Inconvenient Plague: World Losing Fight Against AIDS

aids graphic.jpgNot my typical fare (for this blog, at least), but as this article isn’t getting enough press in the U.S., I feel compelled to point you to it, dearest reader, lest you’ve not paid attention lately to the horrific disease that may well claim a number of those close to you:

WORLD LOSING FIGHT AGAINST AIDS

Is AIDS an environmental concern? Absolutely. Environmental degradation leads to environmental poverty leads to physical poverty equals lack of education, sanitation and medical facilities all of which contribute to rampant HIV/AIDS. Further, HIV/AIDS increases physical poverty which exacerbates environmental degradation. Yes, this is an overly-simplified loop but it’s accurate in its rough sketch.

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One Response to “Inconvenient Plague: World Losing Fight Against AIDS”

  1. Gail says on July 20th, 2007 at 9:40 pm :

    The answer: Lester Brown’s Plan B, version 2.

    Lester Brown wrote an article for the July/August issue of Heifer International’s World Ark magazine titled “The $93 Billion Tab We Can’t Afford Not to Pay.”

    That’s okay, I don’t need to know what you know about Harry Potter. I just wanted to help promote Lester Brown.

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