Opinion Sur Joven

Eco-Sustainable Business

(Or how to make money without destroying the Earth)

July 2007, by Daniel Galvalizi

Business vs. environment care seemed to be one of the conflicts of the 21st century. However, more experts assure now that it’s possible to combine them. Some of them even mention the existence of companies that must take care of the planet in order to be sustainable.

In deep water

June 2007, by Leila Mucarsel

Did you know that producing 400 grams of bread requires 550 liters of water? At that pace, more water is consumed every time and the future of this precious liquid is in danger. Whereas some people use purifiers to remove every impurity and even use said water to bathe, 1,100 million people have no access to drinking water. Only 2% of the water in the world is potable. Is water crisis due to scarcity or unequal distribution? Calculations indicate that solving scarcity would cost 10 billion dollars, which aren’t available yet… or are just being used for something else.

96 degrees in the fall

May 2007, by Daniel Galvalizi

It’s the time when the leaves turn yellow. It’s when the days get colder and we start looking for our warm clothes in our closets. The days get shorter and the nights are longer. During this time of the year, on April, the temperature in Buenos Aires reached 96 degrees. Is “fall warming” here to stay? Three people tell us about their experience and one meteorologist provides the scientific version.

Bzzzzz- bzzzzzz

Mosquito invasion?

April 2007, by Daniel Galvalizi

Every summer they attack us until driving us crazy. As years go by, it seems as if the problem gets worse in the humid regions of Latin America. However, mosquitoes are present throughout the whole year, and avoiding such harassment is in our hands. The importance of preventing a phenomenon related to global warming, which may bring along multiple diseases.

Biodiesel, the fashion green fuel

March 2007, by Daniel Galvalizi

Everyone’s talking about it, although it has existed for a long time. It’s the most famous and used biofuel in the world. Using the media, NGOs and even first world governments establish it as a key to prevent the climate change caused by human activity. But no one’s perfect, so biodiesel has its cons too, with political and social consequences not all nations are willing or capable to tolerate.

Climate change

Nothing will be the same

February 2007, by Daniel Galvalizi

It’s already arrived, and it’s here to stay. The alteration of our weather is not just a forecast made by most scientists, but it is a reality suffered day after day: since 2000 we have been living the hottest six years in human history and speculations predict that over the next years temperature on the Earth will increase five degrees. What do we mean when we talk about climate change? Below, a brief report on the subject that will define the destiny of the 21st century and the human race’s future.

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