In villages across the developing world, governments have provided reasonable enough latrines that have again and again been turned into storage spaces… — Rose George Abandoned Copy Share Image
We know about man's impact on the ocean in terms of fishing and overfishing, but we don't really know much about what's… — Rose George About Copy Share Image
The more ships have grown in size and consequence, the more their place in our imagination has shrunk. — Rose George Consequence Copy Share Image
Ships are obliged to take on harbor or river pilots - who provide specialized local navigation - when they approach a port,… — Rose George Also Copy Share Image
Seafarers are used to being exploited. At sea, the captain moans at chandlers who supply ships with green bananas that will never… — Rose George Bananas Copy Share Image
“long. Trade has always traveled and the world has always traded. Ours, though, is the era of extreme interdependence. Hardly any nation… — Rose George Crude oil Copy Share Image
“It drips on her head most days, says Champaben, but in the monsoon season it's worse. In rain, worms multiply. Every day,… — Rose George Every day Copy Share Image
I find Maersk fascinating. It is the Coca-Cola of freight with none of the fame. Its parent company, A. P. Moller-Maersk, is… — Rose George Business Copy Share Image
Ninety percent of what we wear, we eat, we consume is carried by ships... Container ships carry a vast amount of stuff. — Rose George Amount Copy Share Image
In the Communist era, excrement took on political importance, because Party policy decided excrement was essential for the Great Agricultural Leap Forward. — Rose George Agricultural Copy Share Image
China's use of 'night soil,' as the Chinese rightly call a manure that is collected after dark, is probably the reason that… — Rose George After Copy Share Image
Endometriosis is notoriously difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are perverse. A woman with mild endometriosis can be in an agony for… — Rose George Agony Copy Share Image
'MaerskKendal' is a rarity with its British flag, the 'LONDON' home port painted on its bow, its two British chief officers, and… — Rose George Alarming Copy Share Image
Perhaps we believe that everything travels by air, or magically and instantaneously like information (which is actually anchored by cables on the… — Rose George Actually Copy Share Image
Usually, there is no equivalent of air traffic control at sea. Some busy areas operate 'traffic separation schemes,' but mostly, ships are… — Rose George Air Copy Share Image
“When MSC Napoli grounded off a Devon beach in January 2007, its burst boxes of motorbikes, shampoo, and diapers attracted looters and… — Rose George Treasure hunt Copy Share Image
The first thing I did when I decided that I was going to dive into the world of poop was look at… — Rose George Across Copy Share Image
Rotavirus does not cause all diarrhea, but it causes a lot of it. Instead of a single vaccine dose, however, harried nurses… — Rose George Anything Copy Share Image
“This is why the Liberian waiter laughed at me. He thought that I thought a toilet was my right, when he knew… — Rose George Drinking water Copy Share Image
Along with all the other stunning statistics China can provide, it can also claim to be the world leader in making energy… — Rose George Along Copy Share Image
The biggest container ship can carry fifteen thousand boxes. It can hold 746 million bananas, one for every European, on one ship. — Rose George Bananas Copy Share Image
Some countries have more water than others - some can afford to use clean water to flush their poop away, and some… — Rose George Afford Copy Share Image
As for restaurants and fast-food places who tip tons of oil down their drains, they are routinely encouraged to use fat traps,… — Rose George Although Copy Share Image
You've probably been asked to care about things like HIV/AIDS or T.B. or measles, but diarrhea kills more children than all those… — Rose George About Copy Share Image
