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Shipbreaking photographs.

“I looked upon the shipbreaking as the ultimate in recycling, in this case of the largest vessels ever made. It turned out that most of the dismantling was happening in India and Bangladesh so that’s where I went.” ~ learn […]

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Bangladesh strikes a blow against lead poisoning.

Turmeric adulterated with lead chromate has a brighter-looking gold hue that consumers equate with higher quality. Unfortunately, the extra lead causes lead poisoning that harms children and adults. Bangladesh sprang into action a couple years ago. “In less than two […]

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The Bangladesh water machine.

“Published in Science, the study said that groundwater-fed irrigation had transformed much of Bangladesh’s single-crop, rain-watered floodplains into highly productive double-cropping and, in places, triple-cropping lands to make the country the world’s fourth highest producer of rice.” | learn more