A friend of mine has set up a project called Lens on Lebanon.

Here is a short description of the project, from the site:

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Lens on Lebanon is a grassroots documentary initiative formed during the devastating Israeli bombardment of 2006.

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The primary concern of Lens on Lebanon is to provide technical support to local communities in order that they might document lived experience of the conflict and its aftermath in their own terms.

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Our goal has been to deliver digital camera and mini digital video recorders into the hands not of outside professionals but of local people living through this period, and thereby to bring a grid of sustained attention not only to the repercussions of dramatic events such as the Qana massacre but to the ongoing realities of daily survival. We hope that the material collected will help to fill out the picture both for the lay public and the professional media. Most important of all, it will also enable the victims of this conflict to document war crimes, providing an invaluable resource for future advocacy. The material collected will be circulated to media outlets and activist groups worldwide.

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To donate funds to Lens on Lebanon please go here

Titanic struggle to clean Beirut beaches of oil

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"A massive oil spill off the coast of Lebanon is choking marine life, polluting the air as it evaporates and threatening to produce a long-lasting ecological disaster"

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If you want to help out contact Greenline in Lebanon

3rd floor, Yamout building, Spears 174,

Sanayeh, Beirut, Lebanon

Telefax: (+961 1) 746 215 or (+961 1) 752 142

greenline@greenline.org.lb

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Volunteer, donate, spread the word..the damage will poison people for years to come if not dealt with...enough damage has already been done.

With all the invasions going on around the world, it isn't surprising to hear that Jellyfish are staging one of their own...European beaches are on high alert for "A plague of jellyfish ". Another sweet gift from the people who brough you global warming..

Jellyfish fans? Take a look at these deadly dangerous amazing creatures:

• Box Jellyfish: Also known as the sea Wasp-Found in tropical waters-has 4 eyes-a sting will require immediate intivenom, or else CPR will have to keep you alive. It kills more people than any other marine animal. Venom attacks the heart and nervous system and can hurt like hell for weeks while the skin around the sting will usually die.
• Portugese man of war: Despite being mistaken for a jellyfish, it isn't one. But it looks similar and packs a hell of a sting. Even tentacles lying on a beach for weeks can be loaded with a lot of pain if stepped on. Hot water will soothe the sting, as will ice. Was it the inspiration for this?