Snippets

Photos of students with all their possessions show how to live with less Unstable employment opportunities have turned Swedish teenagers into nomads who have to live light to get by. [Grist]

Crazy bike rides in Peru's Mountains (video) Set to full screen, stand back and watch Peruvian downhill champion at 10,500 feet. [Treehugger]

$11.6m won't clean NZ's most polluted lake Govt's effort to clean up Lake Ellesmere is "woefully inadequate". [Stuff]

Wikado playground is built from recycled wind turbine blades in The Netherlands What do you do with retired wind turbine blades? Why, you turn them into a super fun playground of course! [Inhabitat]

In Bangladesh, a battle between farmers and climate change Bangladesh was winning the fight against hunger until climate change came along. [Mother Jones]

Shell in court over Nigeria oil spill compensation Ogoni people say their land has been devastated by pollution from the oil industry over many years. [BBC]

Reflections on a thirsty planet for World Water Day Water, I have learned, means different things to different people. [National Geographic]

Great Barrier Reef suffering from Australia's decision to allow pesticides WWF says Australian government's lifting of three-month moratorium on diuron could spell disaster for 1,600-mile reef. [SMH]

DIY eco wallpaper paste back in the day, this stuff was just a mix of flour and water. [Treehugger]

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