Finnish bogs supplying Irish beauticians

"reland may be a country famed for its wild bogs, but Irish beauticians using turf as a new skin-care treatment are being forced to import peat from overseas. Beauty consultants offering the ground-breaking therapy say it is increasingly popular here but they are being forced...

Indonesian peatlands seen playing key climate role

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - To the average person, they are just ordinary swamps or bogs. But peatlands across the world are more than just simple marsh land: they are one of the largest carbon stores on earth and...

Blogging for pennies

A fair proportion of blog readers have a blog themselves. But how many of you regard that blog as your day job? There’s an interesting article about your chances of making money from blogging in the new...

Blogging Capitalism

For those who thought Blogging was an alternative to commercial capitalist media here is an interesting article, a rude awakening if you will.

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