The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today. – Chinese Proverb By Bhavani Prakash What is this life if full of care, we have no time to plant a single tree? And what better way to express our gratitude to Mother Nature, compensate for [...]
Our readers may be interested in the forthcoming conference in Singapore on 15-16 December 2011, on “Sustainable Environmental Management” organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS)’s Master of Science in Environmental Management programme. The two day conference will address the issues regarding Urban Planning that are unique to Asia. The information (as obtained from [...]
If you’ve missed the live 24 hour screening by Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project on September 14th 2011, here are some key recordings for you. Watched live online by 9 million people, the purpose of the coverage was to debunk various climate denial theories, and raise awareness about the reality of Climate Change. The hourly [...]
Update after the event: Here’s a video recording of some of the hightlights of the Earth Day celebrations at Bottle Tree Park on 22nd April 2011 From the previous post: A lot of excitement is building up at Bottle Tree Park, Singapore owing to the hectic preparations being done by Tay Lai Hock, the Founder [...]
by Bhavani Prakash Thomas Friedman, one of the world’s most influential columnists with The New York Times, with a following of over 20 million readers, and best-selling author of “Hot, Flat and Crowded” was in town (Singapore) yesterday to give an interesting lecture on “Why We Need a Green Revolution.” He was invited by the [...]
The Office of Environmental Sustainability of the National University of Singapore in conjuction with is The University of Sydney is organising The National Sustainability Conference : Environmental Up-Skilling & The Green Collar Economy on the 29th and 30th of July 2010 at the Amara Hotel in Singapore. All those who register get a free copy of [...]
by Bhavani Prakash I was pleasantly surprised and inspired by this passionate letter that arrived in my mailbox about the issue of Climate Refugees and what the UNHCR, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees needs to do to help migrants affected by Climate Change. It’s by Atulya Venkataraman, a Grade V student of UWCSEA, Singapore. It reads thus: [...]
What if you’re given 4 years to change the direction of the world? What if this deadline stirs humanity into action with a sense of focus and direction and energy never seen before? Four Years.Go. is an international campaign by The Pachamamma Alliance to bring about a shift in consciousness. Here is their campaign message: Imagine turning [...]
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in the 1990s, capitalism was seen as the ultimate model of success. A quick look however, at the environmental crisis facing the world today and the social inequalities that continue to persist, reveals that as an economic model, it has failed to secure planetary and human well-being. We’re beyond [...]
“You’re a part of this planet. Feel good about the rippling message now going out around the earth: if we shout it loud enough, even our leaders will hear.” BILL MCKIBBEN The International Day of Climate Action on 24th October 2009, was a truly historic event with over 5,200 events organised in 181 countries (on [...]
