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Comment on Biogas Fuels Big Ambitions by Rigoberto Lusher

Rigoberto Lusher — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:13:37 +0000

good topic. i like the post

Comment on Memorandum to Minister of Environment & Forest on GM Crops by Mumbai Travels

Mumbai Travels — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:03:23 +0000

It is just the extra amount of time that is needed for the care of the crops that is holding many back from making a greater change.

Comment on A trip to resurgent Mountains of India by cat supplies

cat supplies — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:25:03 +0000

What a life changing trip, I feel renewed just reading about it! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment on Break with Boer! by John

John — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:18:47 +0000

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Comment on The Truth Of What Happened at Copenhagen by cat supplies

cat supplies — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:10:24 +0000

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Comment on Natural Farming Workshop, Kheti Virasat Mission (25th-27th December) by gabrielle miri

gabrielle miri — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:08:32 +0000

great news, so good to hear of such initiatives blossoming in india! Keep up the good work!

Comment on How the EU’s Position may Affect India by Bijendra Nath Singh

Bijendra Nath Singh — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:47:37 +0000

In this time all dvelope country not fully support to climate change or not international financial and technological support.Climate change in all over world So all country are suport to one to another country.
Developing country actions should be entered into an international registryThe UN climate change conference will review the resulting mitigation efforts of the group of Develop and Undevelop country.All developing countries, except the poorest, should commit to adopting low carbon development strategies by the end of 2011. These strategies should cover all type of Climate Changes and all country are seem to relax.

Comment on Accord or Discord! by Murthy

Murthy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:38:44 +0000

accord is crap, worse still, it undermines kyoto.

If kyoto was poop, copenhagen is deep shit

Comment on Battle until Dawn over Humanity’s Survival by Sarabjeet Singh

Sarabjeet Singh — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:21:32 +0000

Well said!

For me, this was the first Conference of Parties meeting and the first ever UN Conference too and what I have learnt is that no matter how many international groups or hierarchies we create, it's the "big boys" who make all the decisions at the end.

Now that I think of it, we could have had a one day COP as well where Obama and the other "powerful" HOS could have created this "accord" and we could have saved on a lot of money and emissions. Nevertheless, the world did get to see that there are thousands of people for whom survival is stake and there are a big chunk who still care about it!

Comment on I wish i was born in Bolivia!! by Linkesh Diwan

Linkesh Diwan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:50:48 +0000

Hey Pablo, Nice to get in touch with a bolivian!
The shortcomings of Bolivia that you mention are blindingly applicable to my own country too, and probably every country out there. In writing the song, I don't think we ever imagined Bolivia to be paradise…

As Arun said below, we are trying to highlight the good for others to emulate. The bad and ugly is easy to find and copy, but the good is so often sidelined for the sensational.

I guess in a way we are sensationalizing Bolivia, but understand, it's the good that we are trying to throw into the spotlight, not the entirety!

Peace!

Comment on I wish i was born in Bolivia!! by Arun

Arun — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:18:14 +0000

Thank you Pablo for the comments.
I totally agree with the fact that almost every celebrated leader has a dark side attached, but the challenge for us at the COP was to really find one upfront leadership who would break the ice.
We wish it could be him …. or anyone else!

Comment on I wish i was born in Bolivia!! by pablo rivero

pablo rivero — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:13:17 +0000

Dear Arun,

It is certainly admirable your enthusiasm and commitment, this is clearly reflected on your words! It is also personally surprising both the title and the content of this post, simply because I was born in Bolivia!

Bolivia is a beautiful country, very diverse geographically and multicultural (this may sound familiar for you). It has great natural resources and astonishing landscapes. Bolivians are known as friendly, humble and hard workers. All these, trust me, is true.

Evo Morales is an indisputable leader, elected democratically and rising the voice of millions who have been excluded from development, education, equal opportunities and so on. I will encourage you, nevertheless, to think and explore beyond the surface, because Bolivia is not the paradise, trust me. Corruption and impunity are still common practices in the country, while indigenous communities are receiving small benefits, former Morales' ministers are involved in millionaires frauds and dirty business with public founds. All those programmes involving health and illiteracy are great in themselves, although it sounds very naive to believe that in three years thousands who previously where illiterate are now, suddenly, literate attending schools and libraries, could you please find the statistics regarding the increase number of public libraries, attendees, book sellers, etc. You will not find it, simply because those figures do not exist.
Ask yourself why.
I still believe Morales is a eloquent speaker and committed leader. His leadership is attempting to change various inequities in the country but I will be cautious declaring a messianic leadership

Comment on COP 15 by Mohandas.P

Mohandas.P — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:20:49 +0000

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Comment on I wish i was born in Bolivia!! by Arun

Arun — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:38:45 +0000

Hi Deepak,

Thank you for your comments, here are some of my observations:
The civil society representation has been greater than any other representation that is here. There are about 45000 people in the venue and since yesterday UN has limited access to the NGOs to the extent of 1000. Which is certainly sounding alarm bells, we have been pushing on various grounds to increase transparency.
I represent the youth delegation from India and we have pushed for various inputs in the entire process. You would be happy to know that due to the intervention by one of our colleagues during the text drafting of the REDD agreement, the interest of the indegenious communities have been recognised. We also did push for inclusion of decentralisation of power through local-self governance in the text.
The point of business lobbies having a strong arm can no way be undermined. It just goes to show that the civil society needs to gear up as much as we can to address this issue.
Regards,

Comment on Is anyone taking responsibility? by Arun

Arun — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:10:14 +0000

Is anyone doing an analysis on the geo-political scenario if these islands are phased out from this planet? I don't see how it is addressed in the KP process?

Comment on I wish i was born in Bolivia!! by eepak Srinivasan

eepak Srinivasan — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:55:03 +0000

Dear Arun,
I appreciate the emails you are sending on climate change negotiations with world leaders. News reports from ground zero interpret activities and tell us that developing countries are not coming together, and that recently, the african nations coalition walkout gave BASIC nations enough "strength" to step it up. it is also told to us that the "developed" nations were forming a coup and operating with underhandedness- along with support from hosts, the Danes.
In any case, I think the summit, apart from holding negotiations across the board on global permissions on carbon emission limits and caps and fighting for an equidistribution of know-how and financial support (with the developed countries generously donating) should also discuss permissable corporate-state nexus globally. are there enough global civil society representations in these forums, and if so, what sort? i'm assuming that a huge corporate lobby is floating around, to keep things buffered for themselves and trouble at bay, but then, perhaps, it should have been only a political trashout- and the corporates categorically told to stay out and remain out.
in any case, any climate change policy impact cannot be achieved without also discussing development as a whole! When China says that it wont relent to the pressures by developed countries, and that china's development should not be hindered- which i think is pretty much the stand of most developing countries- India included- this same "victimisation for development" stand that these countries are taking is taking a toll on local imaginations and infrastructural development- causing mass displacement, local loss of ecology and an increased industrial establishment (this, being assumed to be development). Tribals for example are loosing their land and their lives in many indian states and with that also comes a huge loss of forestland. The govts on the other hand, sit at copenhagen playing victims to developed nations and fight for more space and leeway than developed nations in carbon emissions-

i find copenhagen like forums a bit twisted because if this- I do agree that a global treatise is needed but then, there's also a need to cap this "greed" and a visionless development slogan of BASIC groups and other nations in their understanding of development, and in their asking for a leeway.
I am not sure if I made enough of an argument, but I think what I am basically trying to get at is an assessment of impact of forums like the copenhagen- which discuss climate change and sign poliices in a matter of weeks- and this game of lobbies of the corporate and the political with environmentalists on the side but without adequate inclusion of the human rights arguments and current perspectives in development- this makes all of it seem like a rather incomplete process to me.

Comment on Go Push Go by Arun

Arun — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:52:35 +0000

Padyatra as this movement is called have had historical precedents leading to historic agreements.
The most famous one being the Dandi March – a march for tax on salt to be abolished, undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi

Comment on I wish i was born in Bolivia!! by Jaya

Jaya — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:38:14 +0000

Great going. Wish the minority like us will soon become stronger… soon.