By Bhavani Prakash In the realms of industrial design and closed-loop manufacturing systems, the international bestseller, “Cradle to Cradle, Reinventing The Way We Make Things” is a revolutionary and avant-garde work by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. Braungart is the Founder of the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA) in Hamburg, Germany. Meeting Michael Braungart in person, [...]
by Matthew Parkes ‘The current destruction of our forests will lead to serious effects on climate, productivity and life. The forest is gold. If we know how to conserve and manage it well, it will be very valuable’ – Ho Chi Minh, 1963. ‘Is Economic growth necessary for sustainable growth?’ is a question asked by [...]
by Anjali Pathak Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi is a high school dropout and visually impaired farmer from Tadia, a village in Northern India. His sheer determination and enterprise has led him to develop several organic varieties of grains and vegetables, which he distributes relentlessly to thousands of farmers throughout his region. In 2008, he was invited [...]
Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother. – Dr. William Fry, Stanford University Medical School You might wonder why an article on laughter has found its way into an environmental website. For several good reasons, let [...]
by Bhavani Prakash This article has been written in support of BLOG ACTION DAY 2010, an annual online event where bloggers of the world unite to write on a specific issue on the same day, namely 15th October. This year’s topic is WATER and there are over 4000 blogs from more than 130 countries participating today reaching [...]
By Bhavani Prakash When Malavika Jain Bambawale opened her presentation with a picture of a Mongolian herdsman next to a solar panel, it was heartening to see how even the remotest corners of the world could now get the benefits of state-of-the-art technology. Bambawale, a research fellow at the Lew Kuan Yew School of Public [...]
Anita Sancha is an environmentalist, designer and animator based in the UK, seeking to raise awareness through her intricately conceived animations. Her first ever called “Home-Sweet Home” was submitted to a competition organised by Current TV where she won a lunch with Al Gore. All her videos are available on her website, free to download [...]
