on and the winner won the prize of having her doodle displayed on Google New Zealand's home page for one day in 2010.

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Genetically Modified Rice Looming Ahead

Rice, a global staple crop is under threat it seems. The European Union is at a precipice. In only a few weeks the EU must decide to allow GM Rice access to EU nations, their fields, and supermarket shelves. The EU has become a powerful global opinion, and its actions will likely influence those of other countries around the world.

- Greenpeace

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Scraplife: E-waste in Pakistan

Wow!  What an eye-opener.  We've been hearing a lot about e-waste lately.  Many big-name companies including Apple, Panasonic, Sony, and many more, have taken measures to reduce their carbon footprint.  Greenpeace touches on this hot topic with an exposé on e-waste.  You just bought a brand new computer; it looks fantastic.  But, what happened to the old one that doesn't work anymore?  Robert Knoth follows your trashed tech and shows you where it ended up along with what effects it's had on environment where it's been dumped.  Get the full story with words and photographs by Robert Knoth.

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