Why the rhetoric of war is terrible for the climate
As I write this, American troops are setting up a strong base in Israel to begin an exercise of flexing their mighty military muscle alongside their ever ready Middle East ally, Israel. The war games called the “Austere Challenge 12” is aimed to train troops in interacting with antimissile and antiaircraft defenses. Thousands of US [...]
Now for the People, Now for the Planet: COP 17 Climate Negotiations
This is the fifth annual UN Conference of the Parties (COP) conference that I have attended. My journey in the process started with the landmark COP 13 in Bali, Indonesia in 2007. That conference was the first major one that was to layout a roadmap for what the post-Kyoto regime might look like. Its mandate [...]
Under the Weather: Climate Change in Rural India
Ready to move for the planet?
The following is a letter from Bill McKibben of 350.org, an international climate campaigns organization calling the people of this world to unite against climate change this year. September 24th, round it off on your calendars and join the Moving Planet Dear friends, The first few months of this year have been among the most [...]
Fueling the Future – Jatropha
Jatropha – a multipurpose non-edible oil yielding shrub, is gaining lot of attention recently. It has been cited as “the best candidate for future bio-diesel production” by Goldman Sacchs in 2007. Recently, it has seen a boom due to incoming of big players and growing interest of the government in renewable energy. Jatropha [...]
Pakistan’s Great Deluge: Rebuilding for Climate Resilience
By Saman Ikram, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Cross-posted from the World Resources Report I have witnessed decision making in a changing climate from the frontline. As I write, the impacts of devastating flooding that affected 20 million people continue to unfold. Although effective damage inventories are complete, it will be weeks before the [...]
Me and My Bike
Most of us just sit and wait for the governments to take action about climate change Wafalme instead think that together we can, with small actions in our daily life, make a difference. The most simple and innovative solution is coming from a group of kids in the slums of Nairobi. Submitted by Dickson Oyugi [...]
